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China is honestly light years ahead of the US. I live in one of the most expensive cities in the US and am here on vacation for a month traveling through China and it is insane how far ahead of us they are. From the high speed rail system that I have been using to go from city to city, the absolute cleanliness everywhere, no crime, no worry about getting pick pocketed/mugged, nice friendly people, no homelessness, no tent cities, affordable/cheap prices for food and basic necessities. Every little town I pass I the high speed line had massive construction going on from high density apartments to infrastructure. Honestly the only complaints I have is that the entire country is hot as balls right now and the food situation is a bit rough as a person who's both vegan and a somewhat picky eater, they only seem to have mainly Chinese food everywhere and as good as it is I need some variety in my diet and it is hard finding all vegan places as well.

I honestly I have now come to realize that the reason we are so strongly propagandized against China in the US is that it would break the average Americans brain if you saw how well they are living here compared to the absolute under-devoloped shit we put up with in the US.

Ask me any questions you have and I can also post pics if interested!

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[-] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 22 points 4 months ago

Is it true that a lot of the public restrooms don't have toilet paper? I swear that pops up in every "what to know if you travel to China" article I've ever read.

[-] Quaxamilliom@hexbear.net 17 points 4 months ago

I heard that before i came here, but so far all of them have had toilet paper, including the ones on the train (which also have the in ground toilets which I love!)

[-] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 12 points 4 months ago

Portable bidet gang rise up!

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[-] Dbumba@hexbear.net 20 points 4 months ago

What's the visa process like? I also live in the states for reference.

[-] Quaxamilliom@hexbear.net 20 points 4 months ago

Filled out a lengthy online form, printed it out along with some visa pictures and went to the consulate to apply, it took two days for them to approve it and they gave me a 10 year multi-entry visa.

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[-] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 17 points 4 months ago

shanghai looks like a city of the future no lies

[-] ClericalBlunt@hexbear.net 17 points 4 months ago

How much did you budget? Id like to visit eventually for a week or two but I have no idea on the cost. Ive never left the US.

[-] Quaxamilliom@hexbear.net 18 points 4 months ago

We don't have a budget (I know I'm lucky), but food/cabs/most stuff is super cheap. Can get a good meal for around $5 us, a DiDi (China Uber) from the train stations to our hotels have typically been around $7 for ~30 min trips and most museums and attractions we've been to have been under $10/person.

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[-] ByroTriz@lemmy.ml 16 points 4 months ago

Where are you? I've been to China recently and it doesn't reflect my experience at all

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Is it true beer costs a dollar a liter there?

[-] Flyberius@hexbear.net 4 points 4 months ago

Depends where you go. But yeah, some places it does. 90p for a pack of cigarettes. It's illegal to sell cigarettes for for than 100yuan (9 quid).

It's cheap

[-] I_CAST_BEAM_OF_BATS_I_CAST_BOLT_OF_BATS@hexbear.net 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

From students I know there who drink and smoke they are having a great time for very cheap and just ordering dishes they can translate but have no familiarity with from stalls and getting something good every time lol, it sounds very idyllic. But also they have a bunch of outdoor gyms (!) which interests me a lot more

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