Chinese YouTuber Fact-Checks Viral Videos About Life in China

Channel: anchipopusu Published: July 8, 2026 Duration: 19:28 Views: 2.0K

What this video shows

A Chinese creator living in Shenzhen watches and fact-checks popular videos by other Chinese YouTubers who document daily life in China. He begins with Zaza, a man whose most-viewed video is titled around a low-income daily routine with no friends or partner, and who films tea, cheap coffee, home cooking, and a rented flat. The host then turns to a woman who vlogs about living alone in a big city, renting a small room in an urban village. Throughout, he compares what the videos claim about money and lifestyle with what he says the footage actually shows.

At a glance

LocationShenzhen, Guangdong (host and Zaza); the second vlogger's city is guessed as Guangzhou or Shenzhen
SettingLarge city, including an urban village (chengzhongcun)
What it coversA Chinese viewer reacting to and fact-checking Chinese lifestyle vlogs
Costs mentionedCoffee: originally $1.50, paid $1 with a promo code; milk tea about $2 a cup; three towels for $1.50; Zaza's flat rent about $1,000 a month; Shenzhen/Guangzhou salaries usually RMB 5,000–8,000, up to RMB 10,000 in Shenzhen
Time of dayNot stated in the video

What stands out

The host's main argument is that Zaza's "low income" framing does not match the footage: the flat looks large and tidy, the kitchenware is delicate, and the rent he looks up is around $1,000 a month. He notes that buying cheap coffee with an online promo code is ordinary behaviour in China, not a sign of poverty, and that the same applies to milk tea at roughly $2. He also points out that Zaza works for himself running online shops, so the "salary man" label in the title is inaccurate. The second vlogger's urban village housing is described as cramped, damp, and so tightly packed that no sky is visible from the window, and the host notes that job applicants at 35 are said to be screened out before their resumes are read.

Video transcript

", "start": 17.03, "duration": 1.93}, {"text": ">> just like a product porn.", "start": 17.24, "duration": 3.64}, {"text": "I could say that. So,", "start": 18.96, "duration": 4.4}, {"text": "is this real or just I'm saying stuff,", "start": 20.88, "duration": 5.12}, {"text": "you know? Is all the scenes are set up?", "start": 23.36, "duration": 6.08}, {"text": "So, today we're going to watch", "start": 26.0, "duration": 5.64}, {"text": "the most popular videos from several", "start": 29.44, "duration": 3.8}, {"text": "Chinese YouTubers.", "start":

31.64, "duration": 4.56}, {"text": "And I will comment on them as a Chinese.", "start": 33.24, "duration": 4.2}, {"text": "So, that you don't have to watch it", "start": 36.2, "duration": 4.16}, {"text": "yourself. The first one is Zaza. Zaza", "start": 37.44, "duration": 5.24}, {"text": "may be the first Chinese YouTuber that", "start": 40.36, "duration": 4.56}, {"text": "goes viral on YouTube", "start": 42.68, "duration": 3.6}, {"text": "for showing the", "start": 44.92, "duration": 4.6}, {"text": "normal life of Chinese. Yeah.", "start": 46.28,

"duration": 4.28}, {"text": "The most", "start": 49.52, "duration": 4.6}, {"text": "most viewed one is the life in China.", "start": 50.56, "duration": 6.24}, {"text": "My daily routine as low-income salary", "start": 54.12, "duration": 5.04}, {"text": "man. No friends, no partner.", "start": 56.8, "duration": 4.48}, {"text": "Okay.", "start": 59.16, "duration": 4.6}, {"text": "Too many views. 5 months ago. To be", "start": 61.28, "duration": 6.12}, {"text": "honest, I have never watched it before.", "start": 63.76, "duration": 3.64}, {"text": "Oh.",

"start": 68.48, "duration": 4.48}, {"text": "No promotion ads.", "start": 70.0, "duration": 2.96}, {"text": ">> What is life living alone in China?", "start": 74.32, "duration": 5.76}, {"text": ">> Okay, auto dubbing.", "start": 76.84, "duration": 3.24}, {"text": ">> ", "start": 82.53, "duration": 2.35}, {"text": ">> I can see his new phone.", "start": 83.28, "duration": 3.52}, {"text": ">> Hi, I'm Zaza.", "start": 84.88, "duration": 4.76}, {"text": "Living alone in Shenzhen, a mega city of", "start": 86.8, "duration": 4.16}, {"text": "China.", "start":

89.64, "duration": 3.52}, {"text": "A hot cup of Chinese tea is my morning", "start": 90.96, "duration": 3.48}, {"text": "ritual.", "start": 93.16, "duration": 5.56}, {"text": "Or with coffee as an occasional treat.", "start": 94.44, "duration": 4.28}, {"text": ">> Lucky Coffee is famous for being cheap", "start": 100.68, "duration": 3.28}, {"text": "in China.", "start": 102.88, "duration": 3.72}, {"text": ">> I never buy coffee at full price.", "start": 103.96, "duration": 5.0}, {"text": "My move is to grab a promo code online", "start": 106.6,

