Sep 14, 2026 · 19 min · 8 segments
Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:05 Airport security and the Chinese security state Support the show on Patreon to get access to unfiltered travel content. Early access to every video, extended cuts, and…
Some days I love it, some days I hate it.
In general, I love it.
I think it is one of the best countries to travel.
I think the people are the friendliest.
Food is great.
Um, relatively easy to get around, but I just...
I've, I've been having a lot of, I don't know, maybe I'm just in a bad mood today, but I've been having a lot of experiences like, things are just so needlessly hard in China.
I just got done with, uh, the security, for example, in the airport, and it is so exhausting to go through security in China.
I'm on a three-hour flight.
I'm gonna relax.
I'm gonna put my feet up and hang out with the lady boys.
And, you know, I, I desperately need a vacation.
I'm very tired after, like, 18 days filming ev- almost every single day.
[clears throat] But I'm flying out international from Shenzhen, and the airport security, I must say, in China, is so incredibly extra.
I don't understa- You know, people, and me personally, I lament the US security state.
I know they don't actually help prevent terrorist attacks.
I know they're not actually making us safer.
It's just government bloat and waste.
I mean, it's like a whole industry.
Thousands of people are employed, and they do nothing.
They do not help the security situation in America.
At least last I checked, and that was like 10 years ago, so I'm just gonna go with that.
Some days I love it, some days I hate it.
In general, I love it.
I think it is one of the best countries to travel.
I think the people are the friendliest.
Food is great.
Um, relatively easy to get around, but I just...
I've, I've been having a lot of, I don't know, maybe I'm just in a bad mood today, but I've been having a lot of experiences like, things are just so needlessly hard in China.
I just got done with, uh, the security, for example, in the airport, and it is so exhausting to go through security in China.
I'm on a three-hour flight.
I'm gonna relax.
I'm gonna put my feet up and hang out with the lady boys.
And, you know, I, I desperately need a vacation.
I'm very tired after, like, 18 days filming ev- almost every single day.
[clears throat] But I'm flying out international from Shenzhen, and the airport security, I must say, in China, is so incredibly extra.
I don't understa- You know, people, and me personally, I lament the US security state.
I know they don't actually help prevent terrorist attacks.
I know they're not actually making us safer.
It's just government bloat and waste.
I mean, it's like a whole industry.
Thousands of people are employed, and they do nothing.
They do not help the security situation in America.
At least last I checked, and that was like 10 years ago, so I'm just gonna go with that.
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