Culture Shock: Why is Life in Europe So Slow Compared to Asia? | Chinese Podcast #211 — Transcript

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1. 0:01Hello everyone,
2. 0:01welcome to
3. 0:03Dashu Mandarin
4. 0:09Summer is here, lots
5. 0:12of mosquitoes
6. 0:13, right?
7. 0:14No mosquitoes
8. 0:16at my house . It 's so hot!
9. 0:18Yeah,
10. 0:19I recently saw a short video
11. 0:20, kind of a meme, where
12. 0:23someone opens a window.
13. 0:25I saw it, and
14. 0:28as soon as
15. 0:28he opened the window
16. 0:29, it exploded!
17. 0:31All that was left was a skull. It
18. 0:34's
19. 0:35supposed to express how incredibly hot
20. 0:37the
21. 0:37heat outside
22. 0:38is; the window was opened and wow,
23. 0:40the heatwave
24. 0:43burned him to ashes.
25. 0:43Yeah , you saw it too, right?
26. 0:45I saw it. Okay,
27. 0:48so today
28. 0:49... well,
29. 0:51actually, since we can't think of anything else to talk about,
30. 0:54let's talk about the weather,
31. 0:56hahaha...
32. 0:58no. I can't find a topic to talk about.
33. 1:00I feel like I have so many things to complain about because of the weather
34. 1:04. Well ,
35. 1:06I live in Europe, and
36. 1:07lately, the weather has made
37. 1:11me think a lot. I feel like
38. 1:12there are some things I want to complain about
39. 1:15living here
40. 1:16, haha. It reminds me of the beauty of my hometown, right?
41. 1:21Well, not exactly
42. 1:22. Of course, it's comfortable here,
43. 1:24very comfortable
44. 1:26. But
45. 1:28wherever you live,
46. 1:29there will definitely be some things to complain
47. 1:31about, some things that are unpleasant.
48. 1:34So, what I'm complaining about today isn't
49. 1:38that I dislike Spain. I
50. 1:40don't dislike
51. 1:41Spain at all.
52. 1:42Spain is great
53. 1:43, but there's just one tiny bit of something not quite right
54. 1:46, just a
55. 1:46tiny bit, and I feel... haha
56. 1:49... It doesn't feel like a modern society,
57. 1:51it doesn't feel like a developed country.
58. 1:53Some places
59. 1:54... yeah, uh
60. 1:56- huh...
61. 1:56okay
62. 1:57, let me ask you guys first.
63. 1:58Just be brave and say it!
64. 2:01You guys here in
65. 2:03Taiwan, if you buy an air conditioner,
66. 2:06how long does it take to install it
67. 2:08, and how much does the installation cost
68. 2:11? First of all, I have three... uh
69. 2:15...
70. 2:16I have four...
71. 2:17In Taiwan, we call them "cooling air conditioners"
72. 2:18because it's hot there,
73. 2:19we don't call them "air conditioners.
74. 2:21" So, I have four cooling air conditioners in
75. 2:26my house.
76. 2:28Two of them have cooling and heating functions
77. 2:32, so you can use them in winter and summer.
78. 2:34They also have
79. 2:34a dehumidifying function,
80. 2:36of course, that's the most basic dehumidifying function.
81. 2:38Cooling and heating... yeah
82. 2:40, and in winter you can turn on the heating
83. 2:43... In the summer, you can turn on the air conditioning.
84. 2:48Buying an air conditioner in Taiwan is
85. 2:51incredibly simple.
86. 2:53You just go online
87. 2:55and check the square footage of your room,
88. 2:59then buy
89. 3:01an air conditioner of that size
90. 3:04. After that
91. 3:04, you need to
92. 3:05check for
93. 3:08energy efficiency .
94. 3:09Air conditioners in Taiwan must have an energy-saving rating,
95. 3:13so generally we
96. 3:15buy the highest energy-saving rating (Level 1)
97. 3:19because it's the most energy-efficient.
98. 3:20It might be a little more expensive
99. 3:22, but in the long run, it saves
100. 3:25a lot of energy
101. 3:29. After ordering online,
102. 3:31installation is always included
103. 3:34.
104. 3:35The price includes installation. Yes, it
105. 3:38's installed .
106. 3:39Will there be any extra charges when he comes?
107. 3:42No,
108. 3:43not
109. 3:44in Taiwan
110. 3:44. In Taiwan
111. 3:46, if you live in a building with an elevator,
112. 3:49there
113. 3:50's no charge.
114. 3:52Unless you live in an apartment building
115. 3:54without an elevator
116. 3:55, and your apartment is on the 10th floor
117. 3:57, then they might charge a small fee
118. 4:00, but it won't be very expensive
119. 4:02, maybe a few hundred NT dollars
120. 4:04, maybe even less than
121. 4:0650 RMB.
122. 4:08Basically , there's
123. 4:10no installation fee.
124. 4:13Once you order the air conditioner,
125. 4:14the air conditioning company will help you find an installer.
126. 4:18So, you
127. 4:20'll usually receive a call the next day
128. 4:23from the installer to schedule a time with them
129. 4:26. The
130. 4:27next day he'll
131. 4:28tell you that if it's summer
132. 4:32and everyone needs to buy new air conditioners,
133. 4:34he really won't have time
134. 4:35, but it can't be more than three days
135. 4:38. Yes,
136. 4:38he'll definitely schedule time for you within three days. So,
137. 4:42from purchase to installation, how long does it take?
138. 4:45Installation is usually three days
139. 4:47.
140. 4:48I've heard from friends that it took up to five days, the longest being
141. 4:50five
142. 4:51days. We'd think that service was terrible
143. 4:53, and
144. 4:55we'd give it a bad review.
145. 4:56Basically , it's three days.
146. 4:58Of course, there are exceptions.
147. 5:01If there are really too many people needing installation
148. 5:02in the summer
149. 5:05, he might not be able to spare the time,
150. 5:07which I think is understandable.
151. 5:09But generally,
152. 5:11it can be completed in 3-5 days
153. 5:13.
154. 5:15And when they come to install it, they
155. 5:17'll ask
156. 5:18where you want it installed in your home, respecting your preference
157. 5:21. They'll also ask
158. 5:22about the outdoor unit and other
159. 5:24installation
160. 5:26needs
161. 5:26. They won't charge extra for anything
162. 5:28that seems like dangerous work
163. 5:29because it involves climbing outside.
164. 5:31We live on the 10th floor
165. 5:33, and
166. 5:33climbing outside
167. 5:34is scary for us
168. 5:35, but they're so experienced they
169. 5:37don't seem afraid at all.
170. 5:38Anyway, even with these
171. 5:40potentially dangerous installation tasks,
172. 5:42they won't charge extra
173. 5:44. After it's finished, they'll give you a confirmation form,
174. 5:48you sign it, and then they leave.
175. 5:49That 's it.
176. 5:50And when they come in,
177. 5:52they'll even put on slippers and
178. 5:54dust boots and
179. 5:56other
180. 5:57protective gear
181. 5:57.
182. 5:59They'll sweep the floor for you when you leave
183. 6:01because
184. 6:04they might have done some renovations
185. 6:05and dust or something might have fallen down.
186. 6:07They'll sweep it up a bit for you,
187. 6:09but you can tell them, "No, no, no,
188. 6:10we can sweep it ourselves, you're
189. 6:11too kind.
190. 6:13" So, basically
191. 6:15, air conditioning in Taiwan is really cheap.
192. 6:17Two air conditioners, let me think...
193. 6:21maybe
194. 6:24less than 4,000 RMB, very cheap.
195. 6:27Yes,
196. 6:28yes, and that includes installation!
197. 6:33Uncle Can, buying air conditioners in mainland China is also very fast
198. 6:36, I think it's basically the same as in Taiwan,
199. 6:39not much difference
200. 6:40. Anyway, there are no extra fees,
201. 6:42and installation is quite fast.
202. 6:43And we all...
203. 6:45We bought it on JD.com before
204. 6:47, and
205. 6:48it would arrive the next day anyway,
206. 6:50and then they would call
207. 6:51to arrange a time.
208. 6:53It arrived the next day
209. 6:54. Yes,
210. 6:54it
211. 6:55arrived the next day!
212. 6:56It arrived very quickly.
213. 6:57Did
214. 6:59the air conditioner
215. 7:00arrive first
216. 7:01? Oh, no, we don't do that.
217. 7:03The installer always
218. 7:06arrives at the same time as the machine.
219. 7:07Let me think...
220. 7:09Anyway, I can't remember clearly
221. 7:10because the installation took quite a while
222. 7:12, but I think it will arrive very quickly.
223. 7:14And there were no extra fees
224. 7:16. You can't remember because I
225. 7:18think everything went too smoothly.
226. 7:20Yes, too smoothly, it doesn't matter. Yes,
227. 7:22that's how it is
228. 7:23in Taiwan.
229. 7:24It's impossible for the machine to arrive first
230. 7:26and
231. 7:26then be placed in your house taking up space.
232. 7:28We would feel very bad about the service
233. 7:31.
234. 7:32But the installer always
235. 7:33arrives with your air conditioner at the same time.
236. 7:35Yes,
237. 7:36that's how it
238. 7:37is in Taiwan.
239. 7:40Oh, I forgot, I might be confused with some appliances.
240. 7:42Some appliances arrive early
241. 7:44, and someone will install
242. 7:45them for you. They will schedule an appointment later.
243. 7:47Anyway, it's all free.
244. 7:49I feel that in mainland China
245. 7:52, no matter what appliance I buy,
246. 7:54it's basically
247. 7:55done in a week.
