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"But I already was kinda feeling it years ago when I saw how much of a legit tech hub Shenzhen is, and then felt it again when I found out they've been making good cheap EVs that just can't be sold here."
"The great firewall has, like the iron curtain before it, served to block out a lot of exposure to young western people what China is really like. Though there's some YouTube videos about how big Chongqing or Shenzhen is and the odd TikTok - middle/working class culturale exchange is extremely limite"
"In My opinion it's better to live outside the cities of Beijing, Shanghai Shenzhen and Guangzhou but if you must choose one do Beijing."
"Likehow the sun rises in the East and sets in the West, my dad who has relocated to Shenzhen (which is deserving of another separate piece) would never fail to shake his head and exclaim "Too fucking cold, too fucking dirty, too fucking dry. What is there to stay for.""
"going to shenzhen next month to finally meet my e-gf! we're gonna eat hotpot and discuss baudelaire. you'd never be able to do this in the west because of the PMC"
"My other main options are Guangzhou and Shenzhen but maybe also Chengdu (I'm enticed by the pandas…)"