why I left Beijing + where I'm moving next 🌏 pros & cons of living in Beijing

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In this video, I sit down and chat with you about my real and honest experience living in Beijing, China: the pros and cons of living in Beijing vs Guangzhou, my observations while living and working in both cities, and how I decided to leave Beijing and move to Guangzhou, because at this point in my life Beijing is no longer worth it.

🔖 CHAPTERS
00:00 intro
00:53 why i moved to Beijing
02:00 my personal reasons for leaving Beijing
04:22 diversity of lifestyle in Beijing
06:08 (toxic) hustle culture in Beijing
07:23 Beijing's unique style
09:34 cost of living in Beijing
10:19 rent in Beijing vs Guangzhou
11:05 a big city, but affordable
12:30 Guangzhou is chill
13:55 food heaven of China
14:36 Guangzhou's culture
16:08 the weather
17:28 what's next

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🎵 MUSIC
Damien Sebe - campfire - https://thmatc.co/?l=231D0ACA

🔗 LINKS
beijing diaries:    • 🍜BEIJING DIARIES 🍜  
how i lost my apartment in beijing:    • how i lost my apartment in beijing | ...  
a beijing vlog from ‪@ItsYuyan‬ (to give you an idea of what beijing's like from another lens):   • LIFE IN CHINA (for a week) | reunited...  

🙋🏻‍♀️ HELLO
hi i'm Evelyn. thanks for stopping by!
➭ where are you located? Guangzhou, China
➭ what do you do? i'm a full time content creator
➭ really? you can support yourself with 8k subscribers? not really. i'm investing my savings in a future of (hopefully) not having to go back to corporate...
➭ why do you speak English in your videos? because I paid too much tuition to American universities

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