248. 7:57Yes, that includes things
249. 7:59like washing machines.
250. 7:59I've even bought a Xiaomi washing machine
251. 8:01.
252. 8:02And
253. 8:03then it's delivered to your house that week,
254. 8:05and then the installer comes and installs it.
255. 8:08It's all included in the price you
256. 8:10paid. Yes, yes.
257. 8:12And
258. 8:13here,
259. 8:14I've already bought this,
260. 8:17bought this air conditioner... It's been a month
261. 8:18, and
262. 8:20yes, it's
263. 8:23the biggest brand store here—
264. 8:26not the air conditioner store
265. 8:28, but the department store.
266. 8:29I saw on Xiaohongshu (a Chinese social media platform) that they have the
267. 8:34best reputation
268. 8:36locally,
269. 8:38and this top-rated
270. 8:40department store
271. 8:43still hasn't installed an air conditioner after a month!
272. 8:46I'm so frustrated, haha.
273. 8:49How far in advance should I order?
274. 8:52Honestly,
275. 8:53after placing an order, they don't
276. 8:57give me any information. In China,
277. 8:59they tell me
278. 9:01roughly
279. 9:02where it is
280. 9:03and what date it will be delivered.
281. 9:05But after you place an order,
282. 9:06you get absolutely no information
283. 9:09. You don't even know when it will be shipped.
284. 9:12And they don't have a
285. 9:14customer service number, and it's hard to get through.
286. 9:16If you call,
287. 9:17you might have to wait half an hour
288. 9:21or more to get through. Even if
289. 9:24you call, you can't
290. 9:26get any answers. They probably don't have it in
291. 9:29their
292. 9:29system; they
293. 9:31can't even check it
294. 9:32themselves.
295. 9:33So,
296. 9:34in Spain,
297. 9:36for example, on the department store's website,
298. 9:38you can't check
299. 9:40where your order is.
300. 9:43Some products can
301. 9:44, but for some products,
302. 9:45like this air conditioner,
303. 9:46I don't know why, it
304. 9:48seems like the air conditioner has its own separate system;
305. 9:50I just can't track
306. 9:51it. The information is that
307. 9:54the price is very opaque
308. 9:58after the purchase
309. 10:01.
310. 10:01They might
311. 10:03say that
312. 10:05the installation
313. 10:06fee for an air conditioner is 300-340 euros
314. 10:10, but this is just a
315. 10:13basic fee
316. 10:15. The installer
317. 10:20will add extra charges
318. 10:21after arriving at your home
319. 10:23and checking the installation process. For
320. 10:26example,
321. 10:27the final installation fee might be two to three times more expensive
322. 10:32than the
323. 10:35air conditioner itself.
324. 10:38Because when they arrive,
325. 10:40they'll just show you the pipes and say, "You
326. 10:46need pipes to go out..."
327. 10:50Then they'll ask for some kind of protection for the outside,
328. 10:53adding certain materials
329. 10:55, or maybe they
330. 10:57'll ask for a few extra meters of space
331. 11:00. Then
332. 11:01they'll print out
333. 11:02a huge budget sheet
334. 11:04with tons of items,
335. 11:07some of which you don't even understand what they are. It's just a jumble of miscellaneous charges
336. 11:09, adding up
337. 11:11to two or three times the price of the air conditioner
338. 11:14!
339. 11:14So, after I bought this air conditioner,
340. 11:17a technician came,
341. 11:19measured it, and
342. 11:21said, "Oh, the installation fee is 800 euros.
343. 11:26I only
344. 11:28spent 300 or 400 euros on the air conditioner,
345. 11:30so it's exactly double!
346. 11:31" I thought,
347. 11:33"I'll just ask
348. 11:34that technician not to come
349. 11:35, not to install it!" So
350. 11:37you cancelled the delivery driver's order, right? I
351. 11:38cancelled the driver's order
352. 11:39and also cancelled the whole product because it cost
353. 11:42340
354. 11:43euros.
355. 11:45I thought if I added more,
356. 11:47it would only be 100 or 200 euros at most.
357. 11:50But
358. 11:50I didn't expect it
359. 11:52to cost so much
360. 11:52, and he couldn't explain
361. 11:54it. So I cancelled the
362. 11:55order. Then I went to another department store
363. 11:58and
364. 11:59bought
365. 12:00another one. And the price for this one
366. 12:04was really strange,
367. 12:06including the delivery price. It's two different prices depending on
368. 12:09whether it's delivered to your door or to
369. 12:12your building entrance.
370. 12:14Even though my building has an
371. 12:16elevator ,
372. 12:18yes, it
373. 12:18does. But they said if it's delivered to your...
374. 12:22The elevator on the fourth floor of
375. 12:26my building costs 30 euros
376. 12:30more than the elevator
377. 12:33on the ground floor.
378. 12:35So
379. 12:37, really, that's the situation.
380. 12:39And when
381. 12:40they give you a quote,
382. 12:41you have to haggle and argue with them.
383. 12:43The
384. 12:43quote
385. 12:45they give
386. 12:46you
387. 12:48is likely
388. 12:50inflated. You
389. 12:51definitely
390. 12:52need to understand this yourself,
391. 12:55maybe ask an AI (
392. 12:57information
393. 12:58provider), and tell the technician
394. 13:01that
395. 13:02he doesn't actually measure;
396. 13:03he just glances at
397. 13:05it and says, "This place is 5 meters,"
398. 13:07but when you finally measure it, it's only 3 meters.
399. 13:09Ah,
400. 13:10you have to follow along,
401. 13:11sir. Look,
402. 13:13this is 3 meters,
403. 13:15a little over 3 meters. One meter might cost 50 euros,
404. 13:19100 euros
405. 13:20, oh my god, it's so
406. 13:22tiring . Buying one is
407. 13:24definitely
408. 13:25stressful
409. 13:27, especially tiring.
410. 13:29If you encounter
411. 13:31a repair or installation technician
412. 13:33like this,
413. 13:34you'll definitely be annoyed
414. 13:35because we're not professionals,
415. 13:36right? We don't want to worry about things like
416. 13:39wiring and pipe routing . But if
417. 13:41it involves your wallet
418. 13:43, you'll definitely argue your case, right?
419. 13:46So, I
420. 13:49think, if you want to install an air conditioner
421. 13:51, this kind of installation
422. 13:51is really hard work, so scary!
423. 13:54Even now,
424. 13:55it's hard to find one myself
425. 13:57because labor costs are quite high.
426. 14:00They don't have an app or a
427. 14:03platform that integrates
428. 14:06all these services.
429. 14:08Right
430. 14:08,
431. 14:09I can't find a installer myself.
432. 14:11I can only ask friends for recommendations
433. 14:14or browse Xiaohongshu (a Chinese social media platform), but
434. 14:17it
435. 14:18feels like finding someone on my own without their installation service
436. 14:21is
437. 14:24a real hassle.
438. 14:25Of course
439. 14:26,
440. 14:27you don't know much about the industry,
441. 14:29so
442. 14:30it
443. 14:30feels exhausting.
444. 14:32I've seen my friends' renovations,
445. 14:35and whenever it involves
446. 14:38hiring
447. 14:39installers
448. 14:41,
449. 14:44it seems like you can't
450. 14:46easily find a good one. You have to call
451. 14:48different installers
452. 14:49one by one,
453. 14:51talk to them about your home, and so on.
454. 14:53Looking at this budget, it's
455. 14:54the last thing you can decide.
456. 14:55It's such a small appliance,
457. 14:58and
458. 14:59you're going to
459. 14:59spend
460. 15:01so much time and effort installing it.
461. 15:03So
462. 15:04, Uncle Ben, is the air conditioner already at your house
463. 15:07or not ?
464. 15:08It's been at my house for a week,
465. 15:10but I still can't get it
466. 15:11installed , haha.
467. 15:12So you haven't even unpacked
468. 15:15it yet! You
469. 15:16're just waiting for
470. 15:18the installer to come.
471. 15:21But right now,
472. 15:21I think the most tiring thing isn't whether the air conditioner arrives or not,
473. 15:24because it will come eventually .
474. 15:25The most tiring thing is dealing with the fact that
475. 15:26the air conditioner has arrived
476. 15:27but the installer hasn't.
477. 15:29What I mean is, the hardest part
478. 15:30is negotiating with the installer
479. 15:32because he just wants to make money off you
480. 15:33, but you don't want him to. And then
481. 15:35...
482. 15:36It's so professional
483. 15:37to worry about
484. 15:39this, it's exhausting.
485. 15:40He might earn a little less
486. 15:43, but
487. 15:44I can accept adding 200 euros more to the price.
488. 15:48But if he adds 400 or 500
489. 15:50euros , that
490. 15:51's really
491. 15:52exaggerated, it
492. 15:56's so much more expensive than the air conditioner itself! So this makes me
493. 15:58think of a lot of things.
494. 15:59First, Uncle Ben has
495. 16:01so many students!
496. 16:03If you're a
497. 16:05Spanish installer,
498. 16:07please contact Uncle Ben quickly!
499. 16:10Help him find affordable installers
500. 16:13in Barcelona , ​​help
501. 16:14this poor
502. 16:16middle-aged man
503. 16:18! Yes, if you know any installers
504. 16:20, or if you are an installer yourself,
505. 16:21you can contact him... Mr. Ben contacted him;
506. 16:24he's troubled by this
507. 16:26.
508. 16:27And then, I think the second
509. 16:29thing is, I seem to have sniffed out
510. 16:32a business opportunity
511. 16:33.
