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I Won't Return To China's Strange German Town

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@洪湖水浪打浪-y4h
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Ken, you should go to Taicang, Jiangsu Province. That's where the Germans are.

@wlee3400
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Ken, you definitely went to the wrong German Town. You should have gone to TaiCang(太仓) located about 10km from AnTing where you went to. Though it situates in JiangSu Province but is so close to Shanghai. The TaiCang German Town is packed with German companies (over 500), entr…

@Basel123ibnbariIbnari
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Can i get a haircut here ?

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@ycd9491
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Hi Ken. Several points in the video I would like to help you figure our as a Chinese. 1: Shanghai Metro Line 11 has 2 directions, the train will literally go to each direction one by one, the first train you took was going to another direction, thus, you don't need to change the …

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@Erichdhdhd
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Go to Taicang, Jiangsu, where there are 600 large German companies and German schools. That German town is worth visiting

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@GreenWhaIe
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Fun fact: this was built by Hitler's architect's son's firm

@stephenalbertson9214
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You should get a haircut in each city you go to, as a souvenir

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@KenAbroad
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@KenAbroad
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Anyone here who lives abroad too and can relate to the feeling of missing home sometimes? The Holafly eSIM I am using when traveling: https://holafly.sjv.io/XmQONa (5% discount)

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@Unpos_sible
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"these birds sound german" 😂

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@zheshipeng
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1. Use a roaming SIM card, when your phone is in roaming mode in China, you can visit any western apps at your phone 2. Install Chinese soft keyboard at your phone 3. Learn a little bit conversational Chinese 4. That museum has a half hour buffer time between final check-in tim…

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@hadeselgin
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German sounding birds….Ken must be tripping

@SlowtravellerDan
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The real German town in China now is Taicang in Jiangsu Province. You will find lots of your country men there

@竹梅松2020
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You can visit a true "German town" in China. Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, is located about 40 kilometers north of Shanghai and is also known as the "German City." Approximately 500 German companies are based here, including more than 60 global manufacturing "hidden champions."…

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@isaaclee1634
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Qingdao is a german brewery town, lots of german food, lots of German beers, lots of german buildings

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@RatFink-nr5td
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American here, living in Asia for over 20 years. Your adventure to find German town was not so successful, but I must say, it made for an amusing video. Thank you. Off to Taicang, eh?

@ulasaktas68
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The arabic and turkish shops are missing in this town! 🤣

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@chocolonta7920
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True haircut mogger

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@nscwb_.8261
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32:40 mary holding jesus

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@RobOlgatree
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💟 You called your mom. Wonderbar 💥 Your going home to visit soon. I'm so glad Lisa will join you. Congratulations to your sister and her fiance. Safe travels Ken

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@David_Canada557
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Ken, I absolutely love your vlogs! Stumbling across your channel was one of the best happy accidents, I was instantly hooked. The way you share your knowledge and firsthand experience makes the country feel so vivid and real, even for someone who hasn’t been there yet. You’ve of…

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@Swerwe0
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8:04 didnt know that diddy had a taxi business in china

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@shi12jun29
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你应该去江苏太仓,哪里有个德国小镇,哪里有几百家你们德国企业生活着数千德国人,而且哪里的德国小镇就是你们德国人设计建造的,连小镇的管理员都有你们德国老乡。而且哪里的德国餐馆都非常正宗。你去那里可以吃到正宗德国菜,因为餐馆和厨师都是你们德国人。

ENYou should go to Taicang, Jiangsu. There's a German town there with hundreds of your German companies and thousands of Germans living there. And that German town was designed and built by your fellow Germans themselves, even the town administrators are your German老乡. Plus, the German restaurants there are very authentic. You can eat authentic German food there because the restaurants and chefs are all your fellow Germans.

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@miyatries.official
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This is sooo cool i never knew china had this. I really need to travel more!

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@oo4187
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Dear Ken, Hello! My name is Romric Raymond, and I am writing to you from Sri Lanka. I just wanted to tell you that I really like your YouTube videos. They are very interesting and enjoyable to watch. I appreciate the effort you put into making them, and they always make my day …

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@zyc8441

suggest you going to taicang太仓 which is kilometers from shanghai,you may find some German style there,taicang is called hometown of german companies in China.

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@ChuckNorrizzed

When you go back to Germany, you should do a video of you roaming around your Chinatown and then label it the “Fake Chinese Town” 😂

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@bryan_aviation

Ken, I can relate to the feeling you got. I got the same feeling in Koreatown, Los Angeles, it reminded me of Korea and my family. Although there are much more Koreans living in Koreatown LA than there are Germans living there in China, it is still a very happy feeling.

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@BigDerzi

taicang is the real German base in China

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@BluePigProductions

We went to Paulaner Bräuhaus in Beijing a few months ago. Ate sauerkraut with German sausage. Food was great and the atmosphere was like in Germany.

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@IanRuxton

If you go to Qingdao it was at least built by Germans. It was a German concession, 1897-1914.

@geirsan600

You should travel more in the us. And south America. Would be interesting.

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@lktan589

You may want to try Qingdao for German beer or foods

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@Mznx123

Hi Ken, Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province, is a port city of skyscrapers, parks and beaches bordering the Yellow Sea. It's known for its beer, a legacy of the German occupation (1898-1914). The Tsingtao Beer Museum celebrates the namesake brewery, founded here by Germ…

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@JumperYou

Its so funny that you said that there was no difference in the two trains on line 11 but just as you said that, the announcement came on and said something like: "beware, this train is going to huaqiao".

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@bibekshakya1

Love you ken you are a very good person. I can see you so excited calling your mom.❤❤❤ You are such a good person. Love all the way from Nepal.

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@deg3363

That's interesting 🤔 I don't even think the people who live there even realize that they live in a German styled town.

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@sammievidz8805

I really wish I could tour the world like you do Ken, but till then, I would tour with you on my phone lol.

@yxeanget-any

Taicang, Tsingtao and Shenyang have more authentic German towns with actual Germans living there. Tsingtao is known for beer and Shenyang is known for sauerkraut

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@MikaelKopyl

Good video again! Go to Osaka/Kyoto, Japan next😊

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