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Hey I'm in Guangzhou right now! Even if you went back, it's probably not the place you remember, though the air is the worst of the 12 chinese cities I've been to so far, and its almost 90 degrees and humid so that's probably the same. (Not as bad as Almaty, Hanoi, or HCMC, but still cooking me alive while destroying my allergies).
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Hey, you wanna visit my old neighborhood?
I mean I'm not gonna give the exact address, but you can take a look at 广州大道北 梅花园 麦地西街
The latest Baidu street view I found was in like 2014... so yea idk how it looks now...
My mom and older brother is in China right now... they got their US Passports and the 10 year "visiting relatives" visa and they just left like on sunday (last sunday, that is)
Apparanly my mom is pressuring my older brother to get married... lol (he's like 28 or 29)...
Mom and her friend network thing got bro and some girl added eacher other on Wechat and I think they've been chatting for a while... and now I guess they are about to meet or something... or perhaps if not a good match, then mom's gonma pressure him to meet with other "marriage candidates"... lol
As for me... I didn't feel like visiting... Mom asked if I wanna come and I just was like "nah fam"
Also why did she even ask lmfao, this trip is for my older brother to go pursue marriage plans... why the fuck would I tag along? lmfao, that is sooo fucking weird to do... even my older brother was like "wtf, dont let this annoying shit come" (paraphrased)
(I mean I didn't even have a valid passport lol, I just submitted the application for it yesterday at a post office)
I have a bunch of stuff not backed up and am too internet addicted to chance VPNs not working and then youtube or other stuff blocked... I'd have withdrawl from that lol... too much stress for me...
(And also a bit of the politcs thing, just feel kinda resentful towards the government)
Mom and brother are staying with one of my aunts (aka: her sister) in Taishan...
I asked them to check the internet thing but brother completely ignores me (not really on speaking terms right now) and mom is digitally illiterate to check for what websites work or not... or maybe she just doesn't care since she's so obsessed with trying to get my older brother to get into a marriage... cuz mom says if you wait, you will "never find anyone and die alone"... lmfao
So... roaming... T-Mobile charges $0.25 for each minute of calling... but mom got the international pass for like $50 so its now unlimited... so I don't have to install WeChat and make an account just to talk to her...
So I just randomly call all the time and be like "MOOOMMM" 😅 (I mean if you don't use the unlimited minutes, its going to waste lol)
So yea, that's my story, how's everything going for you?
Here's that same pic at night.
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you're designated wingman /s
Your neighborhood is 30 minutes away by subway and bicycle, and not in the direction my hotel is in. But it should be somewhere in this picture:
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You can get a hk based esim via alipay for 50 cents a gig, your mom is massively overpaying. Otherwise, most servers on latvpn and vpnify work.
You have to apply for chinese visas at application centers, and it takes multiple days once you hand over the passport for them to add it, and there's like 3 centers in the US, it was easier to fly family to Hanoi and have them get 60 day instead of 90 day L visas (tokyo is another option) than DC or Chicago. If you ever apply, book cancelable flights, screenshot the proof, immediately cancel, they don't check. Have AI generate your itinerary.
Good, still doing the digital nomad thing. Wasn't expecting to miss Japan so much. It's kinda lonely not being able to speak the language, but that will change when I meet up with friends in vietnam again. I understand even less vn than mando, but theres more english speakers.
Honestly, if it was practical, you should have done it. Just go find a cheap hotel room or hostel for <10USD/night, and do your own thing, maybe meeting up with family for standard tourist things.
Here's a dog on an emoped
Edit: instance is too slow to upload.