512. 16:33Hahaha, if
513. 16:36any of you students
514. 16:37are planning to do business,
515. 16:39especially in Europe
516. 16:41, perhaps you could open a company
517. 16:44that integrates these services
518. 16:46. I think that would be very profitable.
519. 16:48Because if it were you, like Uncle Ben, you
520. 16:51wouldn't care about an extra hundred or two euros.
521. 16:53So if you could open a company that
522. 16:56combines air conditioning and
523. 16:58installation ,
524. 17:00and then charge a fee,
525. 17:02I think that industry in Spain would
526. 17:05be very profitable, definitely very profitable.
527. 17:07Well,
528. 17:08maybe not, but there are definitely people who want something less hassle.
529. 17:11Yes, there are
530. 17:12definitely people who want to spend a little more... 0.100 euros,
531. 17:15you solve everything for me
532. 17:17, and all your company needs to do
533. 17:18is find some trustworthy
534. 17:21installers and repairmen.
535. 17:23I think the local
536. 17:25workers
537. 17:27are already used to this model.
538. 17:31Unless you bring in some
539. 17:36laborers from other countries whose labor costs are lower,
540. 17:38these local workers
541. 17:40are already used to the idea
542. 17:42that
543. 17:43they don't
544. 17:44need to work too hard
545. 17:45but can still make a lot of money.
546. 17:48So , I saw a
547. 17:51Chinese internet celebrity
548. 17:52who was an American
549. 17:54and spoke excellent Chinese.
550. 17:56He spoke a Beijing dialect and called
551. 17:59himself Cao Cao. He
552. 18:00speaks fluent Beijing dialect,
553. 18:02yes,
554. 18:03I really want to invite him.
555. 18:05You really want to
556. 18:07interview him?
557. 18:07I don't know him,
558. 18:08but I see him on Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book)
559. 18:10and I keep seeing
560. 18:11him. He's doing very well in Chinese self-media,
561. 18:13and the things he talks about
562. 18:14are quite interesting.
563. 18:15Do you know anyone who
564. 18:16can help us invite him? Yes,
565. 18:17we need someone who knows him.
566. 18:19I only know the late Cao Cao.
567. 18:23The main thing is
568. 18:24that he seems to have opened a guesthouse in Spain,
569. 18:27I think. He also
570. 18:28opened one in Barcelona,
571. 18:29​​I think. Yes,
572. 18:30he was talking about the renovation issue
573. 18:32. When he was buying the materials,
574. 18:35he was used to living in China for a long time, so
575. 18:38he bought them quickly.
576. 18:40But he looked for Western... The local Spanish
577. 18:42suppliers, like those selling materials, all
578. 18:44said it would take at least a month
579. 18:45or two to three months to arrive.
580. 18:47Then they found Chinese people
581. 18:50doing
582. 18:51this work there.
583. 18:53These Chinese people said it
584. 18:54might be a bit slow
585. 18:55, maybe a week or two.
586. 18:56I thought, "Wow,
587. 18:57a week or two? That's fast!
588. 18:59For Spaniards, it takes two or three months!"
589. 19:03I feel like they've gotten used to this situation;
590. 19:05you can't expect them to suddenly change.
591. 19:07But like Uncle Ben told me before,
592. 19:10this is the situation in Spain.
593. 19:12There are actually many Chinese people in Spain
594. 19:14who run small supermarkets that
595. 19:16are open on weekends, right?
596. 19:18Spaniards, on the other hand, are closed on weekends.
597. 19:20Right?
598. 19:21Well
599. 19:21, some
600. 19:23stores
601. 19:26have set closing times
602. 19:29, but those 100-dollar stores and such
603. 19:31stay open a little longer
604. 19:33. Yes, yes,
605. 19:34they need some hardworking
606. 19:35Chinese people to grab market share
607. 19:37, haha.
608. 19:39Yes, yes , I think this
609. 19:40is a difference in national character. As for hard work,
610. 19:41we can't say whether someone is
611. 19:45hardworking or not, but
612. 19:46rather that some ethnic groups
613. 19:50feel their work is just that
614. 19:53—work.
615. 19:55However
616. 19:57, they are actually
617. 19:58working very hard,
618. 19:59just not liking to work too long hours.
619. 20:02But Chinese people want to work long hours,
620. 20:06earn money, work hard,
621. 20:07and let everyone see their
622. 20:09efforts . We tend to give ourselves
623. 20:11more labels and tags. Yes
624. 20:13, even sacrificing
625. 20:16one's own life for this standard is fine
626. 20:18as long as one can make money.
627. 20:21But I feel that's not the case
628. 20:23. I just feel
629. 20:24that their approach is
630. 20:27good.
631. 20:28In some aspects, there may
632. 20:30not be a complete system
633. 20:32, but it's a matter of
634. 20:34whether there's anyone coordinating and regulating
635. 20:37it.
636. 20:38From the consumer's perspective,
637. 20:41a consumer definitely wants to buy something.
638. 20:43If
639. 20:44you're buying an air conditioner, you definitely want
640. 20:46to be able to use it smoothly
641. 20:47and quickly. Yes,
642. 20:49this one-stop service, I think
643. 20:53, doesn't require hard work or lack thereof.
644. 20:55But if this system is well-established,
645. 20:58it should be a very smooth process,
646. 20:58right ?
647. 21:01It can also help them with more... Selling this product,
648. 21:04I feel that even
649. 21:05if they don't do a good job
650. 21:08, or if they're not in a hurry
651. 21:11, or if there's a lot of markup involved,
652. 21:13they don't care
653. 21:14because if it's not you, there are others.
654. 21:16It's hard to find more reliable installers,
655. 21:19right? It's hard to find reliable ones
656. 21:20. They've
657. 21:21monopolized the industry,
658. 21:22and they have a profit margin in it,
659. 21:24so they don't care.
660. 21:26I think this
661. 21:27has less to do with national character and more to do with it.
662. 21:30Actually, they already have this
663. 21:32kind of monopoly ,
664. 21:34like Uncle Ben said.
665. 21:35This is probably a major
666. 21:36source of profit,
667. 21:37from the installation fees.
668. 21:39Haha, yes, some
669. 21:40people are trying to change
670. 21:41things and lower air conditioning prices,
671. 21:44but they make up for it with the installation fees
672. 21:46. Maybe
673. 21:47there are unions in Spain?
674. 21:50Yes, yes
675. 21:50, they
676. 21:52fight for the interests of these people.
677. 21:54You can't
678. 21:56lower their standards
679. 21:57, right? That's
680. 21:58true.
681. 22:00Wow, I think it's so hard.
682. 22:03It's tough for consumers
683. 22:05, but for these technicians,
684. 22:06life is easier.
685. 22:09So it really depends on your perspective,
686. 22:11right
687. 22:13? But I think
688. 22:15the business opportunity I mentioned earlier—
689. 22:15bringing these professionals together
690. 22:18—isn't a bad thing.
691. 22:21I have a one-stop service today, including helping
692. 22:24you choose machines,
693. 22:27finding installation personnel
694. 22:29, after-sales service, and repair personnel.
695. 22:32If I can do everything for you
696. 22:34and only charge you one... Well, I think the Spanish would really appreciate
697. 22:39a reasonable price
698. 22:42for this kind of service
699. 22:44. But this doesn't infringe on
700. 22:47the rights of repairmen or installers
701. 22:49because I still provide them with work
702. 22:52, and they don't have to deal
703. 22:56with the hassle of negotiating
704. 22:59with customers to raise prices
705. 23:01and potentially cancel the service. I think that's a good thing.
706. 23:05Not every installer likes to inflate prices
707. 23:07or argue about the cost.
708. 23:09Some installers just want to
709. 23:11negotiate a price with the customer
710. 23:12, or have a company
711. 23:13negotiate with the customer for them
712. 23:15so they can do the work.
713. 23:16I
714. 23:18'm sure some installers think that way
715. 23:20. That 's why I said
716. 23:21this might be a business opportunity;
717. 23:23not every installer
718. 23:24wants to inflate prices. It's not about making money off you;
719. 23:27some plumbers just want to do their jobs honestly
720. 23:31. If there were a
721. 23:32unit or company that
722. 23:35could bring these people together
723. 23:38, maybe it would become
724. 23:40a breath of fresh air in the Spanish air conditioning
725. 23:46industry. Yes, I think that would be progress,
726. 23:48wouldn't it?
727. 23:49It's just that maybe no one has tried doing it,
728. 23:52which is why I said
729. 23:53earlier
730. 23:55that it might be a business opportunity. And I think
731. 23:57people living in Spain desperately need it
732. 24:00, just like in Taiwan now.
733. 24:02Like
734. 24:04what Uncle Ben just said
735. 24:06, if
736. 24:07you call a plumber because
737. 24:09something's broken in the toilet,
738. 24:10they'll quote
739. 24:11exorbitant prices. They'll charge you thousands of dollars
740. 24:12just
741. 24:13to replace a faucet
742. 24:15. And the actual cost of a faucet
743. 24:16is... It can be as low as one or two hundred.
744. 24:18So
745. 24:18now,
746. 24:20we have some companies
747. 24:23that
748. 24:25hire excellent plumbers and electricians
749. 24:27, but these plumbers and electricians
750. 24:29don't want to talk about prices.
751. 24:31They just want to work honestly.
752. 24:33The company assigns them cases
753. 24:37, and once they receive a case
754. 24:38, the price is set, so
755. 24:39they go and do the repairs.
756. 24:40They don't need
757. 24:42to explain anything to the consumers or customers.
