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From: Ted Heise <theise@panix.com>
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Subject: Re: Job Offer
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2025 02:06:00 -0000 (UTC)
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On Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:27:18 -0700,
  Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote:

>  I could use some opinions here.  Is this video of China for 
>  real? "This Video Will Change Your View of CHINA! (no more 
>  lies)"

> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED9iaYliMSg> (11:17)

>  It presents a very positive view of China from the point of 
>  view of a resident who emigrated from England 13 years ago.  
>  Is all of urban China like that, or is he cherry picking the 
>  best and most modern areas?  Do the videos look like they have 
>  been "improved" with AI?

From about 2005 to 2019 I made something like 20-30 trips to 
China.  The largest number were to Beijing, but I also spent some 
time (multiple days each) in Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Jinan,
Chengdu, and probably a couple others I'm not recalling.

I only watched the first few minutes of the video, and thought it 
was not terribly off base--though somewhat optimistic.  I've 
ridden on the bullet trains, including first class.  It's not bad, 
but nowhere as nice as the shinkansen in Japan.  In general, 
things are grubbier up close and not uncommonly in need of repair.  

For example, one conference center I was at had carpet that was 
stained and dirty and had obviously been brought in from somewhere 
else.  The edges were loose and didn't quite fit.  Cupboard doors 
in hotel rooms may have broken hinges.  The air in most cities is 
atrocious--unless a front had come through and cleared the air, my 
sinuses typically burned from the moment of getting off the plane 
until leaving.

The nicest hotels are quite nice, and amazingly affordable.  On 
the other hand, you can walk less than a mile and find yourself in 
alleyways that are somewhat scary--at least I felt a bit nervous 
walking alone.

Not sure if that answers your question, so please feel free to ask 
more specifics if you like.

-- 
Ted Heise      <theise@panix.com>       West Lafayette, IN, USA