Shanghai Travel Vlog: Honest Insights & Cultural Experiences

My Honest Thoughts About My Trip To Shanghai, China 🇨🇳

Destination:ChinaCity:ShanghaiPopulation:24.9 million

Ken Abroad2023-11-2825 min

My Honest Thoughts About My Trip To Shanghai, China

After spending 6 days in Shanghai, China, here are my honest thoughts and opinions. In this video I will answer the questions that you sent me about my time and experiences in China and in Shanghai. If you plan to travel China, these answers might also be interesting for you.

. After spending 6 days in Shanghai, China, here are my honest thoughts and opinions. In this video I will answer the questions that you sent me about my time and experiences in China and in Shanghai. If you plan to travel China, these answers might also be interesting for you.

--- Ken Abroad

November 28, 2023, Autumn in China

Video Chapters

0:00Intro
00:42China in western media vs reality
02:13My thoughts about cashless society
03:53Pollution and poverty in China
05:44My favorite food
06:42Challenges as a visitor
08:27Air quality and could I see myself living there?
10:36Did I feel under surveillance?
11:21Negative comments about China and me
12:50Impressions of people, food and transport
15:28Why didn't I visit China earlier?
16:38Can you explore without a local friend?
17:54English level of the locals
19:02Was I followed my the Chinese KGB?
19:27Alipay and wechatpay as a foreginer
20:19Shanghai vs Hong Kong
21:34Will I visit China again?
22:16Biggest surprise in Shanghai
23:32Costs in Shanghai

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Ken Abroad shares his honest opinions about his 6-day trip to Shanghai, addressing viewer questions about his experiences. He contrasts the portrayal of China in Western media with reality, discusses the cashless society, pollution, poverty, and favorite foods. He also touches upon challenges faced as a visitor, air quality, feelings of surveillance, negative comments, impressions of people, food, and transport, reasons for delaying his visit, exploring without a local friend, English proficiency of locals, using Alipay and WeChat Pay, comparing Shanghai and Hong Kong, plans for future visits, biggest surprises, and costs.