758. 24:44They just want to earn honest money, make a profit
759. 24:46, and avoid disputes.
760. 24:48So now there are many plumbing
761. 24:52and electrical companies that provide
762. 24:54this kind of one-stop service
763. 24:56. Yes
764. 24:57, that's what standardization is all about.
765. 24:58Actually, it's not standardized enough
766. 25:00; it's very casual, right?
767. 25:02If you... A few people start doing this,
768. 25:05and
769. 25:07gradually more and more
770. 25:09people will do it.
771. 25:10Then
772. 25:11, slowly,
773. 25:14an institutionalized system will emerge,
774. 25:16and gradually
775. 25:18the culture of exorbitant pricing
776. 25:21will be improved. Yes,
777. 25:22I think this might
778. 25:24be a business opportunity.
779. 25:26No one is doing this
780. 25:27now, so I'm starting to do it now.
781. 25:29Maybe people will like my style.
782. 25:31Yes,
783. 25:32I think what Uncle Cha said earlier is very true
784. 25:32: if one person can do this,
785. 25:34many others will follow suit.
786. 25:37This is competition.
787. 25:38Because in Chinese or Taiwanese society,
788. 25:40many things like this exist precisely because
789. 25:43of competition.
790. 25:45If
791. 25:46you don't provide this kind of service...
792. 25:48I'll find someone else;
793. 25:49they'll provide better service
794. 25:50because there's no competition
795. 25:52in Spain .
796. 25:53They don't care.
797. 25:54I won't take your order
798. 25:55, but both offer the same service.
799. 25:57They don't want to compete. They
800. 25:58don't want to compete
801. 26:00, haha,
802. 26:00they don't like
803. 26:01it, they don't care.
804. 26:02The main thing is there's no fierce competition.
805. 26:04In China, people
806. 26:06fight over a few dollars or tens of dollars
807. 26:08because labor is cheap
808. 26:11and so many people provide these services.
809. 26:13Naturally, competition drives them
810. 26:15to provide better service
811. 26:18, which benefits consumers and
812. 26:20keeps them satisfied.
813. 26:22But in Spain,
814. 26:24as a consumer, you'd definitely feel very uncomfortable,
815. 26:26right?
816. 26:27Yes, yes,
817. 26:27um. Another point is that many
818. 26:29people living in Spain,
819. 26:31like Uncle Ben,
820. 26:32are foreigners
821. 26:34and can't negotiate professionally with the technician
822. 26:38. They
823. 26:39might
824. 26:40be
825. 26:41speaking Spanish, which
826. 26:42you wouldn't understand, right?
827. 26:43So
828. 26:46, if
829. 26:47Uncle Cha provided
830. 26:48a comprehensive air conditioning service, Uncle Ben would definitely come to me, right?
831. 26:50Because you would
832. 26:51n't
833. 26:54need to do so much negotiation
834. 26:57,
835. 26:59and my fee would be 200 euros,
836. 27:01which you would definitely pay
837. 27:02because I can find a technician for you,
838. 27:04negotiate all the details you need,
839. 27:06and as long as you're satisfied,
840. 27:07the technician will only charge that price
841. 27:09and won't charge more.
842. 27:10This fixed price is an incentive... You
843. 27:13'll definitely
844. 27:15want our company
845. 27:16's comprehensive service,
846. 27:18so I think it's feasible.
847. 27:20For those of you with
848. 27:23a business mindset, I think it's good
849. 27:26. Like we often say,
850. 27:27selling shoes in Africa—
851. 27:30some people think, "Africans don't wear shoes,
852. 27:31why would you sell shoes?"
853. 27:32Others say,
854. 27:33"Precisely because nobody wears shoes,
855. 27:35there are many business opportunities."
856. 27:37So it's just a
857. 27:39matter of different perspectives.
858. 27:41It depends on how you think about it.
859. 27:43For example, you might say, "Spain
860. 27:44is already a monopoly,
861. 27:45you can't change it.
862. 27:46" You could also think, "
863. 27:49Because it's a monopoly,
864. 27:50my systematic
865. 27:51service is what people like.
866. 27:53" So let's give it a try
867. 27:55. Now, our three... Uncle
868. 27:57and his family are planning to change
869. 27:58careers, haha. We don't have that kind of business sense, okay?
870. 28:01Yeah
871. 28:02,
872. 28:03we really don't have business acumen.
873. 28:04Otherwise, I think
874. 28:05we would have done it
875. 28:06. Actually, there are a lot of business opportunities.
876. 28:08To be honest
877. 28:09, if I had business acumen,
878. 28:11I would have done it.
879. 28:13Yes
880. 28:13,
881. 28:14yes, to be honest, what
882. 28:14Uncle Cha said earlier
883. 28:15makes
884. 28:17a lot of
885. 28:19sense , even in China.
886. 28:22For example, if you're doing renovations, if you
887. 28:24haven't dealt with these people before,
888. 28:26you'll get ripped off
889. 28:27because there are so many pitfalls.
890. 28:30So,
891. 28:31my father-in-law did the renovations for our house
892. 28:34because he loves houses,
893. 28:35so he's actually dealt with these people before.
894. 28:37Knowing where these people scam you,
895. 28:39and knowing which people can't scam you at all
896. 28:41, allows them to keep prices very low.
897. 28:43If my wife and I
898. 28:45were to do the renovation ourselves and
899. 28:46find contractors,
900. 28:47the final price
901. 28:50would likely be more than double
902. 28:52what they charged.
903. 28:54It's hard to say
904. 28:55because
905. 28:56some things are systematic.
906. 28:59For example, we bought lights
907. 29:01at a
908. 29:03place where they were cheaper, and
909. 29:05the
910. 29:06renovation company offered a price for that.
911. 29:08But installing lights is a different story.
912. 29:11So we decided
913. 29:12to find offline
914. 29:14installers through apps or similar platforms
915. 29:17.
916. 29:17To be honest,
917. 29:18those are...
918. 29:21You might feel that
919. 29:22with a price tag,
920. 29:23you can find people for everyday things like
921. 29:26toilet repairs
922. 29:28or light installations
923. 29:29on
924. 29:30an app,
925. 29:32which
926. 29:33makes you feel more at ease.
927. 29:34It feels like these services are systematic and
928. 29:36standardized.
929. 29:38But without these services,
930. 29:40you had to contact each person individually,
931. 29:42and you might encounter situations like "Uncle Ben" where
932. 29:44you don't know how or how he's trying
933. 29:47to scam you.
934. 29:48Because we're completely unfamiliar with these services
935. 29:51, it's very easy for someone to take advantage of
936. 29:53you . I remember when I was in our
937. 29:55old house,
938. 29:57several years ago,
939. 29:59when they installed air conditioning ... It's been
940. 30:00about 10 years,
941. 30:02maybe even more.
942. 30:04Back then, two technicians came to install the air conditioner.
943. 30:06I was very young then,
944. 30:07and I didn't really know what people were like.
945. 30:09One of them seemed very shrewd
946. 30:12and talkative, always
947. 30:14chatting
948. 30:16and joking around.
949. 30:17The other
950. 30:19was very honest and hardworking.
951. 30:21They needed to install
952. 30:23the
953. 30:24outdoor unit outside the house,
954. 30:26so
955. 30:28they had to climb out of our
956. 30:29kitchen window.
957. 30:31There was a special place for
958. 30:33the outdoor unit,
959. 30:35a kind of cubicle
960. 30:36with lots of bars on top.
961. 30:38You had to open those bars.
962. 30:40At
963. 30:40the time, I trusted them completely
964. 30:42. They were still helping the people next to them pull the rope,
965. 30:45but
966. 30:46those cunning people inside
967. 30:47wanted to take a shortcut,
968. 30:49you know?
969. 30:49It's
970. 30:50because that spot was originally in our house
971. 30:53, oh right,
972. 30:54back then they were installing an air conditioner in the kitchen
973. 30:56because it was too hot cooking.
974. 30:57When the house was first renovated, they didn't leave
975. 31:00a space for the air conditioner there
976. 31:02, so the dripping water from the outdoor unit
977. 31:06couldn't directly drip into
978. 31:07the drain pipe.
979. 31:09So, the installer
980. 31:11, seeing that I was young and naive
981. 31:14, took a shortcut.
982. 31:16What I mean
983. 31:17is, he let the dripping water from the pipe
984. 31:19directly drip into the yard of someone on the first floor.
985. 31:22Yes, yes, yes, because I didn't know that at the
986. 31:23time, I said, "Hey,
987. 31:25you can drip it like this."
988. 31:26He said it was okay,
989. 31:26not much water,
990. 31:27no problem
991. 31:28, haha.
992. 31:29So, later on,
993. 31:31an old man living downstairs
994. 31:33kept
995. 31:35coming to complain,
996. 31:36saying, "Your house
997. 31:37is constantly dripping water into our yard!
998. 31:39It's ruined our steps
999. 31:41and our grass!
1000. 31:42"
1001. 31:43It
1002. 31:44caused me a lot of trouble
1003. 31:45because I hadn't paid attention to it.
1004. 31:47For them,
1005. 31:48dealing
1006. 31:50with the dripping water meant
1007. 31:51laying a pipe
1008. 31:53to another location, which
1009. 31:54they found troublesome.
1010. 31:55They thought, "You don't understand anyway,
1011. 31:57I'll just do it this way, that's
1012. 31:59fine. " So, later,
1013. 32:00we had to deal with it ourselves,
1014. 32:01which was quite troublesome
1015. 32:02. Actually, you 'll definitely encounter many similar situations
1016. 32:05in daily life .
