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In a recent video on Twitter, he compared the China of today to 2019 and was completely shocked at the speed to progress and change. Says it’s like stepping into the future.

1 - Automation: From trains to taxis to purchases - everything is done seamlessly with super Apple Pay.

2 - EV: 30%-40% of the cars are fully electric. You can get Teslas but you have Chinese brands that offer sedans for $10k.

3 - The air is much cleaner. Partly due to EVs.

4 - People are more respectful of societal norms. There is better service everywhere you go.

5 - Less foreigners, even in touristy areas. Most white people are actually Russian.

6 - In factories, robots do the work in contrast to the perception people have in the US of China just throwing cheap labor at every problem. Factories set up their own e-commerce platforms and sell directly on China’s TikTok.

7 - It feels like over the past 5 years, everything by in China just got better, while everything in the US just got worse.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago (10 children)

People are more respectful of societal norms. There is better service everywhere you go.

Explain?

[–] [email protected] 36 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'd rather not if I'm honest lol. It's why I didn't link the video or even gave the name of the dude.

CW - Racism

He framed it as China becoming more "civilized" where people no longer piss on the street or spit at your feet, and public washrooms have toilet paper (his excuse for why he used to shit his pants all the time). Later on, he said today it's like a Japanified version of China, referring to the people. He was also rude/negative to the couple of Chinese people who tried to talk to him while filming and framed them as scammers.


[–] [email protected] 32 points 7 months ago (1 children)

He framed it as China becoming more "civilized" where people no longer piss on the street or spit at your feet, and public washrooms have toilet paper (his excuse for why he used to shit his pants all the time).

Wow it’s almost as if eradicating extreme poverty means people stop shitting on the street! Who woukdathunk?

Later on, he said today it's like a Japanified version of China, referring to the people.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

A quick search on Wikipedia suggests that over 90% of households have basic toilets in 2019

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Do Indians just enjoy shitting outdoors? Ten percent of 1.4 billion is a large number. And public toilets are a different matter.

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