[Crisp]

(08-15-2016 06:41 AM)atlant Wrote:  

What makes SZ unique compared to other Chinese cities is that there is no entrenched class of locals - everyone's from a different place, all in the same boat trying to make it. That also means a lot of girls live on their own away from their family, and are more independent and adventurous as a result. And girls aside I like the entrepreneurial, frontier vibe, and I suspect it won't last more than another 10 years before things start becoming more settled and mundane.

This is an excellent point. One of the things that attracted me to my girlfriend was her courage in moving here immediately after graduation all alone without support from home. Other girls I've dated in the past have had similar stories of wanting to escape their small town and future in a factory. They are more mature and confident, while still maintaining their femininity and values.

I've been to the electronics area once, but it was within hours after my arrival in china with a coworker two years ago. I was still trying to absorb my new surroundings in this strange new land I decided to move to so I can't be much help with my impressions of it. It would be great though if you ventured here to Shenzhen TravelerKai, I'm sure many would like to meet you.

[Fortis]

Yo Crisp,

You're based in SZ as well? Didn't realize you were Dantes' friend. Shooting you a pm.

[Dagnasty]

(08-15-2016 04:54 PM)Mr. Scumbag Wrote:  

I'm pretty sure serpentza had a good year or two in between before he re-married. I don't think he "jumped in" to it. Marriage isn't for most of us, but he's in China for the long run so more power to him.

How much money do you guys speculate he's making off of youtube these days? Personally I'm more of a fan of his old videos. They just seem more gritty and real, and he seems more down to earth.

I lol'd heartily at his latest video about his friend getting his place trashed by a chinese girl he cheated on and then getting a chunk of flesh bitten out of his arm. I bet that girl was from Hunan.

Same here. He's definitely self censoring these days to be PC.

[Menace]

I've followed serpentza since 2012 I think. I guess I didn't put 2 and 2 together to figure out that he was teaching English when he spoke about "training doctors." I assume his friend c-milk is also an English teacher too.

[atlant]

That dude also has the most facepalm-worthy China story a foreigner could possibly have: Literally 2 weeks after coming to China, he meets a 4 at a supermarket because she happens to be able to speak English, then knocks her up and marries her. All at the age of about 25? Or so.

Just...why.

Serpentza is cool in my book though but yeah he's definitely jaded as hell by now and trying his best not to show it.

[Laserspewpew]

He married her pretty much bang on two years after his divorce. Same as beer girl she seems to be growing tired of being featured in his videos already. "Welcome to another wideo" is being said with progressively less enthusiasm each time. Saying all of this he has the best expat YouTube channel by far, I've never seen anything close. Speaking on the street rather than in his apartment was genius and makes his videos far more immersive.

[Fortis]

Never watched Serpentza and you guys aren't making me want to either.

[Suits]

Rule #1 in Asia. Always assume that any white person is an English teacher, until they prove otherwise.

[Fortis]

Rule #2: Assume he's totally ting bu dong until proven otherwise.

[Suits]

(08-17-2016 07:06 PM)Fortis Wrote:  

Rule #2: Assume he's totally ting bu dong until proven otherwise.

Rule #3: Assume that he/she is going to leave forever within two years of arriving.

Rule #4: Assume that he/she is working on a book about their experiences in China and it has a working title of "Blue Eyes Over The Yellow Sea."

Rule #5: Despite all his talk about how easy Chinese women are, assume that he's never bedded better than a 6.

[Suits]

Rule #6: Always assume that he/she will never follow through with any of his/her big plans in China.

Rule #7: If he/she uses the word "guanxi" even once, never speak to him/her again.

Rule #8: Assume that she is in a sexual drought and is consistently ignored by men, but won't admit it or begin dating men who aren't her superior by at least two points.

Rule #9: Assume that whatever reason(s) she gives for leaving (with two years of arriving) are complete lies and she's leaving because she realizes that she doesn't stand a chance of marrying up if she stays in China.

[Space Cowboy]

Rule #10: If she's Western, assume she's damaged and actually has no intention of ever sleeping with a local Chinese guy.

[Suits]

(08-18-2016 01:30 AM)Space Cowboy Wrote:  

Rule #10: If she's Western, assume she's damaged and actually has no intention of ever sleeping with a local Chinese guy.

Not unless she looks like this...


...in which case, even a Chinese guy is marrying up.

[Putin Closes]

Googled this "serpentza". In today's age ad block happy world, a video i made with 100k+ views made me a net of $20. Youtube pays dogshit unless you have a US / European audience.

Seems to have patreon game down though with over $1,000 a month.

[Heart Break Kid]

(08-18-2016 03:13 AM)Putin Closes Wrote:  

Googled this "serpentza". In today's age ad block happy world, a video i made with 100k+ views made me a net of $20. Youtube pays dogshit unless you have a US / European audience.

Seems to have patreon game down though with over $1,000 a month.