1017. 32:06If you have no experience,
1018. 32:08well, that's human nature—everyone
1019. 32:11just wants what's convenient for them.
1020. 32:13If you don't understand,
1021. 32:13I might rip you off,
1022. 32:15and
1023. 32:15you don't care, right?
1024. 32:17Yeah, that's normal. Like me,
1025. 32:19there are a lot of motorcycles in Taiwan
1026. 32:22,
1027. 32:22so when I first moved here,
1028. 32:25my motorcycle broke down
1029. 32:27—
1030. 32:27uh,
1031. 32:27I think it was a flat tire.
1032. 32:29So
1033. 32:30I went to a motorcycle shop
1034. 32:32and asked them to change the tire.
1035. 32:34I said I'd
1036. 32:37come back in an hour
1037. 32:39. The total was 3,000 NTD.
1038. 32:41I said, "500 NTD for a tire?"
1039. 32:43They said, "No, no,
1040. 32:43I
1041. 32:44see your battery is dead,
1042. 32:47so I'll change that for you
1043. 32:48. The brake pads are worn out too,
1044. 32:49so I'll change those too.
1045. 32:51And that light isn't working either, so
1046. 32:53I'll change that too." I said,
1047. 32:56"No, that's not right. I only asked you to change the tires.
1048. 32:58Yes,
1049. 32:59you changed everything that shouldn't have been changed.
1050. 33:01I said, I said, can you change it?"
1051. 33:03I knew he was trying to rip me off,
1052. 33:04so I deliberately used that tone.
1053. 33:07I said,
1054. 33:07"
1055. 33:08Yes,
1056. 33:08I didn't ask you to change these things. You changed
1057. 33:10them yourself.
1058. 33:11Why are you charging me
1059. 33:13? I only asked you to change the tires.
1060. 33:15" He was a little scared by my tone
1061. 33:18and said, "Oh,
1062. 33:19okay
1063. 33:20,
1064. 33:20then I
1065. 33:22'll reduce it by 200. Why reduce it by 200
1066. 33:23? I just want you to change the tires."
1067. 33:25I only want to pay for the tires.
1068. 33:27You can call the police. Who does the police listen to?
1069. 33:29He was scared and only dared to charge me for the tires
1070. 33:32. But after that incident,
1071. 33:34I never went to that store again
1072. 33:36because I knew that the owner was dishonest.
1073. 33:38He really, really
1074. 33:39wanted to rip me off. He thinks that repairing more things means making more money,
1075. 33:42so he's just scamming those easily fooled customers
1076. 33:45or those who won't dare argue with him
1077. 33:47.
1078. 33:47He's probably scammed a lot of people,
1079. 33:49so he thinks this is a good way to
1080. 33:51cheat. It
1081. 33:52's not just about bullying the weak and fearing
1082. 33:54the strong;
1083. 33:55some people just have this mentality—
1084. 33:56a greedy, opportunistic mentality.
1085. 33:57They just want to try it out. You
1086. 34:00don't seem to care much about details.
1087. 34:01There's a car wash
1088. 34:04right at the entrance of our community,
1089. 34:05which is very convenient. Everyone gets their cars washed there.
1090. 34:08I've had mine washed there once or twice. The
1091. 34:10owner seems like a pretty honest person;
1092. 34:12sometimes we bump into each other in the community
1093. 34:14and exchange greetings.
1094. 34:16But after one car wash,
1095. 34:18his wife told me
1096. 34:21that some areas on the back of my car needed to be cleaned properly. They said it
1097. 34:25was because the paint was sprayed on during the previous maintenance and couldn't be washed off.
1098. 34:28They
1099. 34:28said I needed to wax it,
1100. 34:30fix it,
1101. 34:31and then repaint it
1102. 34:32, or something like that.
1103. 34:33At first, I thought,
1104. 34:35"Hmm, maybe that's true,"
1105. 34:36because I wondered
1106. 34:38if I had forgotten,
1107. 34:39like
1108. 34:40when I forgot to do it
1109. 34:42during the annual maintenance
1110. 34:43, or if I had
1111. 34:45forgotten to do it during a previous repair after an accident. So I thought, "I
1112. 34:48'll leave it for now and
1113. 34:49go back to check.
1114. 34:50" After I drove the car back,
1115. 34:52my wife said, "This is
1116. 34:53what you should have done before...
1117. 34:54" I explained the situation to her, and she
1118. 34:56said, "This is what you
1119. 34:58should have done before..." It had been a long time since I'd washed my car
1120. 35:01, and
1121. 35:02the dirt wouldn't come off easily.
1122. 35:05He said, "Luckily, I have a big rooster here,
1123. 35:07it's really good
1124. 35:08for washing things,
1125. 35:09you can try it." So
1126. 35:10I took it out.
1127. 35:12The rooster was a type of dish soap
1128. 35:15, but it was a strong one.
1129. 35:17Some things
1130. 35:18are easier to wipe off.
1131. 35:20You just put it on a cloth,
1132. 35:22add water, and wash, wash, wash,
1133. 35:24a little harder
1134. 35:26, and it comes off.
1135. 35:27I thought it was a real rooster, hahaha,
1136. 35:30a real rooster, hahaha,
1137. 35:32and that's how it came off.
1138. 35:35Yeah, I thought, "
1139. 35:37How could you trick me like that?"
1140. 35:38So from then on, I never...
1141. 35:39I want to get my car washed
1142. 35:41there
1143. 35:41. But how do I know you won't
1144. 35:43try to find another place later
1145. 35:45? Is this place just a scam to rip me off?
1146. 35:47Some
1147. 35:47people just love to take advantage of others
1148. 35:49and
1149. 35:50completely
1150. 35:52ruin the trust others have in them.
1151. 35:54Honestly,
1152. 35:55even if you don't know what's going
1153. 35:57on, you might actually be there
1154. 35:58while they're
1155. 36:00washing your car
1156. 36:01. Maybe because it's been a while since you washed it,
1157. 36:03some things just can't be cleaned right away.
1158. 36:05They might say, "This
1159. 36:07doesn't seem easy
1160. 36:08to clean, " or "
1161. 36:09Try
1162. 36:11something else."
1163. 36:13But if you see something and think, "Hey,
1164. 36:15can they make money off this ?"
1165. 36:16they'll tell you, " Yes,
1166. 36:17they can make more money
1167. 36:19by repainting it," etc.
1168. 36:20So some people like to do this
1169. 36:23kind of thing, to scheme and take advantage
1170. 36:26. So
1171. 36:26, I really
1172. 36:28don't think this has anything to
1173. 36:29do with national character; it's
1174. 36:30just human nature to like
1175. 36:33this. After hearing this, I feel a little more at peace.
1176. 36:35So, if you
1177. 36:38... hahaha, we two uncles are here
1178. 36:40to make you less sad.
1179. 36:42This situation
1180. 36:44happens everywhere
1181. 36:45. Yeah, if
1182. 36:46it's not an all-inclusive package,
1183. 36:47their labor
1184. 36:50costs have already been squeezed so low,
1185. 36:51so they might
1186. 36:53cut corners
1187. 36:55during installation
1188. 36:57, or if they don't want the hassle, they
1189. 37:00might do it in a less troublesome way.
1190. 37:03Yeah,
1191. 37:04if we don't understand
1192. 37:05and the customers don't understand either,
1193. 37:07then in the end we still have to find a repairman to fix it
1194. 37:10.
1195. 37:11Yeah, but I'm not finished complaining yet.
1196. 37:12I have something else
1197. 37:13to continue
1198. 37:17. Uh, there
1199. 37:20's something strange about
1200. 37:22this .
1201. 37:24I don't know about other countries, but
1202. 37:26in Spain, banks are only open from 8 am to
1203. 37:312 pm, Monday to Friday.
1204. 37:33What do they do after 2 pm? Haha.
1205. 37:35And they close on weekends
1206. 37:36after 2 pm.
1207. 37:38Yeah, that's really
1208. 37:42unfriendly
1209. 37:42to working people. Yeah, I... I rarely go
1210. 37:45to the bank to ask questions.
1211. 37:47Uncle Can, what time do banks in mainland China
1212. 37:50open from Monday to Friday? It's
1213. 37:52definitely until 6 pm, right?
1214. 37:54Oh,
1215. 37:54right.
1216. 37:55In Taiwan, it's only until 3:30
1217. 37:57pm. Oh, so early
1218. 37:58, so early
1219. 37:59, hahaha.
1220. 37:59Because banks need to calculate
1221. 38:01the final amount of money received,
1222. 38:04they need to do a settlement process,
1223. 38:05so they need to be early.
1224. 38:07He might need more than an
1225. 38:08hour to process those accounts,
1226. 38:10so he needs to arrive early.
1227. 38:11In Taiwan, we have a saying, "rush to 3:30
1228. 38:14." Are you
1229. 38:15open on weekends
1230. 38:16? No,
1231. 38:17it 's
1232. 38:19Monday to Friday.
1233. 38:21I think it starts at 8 or 9 am
1234. 38:22and ends at 3:30 pm.
1235. 38:24So, 3:30 pm is acceptable in Taiwan.
1236. 38:26"Rushing to 3:30" means you're too early.
1237. 38:28If there's anything at your company
1238. 38:30that needs to be settled before 3:30, you need to
1239. 38:31hurry to the bank to deposit money
1240. 38:33. Yes ,
1241. 38:36that's why we say "rush to 3:30."
1242. 38:37Oh, and mainland banks are very rough...
1243. 38:40what does "rough" mean?
1244. 38:42It means very tiring and demanding.