"duration": 3.8}, {"text": "before ordering.", "start": 108.96, "duration": 3.64}, {"text": ">> Yeah, that's that's what he said. It's", "start": 110.4, "duration": 6.04}, {"text": "very usual to buy Lucky Coffee with the,", "start": 112.6, "duration": 6.16}, {"text": "you know, like he said, the promo codes.", "start": 116.44, "duration": 4.52}, {"text": "That's why people buy Lucky Coffee. It's", "start": 118.76, "duration": 4.2}, {"text": "very usual. It's not", "start": 120.96, "duration": 4.52}, {"text": "special for people with low income.",

"start": 122.96, "duration": 6.56}, {"text": ">> This coffee originally costs $1.50,", "start": 125.48, "duration": 5.96}, {"text": "but I pay $1.", "start": 129.52, "duration": 3.44}, {"text": ">> Lucky Coffee", "start": 131.44, "duration": 4.76}, {"text": "was about to go to the US stock market,", "start": 132.96, "duration": 5.6}, {"text": "but it failed because it", "start": 136.2, "duration": 5.44}, {"text": "it was making false false data financial", "start": 138.56, "duration": 3.88}, {"text": "sheet.", "start": 141.64, "duration": 4.52}, {"text":

">> I work for myself managing online shops.", "start": 142.44, "duration": 5.44}, {"text": "Morning star was scrolling through new", "start": 146.16, "duration": 3.04}, {"text": "orders on my phone.", "start": 147.88, "duration": 4.44}, {"text": ">> And by the way, he is working for", "start": 149.2, "duration": 5.0}, {"text": "himself, you know.", "start": 152.32, "duration": 5.04}, {"text": "And do the", "start": 154.2, "duration": 5.36}, {"text": "trending stuff trending trending stuff.", "start": 157.36, "duration": 5.16}, {"text": "I don't think

he's real low income.", "start": 159.56, "duration": 5.24}, {"text": "Every time he tried to not make eye", "start": 162.52, "duration": 5.68}, {"text": "contact with the camera, it's so", "start": 164.8, "duration": 4.24}, {"text": "hilarious.", "start": 168.2, "duration": 2.84}, {"text": ">> I shop here regularly for the better", "start": 169.04, "duration": 4.6}, {"text": "prices.", "start": 171.04, "duration": 2.6}, {"text": ">> That what what local we are doing, you", "start": 175.0, "duration": 7.36}, {"text": "know. The local market is more fresh

and", "start": 176.56, "duration": 10.2}, {"text": "and cheaper if you are good at parking.", "start": 182.36, "duration": 7.68}, {"text": "The knife he bought is not a normal", "start": 186.76, "duration": 6.04}, {"text": "Chinese knife.", "start": 190.04, "duration": 2.76}, {"text": "So, I I don't really think he is", "start": 192.96, "duration": 6.96}, {"text": "as poor as he claims.", "start": 196.36, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": "But also, actually he didn't claims he", "start": 200.92, "duration": 5.68}, {"text": "he is he's poor or something else

or", "start": 203.96, "duration": 4.12}, {"text": "something similar in in this video", "start": 206.6, "duration": 3.44}, {"text": "because he just said", "start": 208.08, "duration": 6.68}, {"text": "low income in his in his title, so", "start": 210.04, "duration": 7.92}, {"text": "I know I will just keep watching.", "start": 214.76, "duration": 3.2}, {"text": "By now, it seems still a", "start": 218.28, "duration": 4.4}, {"text": "just a, you know,", "start": 221.2, "duration": 5.88}, {"text": "a vibe video and ambient video.", "start": 222.68,

"duration": 6.24}, {"text": "And by the way, he he said he is a", "start": 227.08, "duration": 3.6}, {"text": "salary man in the title, but actually", "start": 228.92, "duration": 3.4}, {"text": "he's not.", "start": 230.68, "duration": 4.04}, {"text": ">> This is my favorite video", "start": 232.32, "duration": 4.6}, {"text": "of his.", "start": 234.72, "duration": 2.2}, {"text": "He's watching Wulin Waizhuan.", "start": 239.0, "duration": 3.12}, {"text": "A Chinese sitcom.", "start": 243.64, "duration": 4.36}, {"text": "He should be someone from North

