06/02/24 - And underneath the tattoo was a very small line of text, “except my customers”.

A post about a reality TV show featuring young, upcoming actors and actresses competing in the field of acting, “Holy shit, Zhejiang TV. No wonder none of these actors have improved. Turns out, the first 5 episodes of the show was filmed in 5 days straight. There’s no way anyone can improve in the span of just a few days. They’re doing well just not dying from a heart attack! No wonder He Luoluo always looks lost. I bet both the actors and the backstage people are exhausted. Zhejiang TV have always been so inhumane.”

Comments say, “For this kind of show, most of these actors have upcoming new shows that they need to promote. They’re getting exposure, then you go watch their works, it’s kinda two birds with one stone.”

“But all reality TV shows are like this. You gotta think about what time all of these actors have on hand. So they always work a lot of overtime trying to get as much filming done as they can within a few days. This should all have been in the contracts.”

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From an IP in Japan, “Just got done in the onsen and blew dry my hair, and I was heading to my locker to get my clothes, when this Japanese grandma ran past and rammed into my shoulder. I was almost knocked on my ass. Before I even wrapped my head around what happened, she started swearing up a storm at me, demanding why I hadn’t totally dried my hair, that I’d made her shoulders all wet, and I needed to apologise to her???

The whole thing was just so random and out of nowhere. Some staff people came along and shepherded her off, and apologised to me all embarrassed like, “She’s one of our regulars, and she’s a little bit, you know. I’m so sorry about that, are you okay?”

And I was like, “Oh, is that so? I’m fine. I get it. You guys have a hard job too.” (polite smile.jpg)

But turns out, if you put up with something, you’ll just stew in your anger. It’s almost 1AM now, and I’m still replaying that scene in my head and can’t go to sleep. My mood be like:

Comments say, “Oh, I totally get the frustration of never having a comeback ready.”

“Japanese people really like running into other people.”

“You should’ve totally freaked out, dear.”

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“Hahahahaha, one of the clients at my company came over to discuss some things. He got really excited and pulled up his pant leg to show us his calf, and he had a magical talisman tattooed there, with the words “Fuck off, retards” written on it.

My boss praised him like, “Wow, that’s so punk! That’s such a cool tattoo!”

And he was like, “Yeah? I had to pay out my ass for it.”

And we were all wondering what he meant, when he put his calf up on the table so people could see more clearly. And underneath the tattoo was a very small line of text, “except my customers”.

“I got this tattoo, and lost 80% of my customers in a single month! Lost 7 figures of income! I went right away to add another line, and only got back about 70-80% of my customers. Holy shit. I guess all my customers really are retards.”

And everyone was like, “……””

Comments say, “If he gained weight and the font got stretched bigger, it would look even better, wouldn’t it?”

“So it works?”

“Would they all come back if he got tattoo removal?”

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A compilation of responses to the question, “Has China ever invaded other countries in its history?”

“Wang Bo’s grave is in Vietnam. Why? Because his dad used to be the governor of Vietnam Province.”

“We’ve always been a country of honour and ritual. You need a causes belli to start any wars. You have no idea how many history books Zhu Di (Emperor 1402AD - 1424AD) dogeared trying to find a legitimate reason to march on Mobei, and finally saw the Siege of Baima that Liu Bang fought in (202 BC to 195BC) and decided he had to get revenge for the Han Chinese people XD”

“I knew a Turkish guy before, and he said that we’ve been invading other countries since the start of history. I asked for more details, and he said it was ever since Genghis Khan.”

“Li Bai, famous romantic poet in the Tang Dynasty, was born in Kyrgyzstan.”

“March on the east, war in the west, pacify in the south, police in the north…Yeah, none of these are invasions, I’m pretty sure :P”

“I dunno. I just know that we built the Great Wall to defend against foreign invaders and then, somehow, it ended up deep in the heart of our own territory.”

“Based on the map, our ancestors have done everything they can to claim all the best land.”

“You ever heard of Lou Lan? It’s currently the Xinjiang Uyghur Self Administration Zone, Ruowu County. It used to be a country. There was a poem written back in the day with the line, “I shan’t return until I’ve destroyed Lou Lan.””

“Guess why I’m named Xinjiang?” [Literally “new territories”]

“In 2000 years of Vietnamese history, if you cut out the 200 years they spent being invaded by western powers, the other 1800 years, they were being invaded by eastern powers.”

“It’s not an invasion—we’re educating the barbarians. I’m one of those barbarians.”

“You don’t really think “expanding our territory” meant only territory that nobody was using before?”

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“While eating dinner, my wife suddenly went out of nowhere, “Your mom and dad need to move out.”

I was like, “But they paid for this house. They paid 600K for it. What are you thinking?”