1245. 38:44Yes, yes
1246. 38:45, that
1247. 38:45's it
1248. 38:47.
1249. 38:48Sometimes
1250. 38:49when I want to go to the bank to do something,
1251. 38:51it's really hard to find the time.
1252. 38:54Here, I
1253. 38:56have to squeeze in time
1254. 38:57or get up very early to queue.
1255. 39:00If
1256. 39:00you don't get up early, it's very difficult
1257. 39:02to get there, and queuing takes several hours,
1258. 39:05which might delay students from going to class.
1259. 39:08That's one point.
1260. 39:10Also, I feel
1261. 39:14that the construction efficiency
1262. 39:15here is very low for some reason
1263. 39:17.
1264. 39:18Road repairs
1265. 39:19or building renovations
1266. 39:23are measured in years
1267. 39:25.
1268. 39:26Just
1269. 39:27last week I went to Madrid to see a concert
1270. 39:31, and
1271. 39:31they're currently repairing
1272. 39:35... the Madrid train
1273. 39:37station... I've already
1274. 39:39... It was under construction
1275. 39:40a year ago
1276. 39:41,
1277. 39:42and the roads nearby were also under construction.
1278. 39:43Now, when I go back,
1279. 39:45I feel like it's
1280. 39:46been over two years,
1281. 39:47and they're still working on that place
1282. 39:49.
1283. 39:49And it's even near my house. Because
1284. 39:52I need to take a bus
1285. 39:53to work at the university
1286. 39:55,
1287. 39:56that bus stop was temporarily
1288. 39:57moved to another location
1289. 40:00due to construction
1290. 40:02.
1291. 40:04For the entire year
1292. 40:05and two semesters
1293. 40:06, it still wasn't finished.
1294. 40:08I've been taking the bus from that temporary stop,
1295. 40:12and I've gotten used to it.
1296. 40:14That temporary stop has become my
1297. 40:15fixed stop in life.
1298. 40:17And
1299. 40:19the construction is still indefinitely delayed.
1300. 40:20I don't know when they'll finish.
1301. 40:23It
1302. 40:23feels like everything is
1303. 40:26contributing to GDP, but it's so slow
1304. 40:29and never seems to be fixed.
1305. 40:31Well, maybe it's because I'm used to things in China. In
1306. 40:33China, things are indeed fixed very
1307. 40:35quickly.
1308. 40:37And everyone agrees
1309. 40:39that, for example,
1310. 40:41sometimes when they're building pipes
1311. 40:44in front of my mom's restaurant , they might dig up the ground,
1312. 40:46affecting
1313. 40:46the
1314. 40:48entire row
1315. 40:50of shops.
1316. 40:52Of
1317. 40:53course , everyone agrees
1318. 40:55that it's okay
1319. 40:56, we all
1320. 40:58just need to be patient
1321. 41:00. And
1322. 41:00then they'll fix it within a month
1323. 41:04. We'll definitely
1324. 41:06operate normally
1325. 41:07and keep our shops open.
1326. 41:07But
1327. 41:08there might be some people we need to negotiate with.
1328. 41:11I don't know,
1329. 41:11I'm not sure
1330. 41:12. But I think the slow progress here might be because
1331. 41:15some shops are unwilling to
1332. 41:18accept such a long construction period. Or maybe
1333. 41:21I don't understand
1334. 41:22, but I just think that the construction has
1335. 41:26blocked off the area in front of the shops with netting
1336. 41:29.
1337. 41:30Basically, if
1338. 41:33a customer wants to buy something
1339. 41:34, go to the supermarket
1340. 41:35, or eat at a restaurant
1341. 41:37, they can't park
1342. 41:39or easily
1343. 41:40walk to the shop.
1344. 41:43They might have to go in a big
1345. 41:45circle
1346. 41:45to get inside.
1347. 41:48The restaurant is open,
1348. 41:49but I think
1349. 41:50this will definitely have a big impact
1350. 41:52. If the construction continues
1351. 41:55for a year or two,
1352. 41:56what kind of shops will they be able to operate?
1353. 41:57Yes
1354. 41:59, sometimes
1355. 42:00when I'm on my way
1356. 42:02home from school,
1357. 42:03I see
1358. 42:05these shops, and I feel that this is very affecting them.
1359. 42:08It's
1360. 42:09been
1361. 42:09like
1362. 42:10this for so many years.
1363. 42:11Yes, this is the complaint.
1364. 42:14The construction department definitely
1365. 42:17needs to
1366. 42:17negotiate with the residents or businesses.
1367. 42:20I know that some local governments will provide compensation
1368. 42:23to the shop owners for
1369. 42:25construction periods as long as a month.
1370. 42:26Otherwise
1371. 42:27,
1372. 42:27the shop owners' businesses will definitely be greatly affected.
1373. 42:30So in Taiwan,
1374. 42:32you can negotiate with the shop
1375. 42:34owners. If they want something
1376. 42:36like subsidies,
1377. 42:37you can apply for them and get them.
1378. 42:40Because Taiwan has this system,
1379. 42:41but it's not like it's a one- or two-year
1380. 42:44thing; a month is too long.
1381. 42:45This
1382. 42:46has a huge impact on business.
1383. 42:48I think in China,
1384. 42:50as you said, coordination
1385. 42:52is much easier
1386. 42:53because it's a collectivist country.
1387. 42:55Everyone is more used to it, and
1388. 42:56they're willing to listen to
1389. 42:58what's offered
1390. 43:00. But I think sometimes this
1391. 43:01goes too far,
1392. 43:03you know?
1393. 43:03Besides the maintenance aspect,
1394. 43:05I'm talking about something else.
1395. 43:06I want to complain about something
1396. 43:08. I mean, recently, there was
1397. 43:09the college entrance exam, right?
1398. 43:11It was June 7th, 8th, and 9th.
1399. 43:12Oh, right,
1400. 43:137th, 8th, and 9th, three days, right?
1401. 43:15The college entrance exam is indeed
1402. 43:18a very crucial time for the children, right?
1403. 43:21But
1404. 43:21to be honest, sometimes
1405. 43:23the government goes a bit too far,
1406. 43:25which is a bit speechless.
1407. 43:27In the old neighborhood where I live ,
1408. 43:30there's a night market
1409. 43:31on the street
1410. 43:33starting at 4 pm.
1411. 43:35There's food,
1412. 43:37all kinds of fruits and
1413. 43:38vegetables, everything.
1414. 43:40In theory, how loud could it be?
1415. 43:42You see, it starts at 4 pm
1416. 43:43and probably closes at 8 pm.
1417. 43:45But because of the college entrance exam
1418. 43:48, they were afraid of affecting the children, so they... So,
1419. 43:52after that, they weren't allowed
1420. 43:54to do business for those three days,
1421. 43:56right?
1422. 43:57Just shut down
1423. 43:58and not allow them to do business at all.
1424. 43:59Yeah,
1425. 43:59I don't think it's necessary to be so exaggerated.
1426. 44:02What kind of noise
1427. 44:03can the children hear from
1428. 44:05downstairs at home? They're not like those people shouting
1429. 44:07"Sell this, sell that"
1430. 44:08through a megaphone. It's not like that
1431. 44:09. It 's just that
1432. 44:10the children can't sleep well, right?
1433. 44:11How can they sleep at eight o'clock
1434. 44:13? Which child
1435. 44:14taking the college entrance exam sleeps at eight o'clock
1436. 44:15? It's impossible.
1437. 44:16Yes, yes, yes ,
1438. 44:17sometimes it's too
1439. 44:19much
1440. 44:20or too little
1441. 44:21. That's how it is.
1442. 44:21The child might need to eat breakfast.
1443. 44:23You close all the breakfast shops
1444. 44:26and tell them,
1445. 44:26yeah,
1446. 44:27right. So, I think this complaint actually
1447. 44:31sounds like Spain has a big problem.
1448. 44:33Actually, I think every place
1449. 44:35has problems.
1450. 44:36Yes , yes,
1451. 44:36yes, maybe it's not this part
1452. 44:38, it's another part. I think
1453. 44:40, yeah ,
1454. 44:41they all have it
1455. 44:42. And what's also interesting
1456. 44:44is that it makes me feel that this place
1457. 44:46is more capitalist. In more places
1458. 44:50, when you buy a train ticket
1459. 44:54at the train station ,
1460. 44:56like in Taiwan, I don't know how it is
1461. 44:59in mainland China,
1462. 45:00the price is fixed, right?
1463. 45:02Yeah,
1464. 45:03uh , when you buy a ticket
1465. 45:05from here to there
1466. 45:06, it's a fixed price
1467. 45:09. Yes, train tickets here are
1468. 45:11the same as plane tickets.
1469. 45:13They contract out to
1470. 45:14... The train company's
1471. 45:17price fluctuates, it's different
1472. 45:19every day
1473. 45:21, right
1474. 45:22?
1475. 45:23You have to keep checking the price
1476. 45:27every day to see which time
1477. 45:28is the best for you
1478. 45:30.
1479. 45:31It
1480. 45:32feels like you have to check
1481. 45:34train prices every day.
1482. 45:36This is really different between East and West.
1483. 45:39For example , if it's
1484. 45:41a public transport system
1485. 45:42, like in Taiwan
1486. 45:43, the public transport and
1487. 45:45railways
1488. 45:47are public
1489. 45:48, so the price is fixed.
1490. 45:50It should be the same in mainland China.
1491. 45:52The public transport and
1492. 45:53railways are public , so
1493. 45:54the price can't fluctuate.
