“I got yelled at in first class with my baby. I was taking him back to my hometown for summer break. We bought first class tickets for the train. The tickets were selling out super fast, so I couldn’t grab a seat for the baby too. (I usually buy him his own seat too). So he sat on my luggage the whole time and was well-behaved. He chatted with me, or talked to himself, and occasionally laughed. He was the only little kid in the train car. It was very quiet.
But when he was going through the alphabet to himself, he got a bit louder, and another passenger yelled super loudly, “Can you quiet down a bit!? You haven’t stopped since you got on!” It was so loud that it startled my baby.
I told my baby to quiet down right away. I wish they would make a children’s car or something. I don’t want to bother other people either, but kids love to chat.”
Comments say, “You don’t have to emphasise that it’s first class. No matter what class it is, people are annoyed by loudness.”
“”Laughing occasionally” is just your subjective definition. The mother and daughter sitting in front of me on the train yesterday probably though they were just normally talking too, but they didn’t stop the whole train ride either.”
“Back when I was in university, if we saw people travelling with kids on the train, people around would play with them, give them snacks, try to get them to say “uncle” or “aunt” or “grandma”. Why is it that trains now have gotten faster, but people have only become less tolerant? I don’t get it. I drive everywhere with my kid, because I don’t want to run into crazies on the train. Do people just want to live by themselves and want everyone else to go die?”
“From my own experience, I think that if kiddos have a bad relationship with their dads, they’re the ones who suffer. They might not realise it when they’re little, but when they grow up, they might even blame themselves for it, like, “Why doesn’t daddy love me?”
So, so long as the dad has some redeeming qualities—like, for example, some dads give a lot of money, but they don’t have time to spend with their kid, or some dad are super strict but they’ll help with homework, or some dads are really poor but they never beat their kid and are always really gentle—then I think even if these dads aren’t perfect, they’re not scumbags either. As the mother, you should try to help improve their image in your kid’s eyes, talk about his good qualities more. It’s better for your kid that way.”
Comments say, “I agree. Some moms have a bad relationship with their husband, and they’ll say stuff like, “Daddy doesn’t love you.” to their kid. It’s like they want their kid to be hurt just because they’re hurt too, so they can be victims together.”
“Agreed. My mom loves to complain about my dad in front of me, so I used to fight with my dad all the time. Now, I just warn her to keep her negative energy out of my life.”
“When I was little, I thought moms got higher status because of their child. When I grew up, I understood that kids have higher status thanks to their mom. The more respect their mothers have in the household, the more resources they get.”
“I posted a picture of my new house to my social media and got yelled at by my supervisor. I feel kind of upset, but he’s my boss. So I couldn’t do anything except delete the post.”
OP shows screenshots of their texts with their supervisor.
Supervisor: “Is that a picture of your house you posted? It’s pretty nice. But I don’t think it’s a good idea to post that publicly. It feels like you’re showing off. Don’t blame me for being so blunt with you—I’m only doing this for your own good. It’s not like houses are particularly expensive right now, but still, I wouldn’t post about it.”
OP: “Oh, sorry, I didn’t think that much about it. My house is out in the suburbs anyways, it’s not very expensive. I just wanted to make a record. It’s okay, I’ve deleted it. Thanks for reminding me.”
Comments say, “How…is it possible..(spits out blood) for women…to afford houses…(crawls creepily).”
“Whatever he doesn’t like to see, I’d post more of.”
“Your boss is so jealous.”
Typhoon Doksuri is moving at 10km per hour towards the north-west direction, and will hit the south-eastern shore of Taiwan tomorrow. It can reach 48-55 metres per second at its height. Due to its influence, there has been strong rain in the oceans east of the Phillipines. On the night of the 24th, the southeast regions of China (Taiwan, Fujian, etc) will suffer severe storm weather too. Passing boats should keep safe and be careful.
Comments say, “I’m guess it’s gonna turn away too.”
“What a classic route through Taiwan and into Fujian—it’s been a couple of years since I’ve seen this.”
“Is it gonna come to Zhejiang?”
“This just happened 5 minutes ago on the train from Guangzhou to Zhuhai, D7563. I haven’t even boarded yet, I was only about to step onto the train, when the male train steward told me, “Keep an eye on your child.”
I asked him what he meant.
He said, “Usually, kids like to run around. Keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn’t disturb the other passengers.”
I told him he was discriminating against kids. He was treating families travelling with kids differently.
He said he wasn’t, he was just letting me know.
“Okay, so why don’t you tell the other adult passengers right when they board the train that they’re not supposed to yell loudly, or spit on the ground, or take phone calls, or smoke, or put their feet up on other passenger’s heads?”
I’m super disappointed in Guangzhou’s trains. I’m going to report him.
