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.
Thank goodness I've also never shat my pants as an adult, but I have come close. If there hadn't been a room with a toilet relatively close by, there were a few times when I probably would have. Either that, or be forced to drop trou and let loose somewhere where doing so would be entirely inappropriate. I always found a loo just in the nick of time, but it's easy for me to imagine what would have happened if I hadn't been so lucky with washroom proximity.
On the contrary, I find it hard to believe that any adult hasn't experienced at least one time in their life when their bowels very suddenly and threateningly demanded that they get moved pronto and give their owner's very little time to find a restroom, all while putting them in considerable and increasing anguish until they do. Sure, we can hold it for a while and under normal every-day circumstances it's not too difficult. But if you've ever mistakenly eaten something that "didn't agree with you," but that realization only dawned on you at a very inopportune time, you would know that this is a recipe for disaster.