1494. 45:57It
1495. 45:57should
1496. 45:58be fixed.
1497. 45:59So, like our MRT stations
1498. 46:01, subway stations
1499. 46:02are also public,
1500. 46:04so there's no fluctuation.
1501. 46:06But in Europe, I think
1502. 46:07many of these transportation facilities,
1503. 46:09public transport systems
1504. 46:12, are privately owned,
1505. 46:14so there are
1506. 46:16bigger price
1507. 46:18changes. Yes,
1508. 46:19you have to keep checking the price.
1509. 46:21Haha
1510. 46:22,
1511. 46:24yes, so
1512. 46:25... So, some say
1513. 46:27...
1514. 46:28but in some countries, trains aren't punctual.
1515. 46:32And here,
1516. 46:34some countries don't check tickets.
1517. 46:35In Spain, they check tickets
1518. 46:37, but not
1519. 46:39in many other countries. And in many other countries,
1520. 46:41there are no ticket checks on trains
1521. 46:44... You might
1522. 46:45feel a little apprehensive,
1523. 46:48afraid someone might be carrying a controlled knife,
1524. 46:50because Spain had a
1525. 46:54terrorist attack
1526. 46:55before , so they now have security checks on trains.
1527. 46:58But in France,
1528. 47:00Germany, and the like
1529. 47:01, you just walk straight to the platform.
1530. 47:06The downside is that
1531. 47:09if the trains in these countries are late
1532. 47:12, and
1533. 47:13you've already reached the platform,
1534. 47:15and another train arrives
1535. 47:18at your scheduled boarding time,
1536. 47:20your train is late,
1537. 47:21and you might end up on the wrong train. Did
1538. 47:23you get on the wrong train before
1539. 47:24? Yes, I
1540. 47:26got on the wrong train before
1541. 47:28because of this,
1542. 47:30right? I wanted to go to the airport... Then,
1543. 47:33his
1544. 47:36real-time timetable
1545. 47:37didn't tell you he was late.
1546. 47:39He just told me to go to this platform.
1547. 47:41Okay, I saw the train
1548. 47:42arrived at this platform
1549. 47:44at this time
1550. 47:46, so I naturally assumed it was
1551. 47:50going to the airport and
1552. 47:52got on.
1553. 47:53But it took me to another city,
1554. 47:55haha. So I quickly took a taxi from that city.
1555. 47:57You'll see, you'll see if the train number matches the
1556. 48:01one on your ticket, right?
1557. 48:03You'll check.
1558. 48:05Yes, sometimes you just believe it
1559. 48:07, you think
1560. 48:09the time is perfect,
1561. 48:10the train is just right,
1562. 48:11and it tells you it's at platform two at 9 o'clock.
1563. 48:14So, if I'm on platform 2 at 9 o'clock,
1564. 48:16and a train arrives at 9 o'clock,
1565. 48:19but I wait for ten minutes and no train
1566. 48:21comes, then a train finally arrives at 9 o'clock,
1567. 48:23I probably won't bother
1568. 48:24to check the train number carefully.
1569. 48:26Because I've
1570. 48:27confirmed that I'm on the right platform,
1571. 48:29I might overlook
1572. 48:31the train number and get on,
1573. 48:33and that's why I got pulled over . I
1574. 48:34don't have this experience anymore.
1575. 48:35If I had this experience, I wouldn't have this problem.
1576. 48:38After this lesson, I wouldn't
1577. 48:40do it again. Like me,
1578. 48:41before I board the train, I will check the train number
1579. 48:43. Because delays
1580. 48:45in Taiwan are not very common
1581. 48:47, but they do
1582. 48:48happen. And if I find out that my train
1583. 48:51is delayed, I will be a little more careful. Hmm
1584. 48:52, then I checked the train number a bit. Also, when
1585. 48:55taking the train, I hope there will be security checks
1586. 48:58. I feel that the lack of security checks is a bit
1587. 49:02...
1588. 49:03I don't know about Taiwan,
1589. 49:04I don't know about mainland China,
1590. 49:05but in Taiwan, there really is
1591. 49:07n't any security checks at all
1592. 49:09. Even on the MRT, there are no security checks, right? No
1593. 49:12, you just swipe your ticket and go in.
1594. 49:14There's no security on the train either. Uh
1595. 49:16, because the MRT is like this...
1596. 49:18a few years ago, there was
1597. 49:20a murder case involving Zheng Jie.
1598. 49:23He pulled out a knife on the MRT
1599. 49:25and killed someone.
1600. 49:26Recently
1601. 49:27, there have also been some attacks
1602. 49:30at Taipei Main Station.
1603. 49:32Smoke bombs...
1604. 49:33but you know, we just feel... we
1605. 49:35feel it's nothing
1606. 49:37, we just feel these are
1607. 49:38sporadic... We don't take
1608. 49:39some unexpected situations
1609. 49:41to heart ,
1610. 49:41but if you make me go through security,
1611. 49:43I'll get really angry
1612. 49:44because it's
1613. 49:46bothersome and inconvenient
1614. 49:47.
1615. 49:47So these incidents haven't prompted our
1616. 49:51MRT company to take any action.
1617. 49:53Well
1618. 49:54, if it happens, it happens.
1619. 49:56Anyway, it's really
1620. 49:57unlikely to happen to me, right?
1621. 49:59We just want you to make it easy
1622. 50:01for me to get in
1623. 50:03and out quickly, so
1624. 50:04there's no need for security checks.
1625. 50:06So in Taiwan, there are almost no
1626. 50:08airports. I don't know much about
1627. 50:10that ,
1628. 50:10but
1629. 50:11I think
1630. 50:12airports definitely have security checks.
1631. 50:13I think all airports should have them.
1632. 50:15Places like trains and MRTs
1633. 50:17definitely don't have security checks. In fact
1634. 50:19, if you do have security checks,
1635. 50:20we'll complain about
1636. 50:21how strict you are. Hahaha, right.
1637. 50:23So in mainland China,
1638. 50:25everyone is used to security checks.
1639. 50:27Sometimes it's inconvenient on the subway,
1640. 50:29but we're used to it.
1641. 50:32You feel
1642. 50:32it should be taken for granted .
1643. 50:35I have a question
1644. 50:36. What is the security check procedure?
1645. 50:41Security checks are like doing homework. For example
1646. 50:45, if you bring a bag with you,
1647. 50:48what will it do
1648. 50:49? There's a machine, right?
1649. 50:50You put it on the machine
1650. 50:52, and it will go in
1651. 50:52and scan
1652. 50:54to see if there are any things inside,
1653. 50:55like knives or
1654. 50:57liquids
1655. 50:58. If you want to drink water,
1656. 50:59they'll put it in a container to check
1657. 51:02if it's corrosive
1658. 51:04or explosive.
1659. 51:06So, train stations and
1660. 51:10bus stations (not
1661. 51:11subway stations) have
1662. 51:12security checks
1663. 51:13. They'll scan you with something.
1664. 51:15You have to turn around
1665. 51:17so
1666. 51:18they can
1667. 51:20scan
1668. 51:21you .
1669. 51:22In Taiwan, except for airports,
1670. 51:23absolutely no other station does this.
1671. 51:25Don't say this in China, let alone
1672. 51:28here.
1673. 51:30Maybe
1674. 51:32before, because of the pandemic,
1675. 51:34many hospitals had security checks.
1676. 51:36You had to put your bag
1677. 51:37down there
1678. 51:38before you went in. It's not that strict ,
1679. 51:40but it's
1680. 51:42a procedure. Yes,
1681. 51:43a procedure
1682. 51:44.
1683. 51:45Yes, yes, yes. I think Taiwanese people are pretty thick-skinned.
1684. 51:47They think
1685. 51:49it's okay.
1686. 51:50If you want a terrorist attack, just come on.
1687. 51:52Yes,
1688. 51:53that kind of
1689. 51:55feeling
1690. 51:55. Okay, after this episode, I think
1691. 51:59everyone should really want to come live in Taiwan.
1692. 52:01I feel like Taiwan
1693. 52:03... uh, I suddenly
1694. 52:05want to complain
1695. 52:06about the security checks
1696. 52:08.
1697. 52:09It's because my grandparents
1698. 52:11' home is in Qinhuangdao
1699. 52:13.
1700. 52:14Sometimes when I go to Qinhuangdao from my hometown Daqing,
1701. 52:16I
1702. 52:18pass through Beidaihe
1703. 52:19. Well
1704. 52:20, Beidaihe is where the
1705. 52:21leader
1706. 52:22goes for his summer vacation.
1707. 52:24Because
1708. 52:26this train passes through Beidaihe
1709. 52:28, all the stations
1710. 52:33along this route
1711. 52:34have extra security checks. Haha,
1712. 52:39in my hometown, at that station, many people would
1713. 52:42come and check you again
1714. 52:44.
1715. 52:44And if you have something like a fruit knife
1716. 52:46, they'd just throw it away.
1717. 52:48Yes , yes. But I'm thinking,
1718. 52:50if I go to a local
1719. 52:53supermarket and all the supermarkets sell knives,
1720. 52:55why do you have to go through security checks
1721. 52:57on the train and throw away my
1722. 53:00slightly dangerous items?
1723. 53:02But
1724. 53:03you can buy these things in local supermarkets
1725. 53:06;
1726. 53:08they're basic necessities. I think
1727. 53:10the security checks are a bit pointless.
1728. 53:12They're to prevent you from doing anything on the train,
1729. 53:15not in your daily life.