And my wife said, “Then go buy a house yourself and we’ll move out. If you can’t buy another house, we’ll have to get divorced. Either way, I’m not going to live with them anymore. I can’t stand it.”

And I was like, “I don’t have that kind of money. Are you trying to kill me?”

My wife threw down her chopsticks and made an ultimatum. “I don’t care. You figure it out. Either they leave or I leave.”

I had no idea what to do. I can’t even explain how all of this started.

Why wouldn’t my wife live with my parents? Honest, a couple of years ago, it was just fine. It was only lately that she started insisting on splitting up with them.

So the issue is, the house we’re living in is the only house my family owns. Back then, when I was about to get married, I’d wanted to buy a unit in the city too, but we just didn’t have enough money. So my parents sold my old, shitty, small childhood home, and combined it with their savings to come up with 600K, and bought me the unit I wanted.

Although my name is on the deed, most of the money came from my parents. After marriage, my wife’s completely changed from her gentle and loving nature, and often complain about my parents to me.

For example, my parents are very frugal and they don’t flush the toilet after using it. My wife can’t stand it and complains about how the house smells like pee and it’s gross. I tried telling her that they’re from the rural villages and they’re used to it, and she shouldn’t get too worked up about it.

And my wife says that my parents always pick at their food and serve soup out of the pot with their own personal spoons, and it’s unhygienic. I’ve tried talking to my parents about it too, but they’ve been like this their whole life. They can’t change over time. They think that since we’re all family, it’s fine to be chill with each other and not worry over such trivial stuff.

My dad has a habit too, where he doesn’t want to waste money on starting up the AC when it’s hot, so he’ll just wear less clothes. Sometimes, he’ll hang out on the couch in just some shorts, no shirt. My wife thinks it’s indecent, but I don’t see what the big deal is. Isn’t it normal for men to hang out shirtless? But my wife is super bothered and I don’t get it. I’ve tried talking to my dad in private, but he won’t change, and just does whatever he wants, and I can’t do anything about it either.

And my mom has no sense of boundaries. Sometimes, she’ll come into our room without knocking. She’ll use my wife’s makeup while she’s at work too, or take my wife’s bag to go shopping without permission. My wife complains about that too.

But conflict is bound to come up if you’re living with other people.

I know they’re unhappy with each other, but I thought it was just minor issues, so I didn’t bother to mediate too much. I honestly feel like my wife is being a nitpicker, getting worked up over nothing.

I never thought she’d try to make my parents leave over small stuff like this. That’s totally immoral, isn’t it? My parents bought this house, and they don’t have anywhere else to go. What are they supposed to do, sleep on the streets?

But if they don’t move out, she wants me to buy another house. I’ve already drained myself dry getting married. How could I afford another house? Forget it.

But if I don’t do either of the above, she wants a divorce. I guess she’s really mad.

I don’t know what to do. What do you guys think?”

Comments say, “All conflict comes from a husband’s inaction. What do you mean, you can’t change them? My FIL always used his own personal utensils to serve himself, but every time he eats at my house, he uses the common utensils, and it’s all thanks to my husband. You haven’t done anything but complain. You deserve what’s coming.”

“You’ve got two generations living together, and he hangs out shirtless? He’s just being a perv. My dad never goes shirtless in front of me.”

“I’ve seen the aftermath. OP got divorced with his wife, and he got married to someone else soon after, and his parents moved out. And he and his new wife had a happy life ever since.”

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A compilation of responses to a post made by a guy in Australia, “Mom, in a corner of the world you don’t know, I’m standing in the 40C heat, building houses for white guys. Right now, my youth is only worth 144 an hour.”

Comments say, “I just went to a job fair today and…T_T”

“That’s great! Hard work is always praiseworthy!”

“Come back to China. Here, you can work 10 hours for 144 RMB.”

“Come back right away! How are they paying that much over there?”

“Yeah, come back. I makes me upset to see you make that much money.”

“144/hour. He can work 10 hours a day. 144x10=1440 AUD. 1440 AUD = 6963.67 RMB. Come back, bro. You’re making more money in a day than I make in a month T_T”

“You’ve been screwed. You could’ve worked 12 hours in China for 144.”

“Your mom be like, “Kid, watch out for your health. Don’t work more than 23 hours a day, you got it?””

“Do you guys really think construction is hard work? White people are super lazy. They take breaks all the time while working, and you’re not allowed to keep working when other people are on break. I feel like I barely got anything done before it’s time to clock out.” [IP in Ireland]

“Come back. You only get one hour for 144? We pay 50 RMB a day for our interns, and absolutely nothing at all when you have to work weekends and holidays.”

[Lower in the comment section, a lot of people are pointing out that OP probably meant 144 RMB in his original post, because there’s no way he’s getting paid 144 AUD an hour, but these comments don’t have a lot of likes.]