China,", "start": 245.48, "duration": 4.8}, {"text": "eating the noodles and with garlic.", "start": 248.0, "duration": 6.24}, {"text": "That's very northern Chinese way to eat.", "start": 250.28, "duration": 3.96}, {"text": ">> Milk tea shops are everywhere now, so", "start": 254.56, "duration": 3.68}, {"text": "tempting.", "start": 257.04, "duration": 4.12}, {"text": "But at about $2 a cup, it's a splurge", "start": 258.24, "duration": 5.44}, {"text": "for me.", "start": 261.16, "duration": 2.52}, {"text": ">> Didn't he just make it himself?", "start":

268.56, "duration": 3.52}, {"text": "So, this this house is actually a big", "start": 272.36, "duration": 5.32}, {"text": "house in China right now. You know,", "start": 274.44, "duration": 5.2}, {"text": "just for now we have seen a kitchen,", "start": 277.68, "duration": 3.92}, {"text": "a living room,", "start": 279.64, "duration": 4.63}, {"text": "a tomato.", "start": 281.6, "duration": 4.69}, {"text": ">> ", "start": 284.27, "duration": 2.02}, {"text": ">> And he's living a community.", "start": 287.48, "duration": 6.28}, {"text": ">> So, dinner

calls for rice.", "start": 290.2, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": ">> Did you just see the cabbage he's using?", "start": 299.44, "duration": 6.76}, {"text": "Everything he uses is very delicate.", "start": 302.36, "duration": 7.88}, {"text": "That won't be in a normal family at all.", "start": 306.2, "duration": 5.88}, {"text": "So, first of all, that's that's my", "start": 310.24, "duration": 3.92}, {"text": "opinion. He's not poor at all.", "start": 312.08, "duration": 3.36}, {"text": "But second,", "start": 314.16, "duration": 3.6}, {"text": "um",

"start": 315.44, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": "Actually, I don't I don't think his", "start": 317.76, "duration": 3.92}, {"text": "video is focused on how poor he he he", "start": 319.0, "duration": 5.72}, {"text": "is. It's about a vibe, a life vibe.", "start": 321.68, "duration": 4.92}, {"text": "Uh so,", "start": 324.72, "duration": 3.72}, {"text": "he is making goods", "start": 326.6, "duration": 3.72}, {"text": "on the slow life vibe.", "start": 328.44, "duration": 3.84}, {"text": "But I don't know. He", "start": 330.32, "duration": 2.72}, {"text":

"uh", "start": 332.28, "duration": 4.56}, {"text": "you know, this guy's all in the title of", "start": 333.04, "duration": 6.12}, {"text": "being poor, being low income, and every", "start": 336.84, "duration": 4.0}, {"text": "time he does something he says, \\"Oh,", "start": 339.16, "duration": 3.96}, {"text": "it's very it's very expensive.\\" Um", "start": 340.84, "duration": 4.8}, {"text": "something like that.", "start": 343.12, "duration": 4.36}, {"text": "I don't think he's poor.", "start": 345.64, "duration": 2.72}, {"text": "But", "start":

347.48, "duration": 2.12}, {"text": "uh", "start": 348.36, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": "He he he he just read out his video.", "start": 349.6, "duration": 4.2}, {"text": "It's not about being poor, but every", "start": 351.92, "duration": 2.8}, {"text": "time he says he says something like", "start": 353.8, "duration": 3.04}, {"text": "that, it's very strange. It's very", "start": 354.72, "duration": 3.64}, {"text": "weird. I don't know why he says", "start": 356.84, "duration": 2.88}, {"text": "something like that. Maybe just being", "start": 358.36,

"duration": 4.0}, {"text": "bizarre so to attract the audience. I", "start": 359.72, "duration": 3.36}, {"text": "don't know.", "start": 362.36, "duration": 5.32}, {"text": ">> Got three towels for just $1.50.", "start": 363.08, "duration": 4.6}, {"text": ">> My towel is more cheaper than", "start": 370.76, "duration": 3.88}, {"text": "than his. ", "start": 372.96, "duration": 2.76}, {"text": "When you imagine everything with", "start": 374.64, "duration": 2.44}, {"text": "dollars, you will say wow, it's very", "start": 375.72, "duration": 4.84},

{"text": "cheap. But actually, if imagining uh", "start": 377.08, "duration": 6.92}, {"text": "Chinese income, Chinese salary", "start": 380.56, "duration": 5.88}, {"text": "is uh I would say it's expensive, but", "start": 384.0, "duration": 6.16}, {"text": "it's very normal, you know.", "start": 386.44, "duration": 3.72}, {"text": "He's watching some soap opera.", "start": 394.16, "duration": 2.6}, {"text": ">> ", "start": 396.28, "duration": 2.64}, {"text": ">> Made in Taiwan, maybe.", "start": 396.76, "duration": 5.52}, {"text": "Uh Longhua.",

