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Shanghai Travel Vlog: Honest Insights & Cultural Experiences

My Honest Thoughts About My Trip To Shanghai, China 🇨🇳

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Ken Abroad2023-11-2825 min

My Honest Thoughts About My Trip To Shanghai, China

After spending 6 days in Shanghai, China, here are my honest thoughts and opinions. In this video I will answer the questions that you sent me about my time and experiences in China and in Shanghai. If you plan to travel China, these answers might also be interesting for you.

. After spending 6 days in Shanghai, China, here are my honest thoughts and opinions. In this video I will answer the questions that you sent me about my time and experiences in China and in Shanghai. If you plan to travel China, these answers might also be interesting for you.

--- Ken Abroad

November 28, 2023, Autumn in China

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Ken Abroad's Shanghai adventure: honest insights into culture, food, and daily life, leaving him with unforgettable memories.

Ken Abroad shares his honest opinions about his 6-day trip to Shanghai, addressing viewer questions about his experiences. He contrasts the portrayal of China in Western media with reality, discusses the cashless society, pollution, poverty, and favorite foods. He also touches upon challenges faced as a visitor, air quality, feelings of surveillance, negative comments, impressions of people, food, and transport, reasons for delaying his visit, exploring without a local friend, English proficiency of locals, using Alipay and WeChat Pay, comparing Shanghai and Hong Kong, plans for future visits, biggest surprises, and costs.

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My Honest Thoughts About My Trip To Shanghai, China 🇨🇳

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