I've been living in China for 11 years and I'm married to a Chinese Doctor for over 2 years now, how did we meet? This was a little more than simply boy meets girl as we both had difficult circumstances when we first met, I was still married (but going through a divorce), she was in a relationship, and well a ratty little 125cc motorcycle brought us together in the end, come and hear my Chinese wife Sasha tell you all about how we met from her side and some of the challenges she faced with her Chinese family and friends.
Cross cultural marriages and relationships are difficult but not impossible, if you can cross the cultural barriers and divides they can be incredibly rewarding. Sometimes you simply have to follow your gut feeling and take the plunge, and this was one of those times. Going through life it's difficult to know who you're going to meet, but as life continues and you gain more and more experience, there comes a time where you may think that the right sort of person for you just isn't out there. That certainly was the case for me until I met my wife, I had literally given up on finding the right sort of girl and had decided that I would simply have to settle for whatever was convenient in life which led to a disastrous failed marriage to a Hong Kong girl, but life has a way of knocking you off your feet when you least expect it, and meeting Sasha was one of those times.
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C-milk talks about the state of religion in China at the moment: https://youtu.be/7aRCmLPnd2E
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Well here I enlist the help of my electrical engineer friend Pete, we go in to Hua Qiang Bei to look for some connecters to properly connect the dodgey regulator.. deals are made, street food is eaten and we get to work on the bike
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Okay, so I've bought an old virago 400 here in China (a real find), but it's in bad shape.. this is the beginning of my little fixing up adventure.. who knows how it's going to turn out, a bit of beer, a bit of Chinese culture/food and a bit of bike maintenance.
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So, a black South African living in Beijing took exception to some of the things I said about South Africa in my "China Saved my Life" video, and felt compelled to meet with me to air her views, I was very happy to hear her side of the story... You decide!
The "China Saved my Life" video that sparked this off:
https://youtu.be/oZBYOqBr2sc
ADVCHINA: https://www.youtube.com/c/advchina
Conquering Northern China: http://www.vimeo.com/ondemand/conqueringnorthernchina
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Conquering Southern China:
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It's time to take a look at Guilin, well at least parts of it, I also head back to Yangshuo with Beer-girl and have an accident on the notoriously dangerous road between the two...
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It's the rest of the world's fault, we need to work with China..... NOT! The Chinese government has very successfully tricked the world into looking away and turning a blind eye to the facts!
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DOCUMENTARY LINKS:
Conquering Southern China:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/conqueringsouthernchina
Conquering Northern China:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/conqueringnorthernchina
Stay Awesome China (my new documentary): https://vimeo.com/ondemand/stayawesomechina
For Motorcycle adventures around the world, and a talk-show on two wheels go to ADVChina every Monday 1pm EST
https://www.youtube.com/advchina
For a realistic perspective on China and world travel from an American father and a Chinese mother with two half-Chinese daughters go to Laowhy86 every Wednesday 1pm EST
https://youtu.be/mErixa-YIJE
For a no-nonsense on the street look at Chinese culture and beyond from China's original YouTuber, join SerpentZA on Friday at 1pm EST
https://www.youtube.com/serpentza
Support Sasha and I on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/serpentza
Join me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/winstoninchina
Twitter: @serpentza
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SerpentZA in Japan #1
In this episode: Nakasu, the red light district of Fukuoka!
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Music used: Fun fun - Living in Japan
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Day 1 of my most epic adventure yet Join Marty "The dumpling" Schmidt and myself as we take you through Day 1 of our adventure!
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