How can you only get 20 dollars from a 100k video? Any details?

[Phoenix]

^ Maybe nobody enjoys watching goddamn fucking ads.

[Mr. Scumbag]

C-milk, serpentza's friend who appears in his motorcycle channel, is the guy who married a Chinese 4 immediately after he arrived. Poor bastard; she looks like a typical ass-faced ugly Guangdong peasant girl, and he's definitely out of her league. Guy seems like a bit of a closet fag in any case.

Serpentza probably does alright between his online endeavors and his motorcycle business, but I agree; his new wife seems annoyed by him already, and he seems to secretly hate China now. lol

[Il Bersagliere]

(08-18-2016 06:57 PM)Mr. Scumbag Wrote:  

C-milk, serpentza's friend who appears in his motorcycle channel, is the guy who married a Chinese 4 immediately after he arrived. Poor bastard; she looks like a typical ass-faced ugly Guangdong peasant girl, and he's definitely out of her league. Guy seems like a bit of a closet fag in any case.

Serpentza probably does alright between his online endeavors and his motorcycle business, but I agree; his new wife seems annoyed by him already, and he seems to secretly hate China now. lol

Yeah, I can't stand C-milk. He's the type of dude that would warn foreigners about gutter oil and then eat at a place using it.

[Fortis]

(08-18-2016 06:57 PM)Mr. Scumbag Wrote:  

C-milk, serpentza's friend who appears in his motorcycle channel, is the guy who married a Chinese 4 immediately after he arrived. Poor bastard; she looks like a typical ass-faced ugly Guangdong peasant girl, and he's definitely out of her league. Guy seems like a bit of a closet fag in any case.

[Suits]

(08-18-2016 06:57 PM)Mr. Scumbag Wrote:  

C-milk is the guy who married a Chinese 4 immediately after he arrived. Poor bastard; she looks like a typical ass-faced ugly Guangdong peasant girl, and he's definitely out of her league.

Rule #11: If some guy claims that his 30 year old Chinese girlfriend/wife is a 7 or higher, he's lying.

There are plenty of lovely Chinese women who age very decently and I would be happy to be hitched to a lot of the moms I encounter day-to-day in China, but they are still just a 6 (unless you have a bad case of Asian inflation).

[Crisp]

(08-18-2016 01:24 AM)Suits Wrote:  

Rule #6: Always assume that he/she will never follow through with any of his/her big plans in China.

Rule #7: If he/she uses the word "guanxi" even once, never speak to him/her again.

Rule #8: Assume that she is in a sexual drought and is consistently ignored by men, but won't admit it or begin dating men who aren't her superior by at least two points.

Rule #9: Assume that whatever reason(s) she gives for leaving (with two years of arriving) are complete lies and she's leaving because she realizes that she doesn't stand a chance of marrying up if she stays in China.

I've always suspected they channel their emotions from the sexual drought and lack of meaningful attention into becoming vegetarian. They'll go on about how the food is here is so unhealthy and this is a great opportunity to practice a healthy lifestyle blah blah blah, which includes being vegan or vegetarian. I just think it is related to they aren't getting laid and male attention on wechat. I've worked with about 10 american women since I've been here. Three are dating a chinese man, one of them is pregnant and getting married. They eat meat. Another, who has since moved back home, ate meat. But she was a pig and would fuck any western guy that gave her a glance. The rest? One just moved here, not sure about her social life yet. But the others all have become vegetarians since coming to china and none of them get laid. This one girl, just came from beijing. Once she arrived to shenzhen, i added her on wechat and offered to take her to dinner with my girlfriend and I which she accepted. I then looked for a couple seconds at her picture again. Wrote back asking "you're vegetarian right?" She's comes back with "OMG how did you know?" I answer, "I just do."

[worldtraveler3]

Now this serptanza guy is travelling everywhere 'funded' by the video subscribers. so basically his followers are paying for what they are watching: his trips and vacations.

[Mr. Scumbag]

Are scooters and ebikes outlawed in Shenzhen these days?

Is it possible to pay 2000 RMB in Nanshan for a studio not far from a metro station, or a room in a shared flat with a private bathroom at least?

[Fortis]

Probably won't be able to get a flat for 2000rmb in Nanshan. Nanshan prices are skyrocketing.

I used to live in Daxin, and my rent was 4000rmb for a studio. It was insane. If you move to the outskirts of Nanshan you could find something for 2500 MAYBE, but they'll charge you more because you're a foreigner. Why? China.

[Mr. Scumbag]

How about part-time ESL tutoring work? Are there many opportunities?

I was never good at finding my own students, and always relied on agencies. When looking around for work in Shenzhen in the past, I've noticed they don't have much in the way of agencies that find clients for you like other tier 1 cities. I don't mind taking that pay cut that agencies take, as long as I can get a pool of students and then eventually convince them to stop going through the agency and just pay me directly.