"start": 398.92, "duration": 3.36}, {"text": "This is a view from his window, so I", "start": 404.28, "duration": 4.48}, {"text": "will assume this is", "start": 406.72, "duration": 5.36}, {"text": "very near his house.", "start": 408.76, "duration": 3.32}, {"text": "Okay, so we have", "start": 417.56, "duration": 7.16}, {"text": "sent the picture to Jack Jem'lai, and", "start": 420.8, "duration": 7.24}, {"text": "he is working on it uh with his AI", "start": 424.72, "duration": 6.2}, {"text": "brain, and now he gave me the answer.", "start": 428.04,

"duration": 5.28}, {"text": "The community he's living is", "start": 430.92, "duration": 5.28}, {"text": "very possible.", "start": 433.32, "duration": 2.88}, {"text": "And", "start": 437.12, "duration": 4.36}, {"text": "let's search for the house rent.", "start": 438.16, "duration": 3.32}, {"text": "Okay, so I have found the house, and I", "start": 442.84, "duration": 5.92}, {"text": "found the house rent. Uh I could tell", "start": 445.76, "duration": 6.44}, {"text": "you that the house rent of his house is", "start": 448.76, "duration": 6.04},

{"text": "uh", "start": 452.2, "duration": 2.6}, {"text": "averagely $1,000 a month.", "start": 454.84, "duration": 5.48}, {"text": "Do you still think he's living a", "start": 458.4, "duration": 5.0}, {"text": "low-income life.", "start": 460.32, "duration": 3.08}, {"text": ">> Sunday sunshine ", "start": 463.56, "duration": 2.86}, {"text": "Uh, to be honest,", "start": 468.64, "duration": 6.56}, {"text": "his video has a vibe of low life.", "start": 470.44, "duration": 6.84}, {"text": "And maybe that's why there's so many", "start": 475.2, "duration":

4.08}, {"text": "people watching his video.", "start": 477.28, "duration": 3.5}, {"text": "But,", "start": 479.28, "duration": 1.84}, {"text": ">> ", "start": 480.77, "duration": 3.75}, {"text": ">> I still have no idea why he's", "start": 481.12, "duration": 5.4}, {"text": "describing himself as a low-income", "start": 484.52, "duration": 3.92}, {"text": "Chinese because", "start": 486.52, "duration": 3.04}, {"text": "uh", "start": 488.44, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": "you can see the house he rents is very", "start": 489.56, "duration": 3.6}, {"text":

"good.", "start": 492.0, "duration": 4.4}, {"text": "And I have just searched the house rent.", "start": 493.16, "duration": 5.52}, {"text": "It's about", "start": 496.4, "duration": 6.44}, {"text": "$1,000 a month averagely. And", "start": 498.68, "duration": 6.04}, {"text": "the life he's using and", "start": 502.84, "duration": 4.44}, {"text": "the business he's choosing,", "start": 504.72, "duration": 5.32}, {"text": "I don't really think he is", "start": 507.28, "duration": 4.32}, {"text": "a Chinese", "start": 510.04, "duration": 5.24}, {"text":

"with the average or low and average", "start": 511.6, "duration": 6.72}, {"text": "salary guy. That's my opinion.", "start": 515.28, "duration": 5.8}, {"text": "He claims himself to be a salary man,", "start": 518.32, "duration": 4.04}, {"text": "but actually you can see he's not a", "start": 521.08, "duration": 3.96}, {"text": "salary man.", "start": 522.36, "duration": 2.68}, {"text": "So so maybe he's cheating, but not not", "start": 526.64, "duration": 5.36}, {"text": "not on a", "start": 529.12, "duration": 5.32}, {"text": "very significantly

level.", "start": 532.0, "duration": 6.12}, {"text": "Okay. Next one. So this woman just viral", "start": 534.44, "duration": 5.6}, {"text": "uh in recent days. I could say I just", "start": 538.12, "duration": 3.6}, {"text": "watched his video", "start": 540.04, "duration": 4.64}, {"text": "once more and more viral and", "start": 541.72, "duration": 6.56}, {"text": "I really think he he literally", "start": 544.68, "duration": 3.6}, {"text": "has enabled every every way to even he", "start": 548.8, "duration": 7.36}, {"text": "So so even enabled his

membership.", "start": 553.04, "duration": 4.44}, {"text": "Okay.", "start": 556.16, "duration": 2.4}, {"text": "I have watched", "start": 557.48, "duration": 3.72}, {"text": "her video once. The most famous one is", "start": 558.56, "duration": 5.76}, {"text": "discrimination in China 6 uh 36 to out", "start": 561.2, "duration": 6.96}, {"text": "for work and marriage to young to die.", "start": 564.32, "duration": 5.28}, {"text": "Chinese daily life.", "start": 568.16, "duration": 3.04}, {"text": "Okay, so let's rewatch it.", "start": 569.6, "duration":