1730. 53:18Yes, that's reasonable,
1731. 53:20that's reasonable
1732. 53:20. Because you're not
1733. 53:22an ordinary person, you wouldn't carry a fruit knife on
1734. 53:25the
1735. 53:26subway . But other
1736. 53:27lines don't have this extra security check. It's
1737. 53:30only
1738. 53:30because the leader is there.
1739. 53:32Isn't that good?
1740. 53:33It's hard to understand, right?
1741. 53:35The leader wouldn't take the train anyway. Why
1742. 53:36are you bothering him
1743. 53:40? Yes, I think security checks
1744. 53:42aren't bad;
1745. 53:43they're for safety
1746. 53:44. That is to say, it depends on
1747. 53:46the people of this country.
1748. 53:48Do you have this habit of being checked by security
1749. 53:50? Once you get used to it, it's fine
1750. 53:52.
1751. 53:52Like in Taiwan, people aren't used to security checks
1752. 53:55. If you suddenly introduce them,
1753. 53:56people will react negatively
1754. 53:58and even dislike them
1755. 53:59. But if you implement it
1756. 54:00and it's been implemented for a year or two,
1757. 54:02people get used to
1758. 54:03it. Yes, to be honest, on the
1759. 54:04subway, you just put down your bag and shoulder
1760. 54:07bag
1761. 54:08and go through quickly;
1762. 54:10it's not that strict.
1763. 54:11It's just that
1764. 54:12people are so used to
1765. 54:14security checks that they
1766. 54:16feel unsafe
1767. 54:17in Europe where
1768. 54:18there are no checks
1769. 54:20. Yes , Taiwan has absolutely no security checks
1770. 54:23.
1771. 54:27But I think we should do
1772. 54:28what the law requires and be law-abiding citizens;
1773. 54:30that's the most basic thing
1774. 54:31.
1775. 54:33Like in Taiwan, people used to ride motorcycles without helmets.
1776. 54:35Later, it was mandated that
1777. 54:36motorcycle riders must wear helmets.
1778. 54:38How many people reacted negatively then
1779. 54:40? But after
1780. 54:42a year or two, everyone got used to it.
1781. 54:44If you don't wear one, you feel
1782. 54:45unsafe, but
1783. 54:47people get used to it.
1784. 54:48So I think many things
1785. 54:50really
1786. 54:51need a legal basis;
1787. 54:53you gradually get used to them.
1788. 54:55I remember about ten years ago
1789. 54:57in China, there were still quite a few people who
1790. 54:59drank
1791. 55:01and drove, and
1792. 55:02people didn't care.
1793. 55:03Even my dad would drink and
1794. 55:06drive
1795. 55:06. The reason
1796. 55:08this almost led to an
1797. 55:09accident is that
1798. 55:10the law has become very strict,
1799. 55:12prohibiting driving under the influence of alcohol.
1800. 55:15There are more roadside checks,
1801. 55:17and even some celebrity influence.
1802. 55:18For example, there was this guy, Gao Xiaosong
1803. 55:21, a celebrity,
1804. 55:23who was detained
1805. 55:24for half a month or something
1806. 55:26after drinking and driving.
1807. 55:28It's very clear
1808. 55:30that you must abide by
1809. 55:32the rules.
1810. 55:33Now, basically, if you've really
1811. 55:35drunk alcohol, you won't drive. You
1812. 55:36either need to hire a designated driver
1813. 55:38,
1814. 55:39or
1815. 55:41if one
1816. 55:42family member
1817. 55:43has been drinking and another hasn't, someone has to drive. Yes , that's right. Taiwan is
1818. 55:45also very strict
1819. 55:46about drunk driving now.
1820. 55:47For example
1821. 55:48, recently, in
1822. 55:49Taiwan, baseball is very popular,
1823. 55:52and baseball players have a high status
1824. 55:54. But in Taiwan, if someone is drunk driving, regardless of whether they are a celebrity or a famous person, they are immediately banned. So recently, a very famous player was banned
1825. 55:56from
1826. 55:58the
1827. 56:00team
1828. 56:01because
1829. 56:03of
1830. 56:05drunk
1831. 56:06driving
1832. 56:08.
1833. 56:13So
1834. 56:14,
1835. 56:15because
1836. 56:17there are too many tragedies caused by drunk driving
1837. 56:18in
1838. 56:21Taiwan
1839. 56:23, now, if you are a famous person, a celebrity
1840. 56:25, or a politician,
1841. 56:26if
1842. 56:27you are drunk driving
1843. 56:28,
1844. 56:29you are immediately... If you lose your social status,
1845. 56:31your career is over.
1846. 56:33And now
1847. 56:34there's another phenomenon in Taiwan: drug driving.
1848. 56:37What does
1849. 56:38"drug driving"
1850. 56:40mean? It means driving after using drugs.
1851. 56:43Recently, there have been many
1852. 56:46cases of people being killed in accidents while driving under the influence of drugs
1853. 56:49, which has attracted
1854. 56:50a lot of attention in Taiwanese society
1855. 56:51. So, regarding drugs...
1856. 56:54I don't know,
1857. 56:55I've never used drugs.
1858. 56:56How severe are the penalties for
1859. 56:58drugs in your area ?
1860. 57:00Before these incidents,
1861. 57:02I felt the penalties were very weak
1862. 57:04; nobody cared
1863. 57:05or paid attention.
1864. 57:06But these incidents have
1865. 57:08really happened one after another, accumulating to over ten cases in the past few months,
1866. 57:10especially in central and southern Taiwan
1867. 57:13. It's because
1868. 57:16some young people in rural areas
1869. 57:18, maybe without jobs,
1870. 57:19start getting addicted
1871. 57:20to drugs.
1872. 57:22And maybe they come
1873. 57:24from well-off families
1874. 57:25and have cars,
1875. 57:27and then they kill people.
1876. 57:29So recently, the government
1877. 57:31has made the penalties for drug driving very severe
1878. 57:35, and the police will stop people to check
1879. 57:37if they've used drugs.
1880. 57:39Recently, we've started
1881. 57:40to pay attention to this issue
1882. 57:42and have very strict legal regulations.
1883. 57:44I
1884. 57:45think in mainland China, anything
1885. 57:48related to drugs involves the death penalty—
1886. 57:50I haven't looked into it,
1887. 57:51but it's a very severe punishment.
1888. 57:54Even if it involves a celebrity...
1889. 57:57It's all about
1890. 57:58marijuana.
1891. 57:59A ban
1892. 58:00on
1893. 58:00drugs means
1894. 58:02no career path.
1895. 58:04There's absolutely no choice.
1896. 58:07It's very strict.
1897. 58:08I do feel that when I was a kid,
1898. 58:09drugs were a problem
1899. 58:12, but now in mainland China,
1900. 58:14because
1901. 58:17of the
1902. 58:18stricter laws,
1903. 58:20there's less of a crime involving drugs. It's more strictly regulated. I think Taiwan has a
1904. 58:23serious
1905. 58:26drug
1906. 58:27problem
1907. 58:30now. As a volunteer ,
1908. 58:33we go to schools
1909. 58:34every one or two months
1910. 58:37to
1911. 58:39promote anti-drug awareness
1912. 58:42.
1913. 58:43We find that many children
1914. 58:46and students
1915. 58:48don't have this concept
1916. 58:50, so we bring samples of drugs
1917. 58:52for them to analyze
1918. 58:55. "This isn't chewing gum,
1919. 58:56this is drugs
1920. 58:58!
1921. 58:59" Drug dealers deliberately try to trick you, saying, "You're
1922. 59:03a primary school student, you don't understand.
1923. 59:04They give you candy, and
1924. 59:05you eat
1925. 59:06it, but it's actually drugs
1926. 59:08!" And
1927. 59:09there are people who make money off primary school students
1928. 59:11. Why ?
1929. 59:13Because
1930. 59:13drug dealers don't care about their targets;
1931. 59:14they only care about making money.
1932. 59:17As long as you're addicted
1933. 59:19, they'll have income
1934. 59:21because you can't control yourself.
1935. 59:22So now...
1936. 59:24It's terrifying that
1937. 59:26even elementary school students are being influenced by this,
1938. 59:28and teenagers are too
1939. 59:30. This kind of thing
1940. 59:31is truly harmful, especially
1941. 59:33since
1942. 59:36they profit from selling family items.
1943. 59:38This
1944. 59:40needs to be addressed through education.
1945. 59:40Okay, okay,
1946. 59:41so today's
1947. 59:43topic is
1948. 59:45very broad
1949. 59:45, varied, and rich—
1950. 59:46very rich indeed!
1951. 59:47Don't just say it's varied
1952. 59:48, rich, and broad;
1953. 59:50it's worth reflecting on.
1954. 59:52Okay,
1955. 59:53I hope that from
1956. 59:55this rich topic,
1957. 59:57everyone can also think about
1958. 1:00:00whether installing
1959. 1:00:02air conditioning in your country
1960. 1:00:05is as troublesome as in Spain. I'm very curious,
1961. 1:00:06everyone .
1962. 1:00:07Satisfy Uncle Can's curiosity
1963. 1:00:09!
1964. 1:00:11If installing air conditioning in your country
1965. 1:00:12is also this painful,
1966. 1:00:14please complain in the comments below.
1967. 1:00:15Or maybe it's as
1968. 1:00:17simple as in Taiwan or mainland China.
1969. 1:00:20You can leave a message and tell us!
1970. 1:00:22Okay, that concludes our topic for today.
1971. 1:00:25Thank you everyone,
1972. 1:00:25see you next time! Bye-
1973. 1:00:27bye-bye
1974. 1:00:28-bye!