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I don't mind. People can go wherever they want. These are opinions. My opinion is traveling is overrated. Not only me though, world health organization thinks t

I don't mind. People can go wherever they want. These are opinions. My opinion is traveling is overrated. Not only me though, world health organization thinks the same.

autocanopener 3y ago
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- Beijinger 3y ago
  "Pay $5000 for a normal airline seat" Dude, Corona is over. Tickets have never been cheaper. China is an amazing place.
  - autocanopener 3y ago
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    - dang 3y ago
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  - seanmcdirmid 3y ago
    The number of flights between China and the rest of the world is still around half as it was pre Covid. The high prices are simply a function of too much demand (people wanting to travel to China) and not enough supply (seats on airplanes available). Closing off Russian airspace has also hurt, making flights use more fuel and many direct flights less feasible.
    - Beijinger 3y ago
      From Europe I can fly to China for around 420 Euros. Not bad. Yes, Russia hurts. Especially my lost Aeroflot Gold status....
      - seanmcdirmid 3y ago
        Tell me about it. My favorite airline from Beijing to anywhere in Europe was Aeroflot, the Burger King at the airport in Moscow served beer. Glad you can find flights so cheap, all I can find from Seattle ATM is $2k/person, most with one day layovers. We used to have so many direct flights a day, it’s around 30+ hours now unless you want to pay even more for something that is only 20 hours. Far Eastern territory airspace being closed really hurts the west coast.
        Beijinger 3y ago
        Depending on your job you could consider the following: Buy two tickets and make a stop in BRU. Not the greatest city in the world, but doable. Could get you below 1k Euro for both tickets together.
  - deleted 3y ago
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  - Beijinger 3y ago
    Replying here. Comment seems to have been deleted: "What China offers beside electronic components? " It is a magical place with a rich and old culture. When I lived there, I don't think anywhere people partied harder than there. Bars that were empty and filling up at 2pm and people dancing on the table. And I don't mean a Saturday night, I mean a Monday. Or Clubs that fill up at 8 or 9 AM. You could smell business opportunity in the air. Doors were open It was a place where things happened. It was a weird place. A crazy place. When there was no place left for me in this world. China welcomed me with open arms. Gave me food and shelter and access to health care. "Is there unique a place that can't be found in a other city in your home country?" There are many. "Please don't tell me food is good in China. Food is good in any country." Doubt it. There are only a few major cuisines in the world with China being one of them. Sure, you can get great food in NYC. You can eat in a Michelin Star restaurant. But this does not give America a great cuisine. And Chinese women are outstanding.
    - fatih-erikli 3y ago
      It's me asked these questions then deleted later assuming that there won't be a satisfying answer. My assumption was correct, there is nothing China offers to their visitors by reading your answer.
      - Beijinger 3y ago
        Well, what would you expect? Any magic medicine? Any clothing brand you can buy only there? There are cars you can only buy in China. There are a ton of tourist attractions that can't be found anywhere except in China. I mean, what can you find in Italy that you could not get in the States? Pizza? Armani? Ice Cream? Fiat cars? You can get all this shit in the states. Strangely, shitloads of American heading to Italy every year.
        defrost 3y ago
        The Colosseum, the Vatican, Pompeii, toilets older than the USofA, actual style, ...

I don't mind. People can go wherever they want. These are opinions. My opinion is traveling is overrated. Not only me though, world health organization thinks the same.

autocanopener 3y ago

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Beijinger 3y ago
"Pay $5000 for a normal airline seat" Dude, Corona is over. Tickets have never been cheaper. China is an amazing place.
- autocanopener 3y ago
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  - dang 3y ago
    We've banned this account because single-purpose accounts aren't allowed here, and neither is using HN primarily for nationalistic, political, or ideological battle. Please don't create accounts to break HN's rules with. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- seanmcdirmid 3y ago
  The number of flights between China and the rest of the world is still around half as it was pre Covid. The high prices are simply a function of too much demand (people wanting to travel to China) and not enough supply (seats on airplanes available). Closing off Russian airspace has also hurt, making flights use more fuel and many direct flights less feasible.
  - Beijinger 3y ago
    From Europe I can fly to China for around 420 Euros. Not bad. Yes, Russia hurts. Especially my lost Aeroflot Gold status....
    - seanmcdirmid 3y ago
      Tell me about it. My favorite airline from Beijing to anywhere in Europe was Aeroflot, the Burger King at the airport in Moscow served beer. Glad you can find flights so cheap, all I can find from Seattle ATM is $2k/person, most with one day layovers. We used to have so many direct flights a day, it’s around 30+ hours now unless you want to pay even more for something that is only 20 hours. Far Eastern territory airspace being closed really hurts the west coast.
      - Beijinger 3y ago
        Depending on your job you could consider the following: Buy two tickets and make a stop in BRU. Not the greatest city in the world, but doable. Could get you below 1k Euro for both tickets together.
- deleted 3y ago
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- Beijinger 3y ago
  Replying here. Comment seems to have been deleted: "What China offers beside electronic components? " It is a magical place with a rich and old culture. When I lived there, I don't think anywhere people partied harder than there. Bars that were empty and filling up at 2pm and people dancing on the table. And I don't mean a Saturday night, I mean a Monday. Or Clubs that fill up at 8 or 9 AM. You could smell business opportunity in the air. Doors were open It was a place where things happened. It was a weird place. A crazy place. When there was no place left for me in this world. China welcomed me with open arms. Gave me food and shelter and access to health care. "Is there unique a place that can't be found in a other city in your home country?" There are many. "Please don't tell me food is good in China. Food is good in any country." Doubt it. There are only a few major cuisines in the world with China being one of them. Sure, you can get great food in NYC. You can eat in a Michelin Star restaurant. But this does not give America a great cuisine. And Chinese women are outstanding.
  - fatih-erikli 3y ago
    It's me asked these questions then deleted later assuming that there won't be a satisfying answer. My assumption was correct, there is nothing China offers to their visitors by reading your answer.
    - Beijinger 3y ago
      Well, what would you expect? Any magic medicine? Any clothing brand you can buy only there? There are cars you can only buy in China. There are a ton of tourist attractions that can't be found anywhere except in China. I mean, what can you find in Italy that you could not get in the States? Pizza? Armani? Ice Cream? Fiat cars? You can get all this shit in the states. Strangely, shitloads of American heading to Italy every year.
      - defrost 3y ago
        The Colosseum, the Vatican, Pompeii, toilets older than the USofA, actual style, ...