5.32}, {"text": ">> Hello, everyone. It's me, Gui.", "start": 571.2, "duration": 5.36}, {"text": ">> The advantage", "start": 574.92, "duration": 5.04}, {"text": "of her video is that he is dubbing this", "start": 576.56, "duration": 4.36}, {"text": "video", "start": 579.96, "duration": 3.92}, {"text": "herself.", "start": 580.92, "duration": 7.28}, {"text": ">> I live alone in a big city in China.", "start": 583.88, "duration": 6.48}, {"text": ">> I think it's Guangzhou or Shenzhen.", "start": 588.2, "duration": 6.4}, {"text": "Shenzhen is where Zaza is

living.", "start": 590.36, "duration": 4.24}, {"text": "And by the way, you can tell", "start": 595.08, "duration": 4.4}, {"text": "this is where I really feel life is", "start": 596.92, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": "living.", "start": 599.48, "duration": 3.76}, {"text": "Not like Zaza's house. That's too tidy,", "start": 600.48, "duration": 5.12}, {"text": "you know.", "start": 603.24, "duration": 2.36}, {"text": ">> I rent a small room in what we call an", "start": 611.72, "duration": 6.84}, {"text": "urban village.", "start": 615.52, "duration": 3.04},

{"text": ">> Urban village is chengzhongcun. I used", "start": 619.76, "duration": 4.72}, {"text": "to live in a place like that before.", "start": 621.88, "duration": 5.56}, {"text": "It's very", "start": 624.48, "duration": 2.96}, {"text": "Um what should I what should I say?", "start": 628.0, "duration": 4.88}, {"text": "Disappointing, you know. Every day you", "start": 630.8, "duration": 4.16}, {"text": "wake up you want to kill yourself.", "start": 632.88, "duration": 3.12}, {"text": "Because", "start": 634.96, "duration": 4.32}, {"text": "the house

has two next to each other.", "start": 636.0, "duration": 5.12}, {"text": "Uh every time you look out the window", "start": 639.28, "duration": 3.52}, {"text": "you cannot see the sky. You just see", "start": 641.12, "duration": 3.8}, {"text": "next building. And", "start": 642.8, "duration": 3.92}, {"text": "the um", "start": 644.92, "duration": 3.84}, {"text": "the air is very", "start": 646.72, "duration": 4.12}, {"text": "moisty because", "start": 648.76, "duration": 3.92}, {"text": "uh you know, there's so many people", "start": 650.84, "duration":

4.84}, {"text": "living together and", "start": 652.68, "duration": 3.0}, {"text": "you can", "start": 656.24, "duration": 5.2}, {"text": "even smell the fresh air fresh air.", "start": 657.76, "duration": 5.64}, {"text": "And there's no way for you to hang", "start": 661.44, "duration": 3.44}, {"text": "clothes.", "start": 663.4, "duration": 4.36}, {"text": "Uh oh my god.", "start": 664.88, "duration": 2.88}, {"text": "She's really living", "start": 668.56, "duration": 3.48}, {"text": "She's really living her life.", "start": 670.0, "duration": 5.8},

{"text": "The salary scope of her work, you know,", "start": 672.04, "duration": 6.16}, {"text": "I don't know what she's doing.", "start": 675.8, "duration": 5.04}, {"text": "Maybe something to do with", "start": 678.2, "duration": 4.96}, {"text": "the", "start": 680.84, "duration": 5.28}, {"text": "counter trading or", "start": 683.16, "duration": 5.76}, {"text": "overseas trading. I have no idea, but", "start": 686.12, "duration": 4.6}, {"text": "salary got scope in Shenzhen or", "start": 688.92, "duration": 4.0}, {"text": "Guangzhou is usually from",

"start": 690.72, "duration": 6.56}, {"text": "5,000 to 8,000. If in Shenzhen, maybe", "start": 692.92, "duration": 6.0}, {"text": "uh up to", "start": 697.28, "duration": 5.88}, {"text": "10,000 yuan. I mean, yuan.", "start": 698.92, "duration": 4.24}, {"text": "I can tell she's from northeast China", "start": 707.2, "duration": 5.76}, {"text": "from his accent.", "start": 710.72, "duration": 4.72}, {"text": "She is even doing the exchange about", "start": 712.96, "duration": 6.12}, {"text": "euros and dollars.", "start": 715.44, "duration": 3.64},

{"text": "That's uh absolutely", "start": 719.24, "duration": 3.32}, {"text": "intended. ", "start": 721.64, "duration": 4.68}, {"text": "I don't think her life is false or", "start": 722.56, "duration": 5.56}, {"text": "set up, but", "start": 726.32, "duration": 4.16}, {"text": "all the moves she's doing", "start": 728.12, "duration": 5.44}, {"text": "is kind of intended.", "start": 730.48, "duration": 6.84}, {"text": "He's very familiar with doing the", "start": 733.56, "duration": 5.92}, {"text": "YouTube stuff. I don't know why.", "start": 737.32,

