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08-16-2016, 01:09 AM
Yo Crisp,
You're based in SZ as well? Didn't realize you were Dantes' friend. Shooting you a pm.
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08-17-2016, 10:35 AM
I've followed serpentza since 2012 I think. I guess I didn't put 2 and 2 together to figure out that he was teaching English when he spoke about "training doctors." I assume his friend c-milk is also an English teacher too.
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08-17-2016, 03:57 PM
That dude also has the most facepalm-worthy China story a foreigner could possibly have: Literally 2 weeks after coming to China, he meets a 4 at a supermarket because she happens to be able to speak English, then knocks her up and marries her. All at the age of about 25? Or so.
Just...why.
Serpentza is cool in my book though but yeah he's definitely jaded as hell by now and trying his best not to show it.
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08-17-2016, 05:19 PM
He married her pretty much bang on two years after his divorce. Same as beer girl she seems to be growing tired of being featured in his videos already. "Welcome to another wideo" is being said with progressively less enthusiasm each time. Saying all of this he has the best expat YouTube channel by far, I've never seen anything close. Speaking on the street rather than in his apartment was genius and makes his videos far more immersive.
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08-17-2016, 05:27 PM
Never watched Serpentza and you guys aren't making me want to either.
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08-17-2016, 06:44 PM
Rule #1 in Asia. Always assume that any white person is an English teacher, until they prove otherwise.
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08-17-2016, 07:06 PM
Rule #2: Assume he's totally ting bu dong until proven otherwise.
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08-18-2016, 01:24 AM
Rule #6: Always assume that he/she will never follow through with any of his/her big plans in China.
Rule #7: If he/she uses the word "guanxi" even once, never speak to him/her again.
Rule #8: Assume that she is in a sexual drought and is consistently ignored by men, but won't admit it or begin dating men who aren't her superior by at least two points.
Rule #9: Assume that whatever reason(s) she gives for leaving (with two years of arriving) are complete lies and she's leaving because she realizes that she doesn't stand a chance of marrying up if she stays in China.
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08-18-2016, 01:30 AM
Rule #10: If she's Western, assume she's damaged and actually has no intention of ever sleeping with a local Chinese guy.
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08-18-2016, 03:13 AM
Googled this "serpentza". In today's age ad block happy world, a video i made with 100k+ views made me a net of $20. Youtube pays dogshit unless you have a US / European audience.
Seems to have patreon game down though with over $1,000 a month.
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08-18-2016, 02:45 PM
^ Maybe nobody enjoys watching goddamn fucking ads.
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08-18-2016, 06:57 PM
C-milk, serpentza's friend who appears in his motorcycle channel, is the guy who married a Chinese 4 immediately after he arrived. Poor bastard; she looks like a typical ass-faced ugly Guangdong peasant girl, and he's definitely out of her league. Guy seems like a bit of a closet fag in any case.
Serpentza probably does alright between his online endeavors and his motorcycle business, but I agree; his new wife seems annoyed by him already, and he seems to secretly hate China now. lol
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08-18-2016, 08:24 PM
Quote: (08-18-2016 06:57 PM)Mr. Scumbag Wrote:
C-milk, serpentza's friend who appears in his motorcycle channel, is the guy who married a Chinese 4 immediately after he arrived. Poor bastard; she looks like a typical ass-faced ugly Guangdong peasant girl, and he's definitely out of her league. Guy seems like a bit of a closet fag in any case.
Serpentza probably does alright between his online endeavors and his motorcycle business, but I agree; his new wife seems annoyed by him already, and he seems to secretly hate China now. lol
Yeah, I can't stand C-milk. He's the type of dude that would warn foreigners about gutter oil and then eat at a place using it.
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08-19-2016, 09:04 AM
Quote: (08-18-2016 06:57 PM)Mr. Scumbag Wrote:
C-milk, serpentza's friend who appears in his motorcycle channel, is the guy who married a Chinese 4 immediately after he arrived. Poor bastard; she looks like a typical ass-faced ugly Guangdong peasant girl, and he's definitely out of her league. Guy seems like a bit of a closet fag in any case.
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08-26-2016, 06:20 AM
Now this serptanza guy is travelling everywhere 'funded' by the video subscribers. so basically his followers are paying for what they are watching: his trips and vacations.
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08-28-2016, 06:05 AM
Are scooters and ebikes outlawed in Shenzhen these days?
Is it possible to pay 2000 RMB in Nanshan for a studio not far from a metro station, or a room in a shared flat with a private bathroom at least?
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08-28-2016, 06:08 AM
Probably won't be able to get a flat for 2000rmb in Nanshan. Nanshan prices are skyrocketing.
I used to live in Daxin, and my rent was 4000rmb for a studio. It was insane. If you move to the outskirts of Nanshan you could find something for 2500 MAYBE, but they'll charge you more because you're a foreigner. Why? China.
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08-28-2016, 07:08 AM
How about part-time ESL tutoring work? Are there many opportunities?
I was never good at finding my own students, and always relied on agencies. When looking around for work in Shenzhen in the past, I've noticed they don't have much in the way of agencies that find clients for you like other tier 1 cities. I don't mind taking that pay cut that agencies take, as long as I can get a pool of students and then eventually convince them to stop going through the agency and just pay me directly.