I lived off and on in China between 2008 and 2010, playing for two different clubs in the WCBA. Honestly, I struck me as not that different from the US. We stayed in the best hotels and ate the best food and the cities were fun, if crowded, places to be. I know China has made huge strides to improve the lives of the people in the rural areas, but ten years ago the contrast in quality of life between urban and rural was pretty off putting.
I'd believe it - but tbh, so many US cities for me are almost psychologically damaging given the rampant cruelty and inhumanity of the homeless populations. To be clear, I mean it's cruel that such populations exist.
It's done a lot in the last couple of decades. I visit the most rural provinces since I come from Kyrgyzstan and the difference between those and what you would find in the coastal provinces is drastic, but it's getting better. Not too different then what you would find in other countries in regards to rural/city difference. The Chinese rural areas were just coming from a very low standard so takes time for them to get better.
I lived off and on in China between 2008 and 2010, playing for two different clubs in the WCBA. Honestly, I struck me as not that different from the US. We stayed in the best hotels and ate the best food and the cities were fun, if crowded, places to be. I know China has made huge strides to improve the lives of the people in the rural areas, but ten years ago the contrast in quality of life between urban and rural was pretty off putting.
I'd believe it - but tbh, so many US cities for me are almost psychologically damaging given the rampant cruelty and inhumanity of the homeless populations. To be clear, I mean it's cruel that such populations exist.
It's done a lot in the last couple of decades. I visit the most rural provinces since I come from Kyrgyzstan and the difference between those and what you would find in the coastal provinces is drastic, but it's getting better. Not too different then what you would find in other countries in regards to rural/city difference. The Chinese rural areas were just coming from a very low standard so takes time for them to get better.