"duration": 4.28}, {"text": "You know, the membership, she knew how", "start": 739.48, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": "to, you know,", "start": 741.6, "duration": 4.0}, {"text": "post in the community, to interact with", "start": 743.04, "duration": 5.16}, {"text": "audience, and she even", "start": 745.6, "duration": 6.0}, {"text": "has orders about the auto dubbing, so", "start": 748.2, "duration": 5.52}, {"text": "for a better view. She knows so well", "start": 751.6, "duration": 3.52}, {"text": "about", "start": 753.72, "duration": 3.64}, {"text": "the

YouTube or the", "start": 755.12, "duration": 4.08}, {"text": "oversea", "start": 757.36, "duration": 4.56}, {"text": "content platforms.", "start": 759.2, "duration": 5.8}, {"text": "So, I don't really think she knows", "start": 761.92, "duration": 5.72}, {"text": "nothing about what she's doing.", "start": 765.0, "duration": 4.68}, {"text": ">> If you are 35,", "start": 767.64, "duration": 6.28}, {"text": "they won't even look at your resume.", "start": 769.68, "duration": 4.24}, {"text": ">> Resume.", "start": 774.84, "duration": 3.76}, {"text": "Oh

my god.", "start": 776.04, "duration": 2.56}, {"text": "See about it.", "start": 778.88, "duration": 3.6}, {"text": "A Chinese knows the pronunciation of", "start": 780.72, "duration": 4.72}, {"text": "this word so much.", "start": 782.48, "duration": 2.96}, {"text": ">> So,", "start": 785.6, "duration": 3.84}, {"text": "here I am.", "start": 786.68, "duration": 2.76}, {"text": "36,", "start": 789.88, "duration": 3.24}, {"text": "single,", "start": 791.68, "duration": 2.96}, {"text": "renting,", "start": 793.12, "duration": 4.84}, {"text": "saving every

penny.", "start": 794.64, "duration": 3.32}, {"text": ">> I have to say with YouTube's revenue, he", "start": 799.44, "duration": 2.84}, {"text": "he he", "start": 801.32, "duration": 2.96}, {"text": "she doesn't need to save every every", "start": 802.28, "duration": 4.72}, {"text": "penny anymore.", "start": 804.28, "duration": 2.72}, {"text": "This is most", "start": 809.68, "duration": 2.48}, {"text": "most ", "start": 811.52, "duration": 1.28}, {"text": ">> to anyone", "start": 812.16, "duration": 2.4}, {"text": ">> poverty porn moments.", "start":

812.8, "duration": 4.16}, {"text": ">> I hope you'll find happiness.", "start": 814.56, "duration": 6.12}, {"text": "I hope you'll find peace.", "start": 816.96, "duration": 3.72}, {"text": ">> What can I say? Man, what can I say?", "start": 826.24, "duration": 5.0}, {"text": "Uh", "start": 829.96, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": "I I would not say her life is fake. Her", "start": 831.24, "duration": 6.2}, {"text": "life is 100% real. All settings, all the", "start": 833.52, "duration": 6.36}, {"text": "stuffs all", "start": 837.44, "duration": 6.04},

{"text": "crowns, that's real. But, I could tell", "start": 839.88, "duration": 6.4}, {"text": "she is so", "start": 843.48, "duration": 5.56}, {"text": "good at making all the settings.", "start": 846.28, "duration": 4.12}, {"text": "Good at", "start": 849.04, "duration": 4.24}, {"text": "all the makings, the feelings,", "start": 850.4, "duration": 4.44}, {"text": "the editing.", "start": 853.28, "duration": 3.2}, {"text": "You know,", "start": 854.84, "duration": 5.28}, {"text": "she's doing all of this on purpose.", "start": 856.48, "duration": 3.64},

{"text": "Okay.", "start": 863.24, "duration": 2.48}, {"text": "I don't think", "start": 864.48, "duration": 5.88}, {"text": "she is lying or not. It's just", "start": 865.72, "duration": 4.64}, {"text": "she is taking advantage of herself. So,", "start": 870.56, "duration": 4.48}, {"text": "I I would not not say something else", "start": 873.28, "duration": 4.24}, {"text": "about her.", "start": 875.04, "duration": 2.48}, {"text": "She's a a smart one. She knows what", "start": 878.56, "duration": 3.48}, {"text": "she's doing.", "start": 880.36,

"duration": 5.08}, {"text": "Okay. And the last YouTuber", "start": 882.04, "duration": 4.8}, {"text": "and a a", "start": 885.44, "duration": 3.44}, {"text": "newly coming one, China Life Journey", "start": 886.84, "duration": 4.8}, {"text": "May. Pretty Chinese Cabby's real life", "start": 888.88, "duration": 5.0}, {"text": "small rental room rental room living", "start": 891.64, "duration": 4.2}, {"text": "China no job no money.", "start": 893.88, "duration": 4.52}, {"text": "You can see all those popular videos", "start": 895.84, "duration": 4.48},

