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On 3/23/2025 8:37 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:32:30 -0400,
>    zen cycle <funkmasterxx@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>   On 3/21/2025 10:06 PM, Ted Heise wrote:
>>> 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.
> 
>>   nice response/commentary Ted. I lived in japan for just over 3
>>   years but it was in the early 1970s when my dad was stationed
>>   here. Things have changed quite a bit since then.
> 
> Thank you.  I've pretty much had my fill of China, and don't
> expect to be back again.  Japan on the other hand is one of my
> favorite places to visit.  It's clean and orderly, and the people
> are polite and considerate.  You're right about it being quite
> different than it used to be, at least from my perspective from
> visits over a span of about 20 years.  One example is the extent
> of signage in English has increased quite a lot.
> 
> I especially love the transportation systems, in the Tokyo area,
> but also more broadly.  I got fed up with the limo bus from NRT to
> Shinjuku after just a couple of trips, and ever after used the
> train into the city.  It took me some time to figure out how to
> find the right platform for the return trip, given that Shinjuku
> station has close to two dozen on many different levels.
> 

Must be nice. Shinkansen didn't go there in the early 1980s 
and the JNR local was annoyingly slow. But cheap!

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Andrew Muzi
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