{"text": "have the similar titles.", "start": 898.4, "duration": 2.88}, {"text": "Uh", "start": 900.32, "duration": 3.0}, {"text": "uh trying to die or like", "start": 901.28, "duration": 3.24}, {"text": "uh", "start": 903.32, "duration": 4.84}, {"text": "uh no no money no no no job and poor or", "start": 904.52, "duration": 5.04}, {"text": "something like that.", "start": 908.16, "duration": 3.0}, {"text": "Uh", "start": 909.56, "duration": 3.24}, {"text": "if that's not poverty porn, I don't know", "start": 911.16, "duration": 2.96}, {"text": "what it

is.", "start": 912.8, "duration": 5.68}, {"text": ">> And this is my girlfriend, May.", "start": 914.12, "duration": 4.36}, {"text": ">> It sounds like poverty porn", "start": 918.88, "duration": 3.12}, {"text": ">> in", "start": 921.88, "duration": 3.08}, {"text": ">> a place called an urban village.", "start": 922.0, "duration": 5.4}, {"text": ">> Okay. Typical urban village.", "start": 924.96, "duration": 6.6}, {"text": ">> alley we walk through every day.", "start": 927.4, "duration": 6.48}, {"text": "The sun never really reaches down here.",

"start": 931.56, "duration": 4.2}, {"text": ">> Yeah, that's true.", "start": 933.88, "duration": 5.32}, {"text": ">> Because we both lost our jobs.", "start": 935.76, "duration": 5.6}, {"text": "We've tried different jobs.", "start": 939.2, "duration": 3.84}, {"text": ">> That's true. In China many many young", "start": 941.36, "duration": 4.12}, {"text": "people uh can't find a job right now.", "start": 943.04, "duration": 5.12}, {"text": "Uh according to the newest surveys", "start": 945.48, "duration": 5.36}, {"text": "around 44%.", "start": 948.16,

"duration": 5.36}, {"text": "So maybe uh it's good for them to make", "start": 950.84, "duration": 4.84}, {"text": "videos on YouTube, you know,", "start": 953.52, "duration": 4.32}, {"text": "so that they they could", "start": 955.68, "duration": 4.6}, {"text": "um make a living by themselves.", "start": 957.84, "duration": 5.36}, {"text": ">> The guy who sold it to me,", "start": 960.28, "duration": 5.68}, {"text": "he lives nearby. He helped me carry it", "start": 963.2, "duration": 5.12}, {"text": "down from the fourth floor of his", "start": 965.96,

"duration": 5.2}, {"text": "building, drag it to mine, and carry it", "start": 968.32, "duration": 5.12}, {"text": "up.", "start": 971.16, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": "There's not much flash in the fridge", "start": 973.44, "duration": 3.28}, {"text": "right now.", "start": 974.72, "duration": 4.88}, {"text": "But we'll go shopping soon.", "start": 976.72, "duration": 7.4}, {"text": ">> Uh when the uh now TV is going on and", "start": 979.6, "duration": 6.32}, {"text": "you can also hear", "start": 984.12, "duration": 3.2}, {"text": "the", "start":

985.92, "duration": 5.16}, {"text": "cameraman is giving the instructions on", "start": 987.32, "duration": 6.68}, {"text": "the woman to do like", "start": 991.08, "duration": 5.6}, {"text": "open open door and grab some stuff, you", "start": 994.0, "duration": 4.96}, {"text": "know.", "start": 996.68, "duration": 2.28}, {"text": ">> ", "start": 1000.85, "duration": 2.02}, {"text": ">> And this", "start": 1005.68, "duration": 4.64}, {"text": "this is our washing machine.", "start": 1006.88, "duration": 3.44}, {"text": "68", "start": 1010.4, "duration":

3.44}, {"text": ">> But that's kind of strange because if", "start": 1011.76, "duration": 5.12}, {"text": "you're renting a room in Guangzhou,", "start": 1013.84, "duration": 7.04}, {"text": "usually the lords where you have the", "start": 1016.88, "duration": 6.24}, {"text": "refrigerator and the wash machine", "start": 1020.88, "duration": 4.36}, {"text": "as a service with with with the room.", "start": 1023.12, "duration": 3.8}, {"text": "That's kind of strange.", "start": 1025.24, "duration": 3.36}, {"text": "I I I don't know", "start": 1026.92,

"duration": 4.68}, {"text": "if they're just trying to, you know, add", "start": 1028.6, "duration": 5.4}, {"text": "some flavor to the property problem.", "start": 1031.6, "duration": 4.0}, {"text": ">> It's tiny,", "start": 1034.0, "duration": 4.4}, {"text": "but there's only two of us.", "start": 1035.6, "duration": 5.2}, {"text": "It works.", "start": 1038.4, "duration": 3.92}, {"text": ">> Typical ", "start": 1040.8, "duration": 5.68}, {"text": "Typical parent parent of all nines.", "start": 1042.32, "duration": 4.16}, {"text": "Maybe this video is

set and scripted", "start": 1048.04, "duration": 4.92}, {"text": "because", "start": 1050.76, "duration": 4.28}, {"text": "all these things are", "start": 1052.96, "duration": 4.44}, {"text": "you know, directed, but the interaction", "start": 1055.04, "duration": 4.8}, {"text": "between them that I can feel is very", "start": 1057.4, "duration": 4.12}, {"text": "real.", "start": 1059.84, "duration": 3.8}, {"text": "I don't know why there are no subtitles,", "start": 1061.52, "duration": 4.08}, {"text": "but", "start": 1063.64, "duration": 3.56},

{"text": "it's very cute. The interaction is very", "start": 1065.6, "duration": 4.04}, {"text": "cute.", "start": 1067.2, "duration": 2.44}, {"text": ">> eggs cucumber, wood ear mushrooms", "start": 1071.96, "duration": 6.08}, {"text": "dried tofu sticks, and", "start": 1076.24, "duration": 4.04}, {"text": "stir-fries them all together.", "start": 1078.04, "duration": 5.6}, {"text": ">> Bro, so you are just filming when", "start": 1080.28, "duration": 6.32}, {"text": "the girl is cooking.", "start": 1083.64, "duration": 6.12}, {"text": "That very

masculine.", "start": 1086.6, "duration": 3.16}, {"text": ">> Pass the bowl of hot", "start": 1090.08, "duration": 5.36}, {"text": ">> Okay, I kind of get tired because, you", "start": 1093.0, "duration": 3.24}, {"text": "know,", "start": 1095.44, "duration": 2.24}, {"text": "uh all the way they are filming is just", "start": 1096.24, "duration": 4.2}, {"text": "normal life of people living on the", "start": 1097.68, "duration": 4.76}, {"text": "province, and I'm very familiar with", "start": 1100.44, "duration": 3.88}, {"text": "that, so", "start":

1102.44, "duration": 3.04}, {"text": "that's it.", "start": 1104.32, "duration": 3.16}, {"text": "I think this couple is also living a", "start": 1105.48, "duration": 4.36}, {"text": "real life, but the question is he is", "start": 1107.48, "duration": 6.08}, {"text": "kind of exaggerating or even, you know,", "start": 1109.84, "duration": 6.4}, {"text": "directing some plays in this video. I'm", "start": 1113.56, "duration": 4.2}, {"text": "not just talking about the relationship,", "start": 1116.24, "duration": 2.6}, {"text": "it's talking about what

you are", "start": 1117.76, "duration": 2.6}, {"text": "watching.", "start": 1118.84, "duration": 4.04}, {"text": "Um but for the cute cats, I will talk", "start": 1120.36, "duration": 5.44}, {"text": "too much about them. Um", "start": 1122.88, "duration": 5.28}, {"text": "maybe you can really feel some emotional", "start": 1125.8, "duration": 3.8}, {"text": "support when you are watching these", "start": 1128.16, "duration": 2.56}, {"text": "videos.", "start": 1129.6, "duration": 3.56}, {"text": "Um", "start": 1130.72, "duration": 2.44}, {"text": "If

that's the case, I think it's good by", "start": 1134.52, "duration": 5.4}, {"text": "watching these videos, but if you", "start": 1137.64, "duration": 4.88}, {"text": "feel like that all of these are real,", "start": 1139.92, "duration": 3.72}, {"text": "and", "start": 1142.52, "duration": 3.0}, {"text": "you want to support them from your", "start": 1143.64, "duration": 3.12}, {"text": "heart,", "start": 1145.52, "duration": 2.88}, {"text": "that may be", "start": 1146.76, "duration": 3.4}, {"text": "kind of bad because", "start": 1148.4, "duration":

4.16}, {"text": "I can see some kind of", "start": 1150.16, "duration": 6.16}, {"text": "intentions um after these videos. So So", "start": 1152.56, "duration": 6.24}, {"text": "maybe you need to think it after what", "start": 1156.32, "duration": 3.72}, {"text": "this video", "start": 1158.8, "duration": 3.24}, {"text": "think about should you watch these", "start": 1160.04, "duration": 4.6}, {"text": "videos and support these guys.", "start": 1162.04, "duration": 7.2}, {"text": "Uh okay. And thank you for watching.", "start": 1164.64, "duration": 4.6}]

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