ETA: This was not a quiet car, it’s a normal train car. There were plenty of people loudly chatting with each other, and he didn’t tell them to stop. He only warned families with kids. He never said anything to anyone else, but if you had a kid, he would warn you when you get on the train, and warn you again after you sit down.”
Comments say, “I bought first-class tickets from Shenzhen to my hometown, but when I boarded, there was hardly anybody on the train. The whole first class section was empty. The two people sitting in front of me were some middle-aged ladies who bought second-class tickets. The stewardess reminded them that they can’t sit in the first class section if they bought second class tickets, but they never moved. They sat there until they got to their destination. Why can’t they be stricter about these rules, rather than spend their time harassing parents with kids?”
“Just went from Tianjin to Beijing, and a train steward told some adults chatting really loudly to quiet down. It made me feel really good. Why only target kids? It’s not like the adults are any quieter.”
“I’m on a train right now. There’s 4-5 kids in my train car. They are kinda loud, but no one’s mad about it. I think in a public space, you’ve got to accept some level of noise as normal…not just kids being loud, but other people chatting, playing videos on their phone, what doesn’t make noise? I don’t know why people got to intolerance on the internet, talking constantly about, “Why do I have to put up with your shit?” This is a public space. It’s not your private room. Why can’t you be a little more understanding?”
“I met up with a classmate of mine for dinner after she gave birth to a baby. She said that while her MIL was taking care of her, she said that if my classmate had any complaints, she should talk about it openly. So she did, and her MIL’s face immediately fell and she stalked away.
My classmate was all like, “Didn’t you tell me you thought of me as your daughter?”
Here’s where I have to speak up for the MIL. You don’t really understand the concept of a daughter, do you? Daughters are people that you train to do house work and deny them education and deny them work opportunities, don’t you know?
Talking back to their parents/in-laws is never something daughters are supposed to do. [Doge]”
A tiktok video of a boy throwing a tantrum and splashing a bottle of water on his mother. When he sees that she didn’t react, he poured the rest of the bottle on her too. The mother asks, “What do you do about kids with a temper?”
Comments say, “Pour a bucket of ice water on him too, wake him up a bit.”
“Have you tried beating him?”
“His mom is a camera, that’s why she can’t fight back.”
“The most shameful moment for a female uni student is when I have to ask my parents for living expenses every month…I don’t do a lot of social activities. I just buy food, maybe some clothes, and some make up. I feel like 1200 RMB a month is just not enough. Do you guys buy make up at all? You got any cheap ones you can recommend to me?”
She shows the screenshot of texts between her and her mom.
OP: “Mommy! When are you gonna send me money? I’m too poor to eat. @_@“
Mom: “[Sends a 1200 RMB transfer] Try to be a bit more frugal. It’s not easy for your dad and I to make money. Be more considerate of your parents.”
OP: “Okay, thanks mom!”
Comments say, “Can’t you make your own money now that you’re in college?”
“I feel like if you’re this poor, you shouldn’t even have kids. It’s not easy for you to make money, and it’s not easy for your kids to live with the stress either.”
“1200 isn’t that much money anyways. Do your parents talk like this every time you ask for money? It’s not like you’re asking for any extra.”
“My parents is sending me off to go on a first date with some guy on Saturday, but I don’t want to go. I don’t want to date. Which outfit should I wear to make him immediately turn around and leave as soon as he sees me? Picture 1 or picture 2? Picture 3 is what I normally wear.”
Comments say, “If you don’t like your date, you should still dress up all pretty and just tell him how it is. Don’t make yourself ugly just for the sake of not dating. Be yourself! Dress how you want!”
“Just take off your make up and you’ll scare him off. You don’t need to spend money on old grandma clothes.”
“I think you’re better off putting on some sexy smoky makeup, and dress like an American slut. That’ll scare off dates more.”
“It’s pretty blunt, but height really is the base requirement for beauty. There are huge crowds on the streets because of Midsummer festival. I was wearing a leather skirt—it was unbelievably hot. There’s a lot of pretty girls in Hong Kong. My friend (female) and I have made a hobby of people watching and picking out pretty girls and admiring them together.
Height > Thinness > Hair > Posture > Outfit > Head to body ratio > Head to shoulder ratio > Head to face ratio > Face Shape > Facial Features
For us to notice a beauty in the crowd, she has to be at least 175cm. Height is so, so important.
I mean, my friend and I aren’t short either. I’m 168, my friend is 170. But every time we see a 175 girl who has a small frame, and a good figure, we get so jealous.
Only tall women can be called true beauties. Otherwise, they just kinda disappear into the crowd. At most, they’re just kinda pretty. There are beauties who are short, I guess, but you can only really admire them on the TV screen.
Beauty follows the rule that the big picture comes before the details too. The overall picture is the most important. Only after that, do people look closely at the fine details.”
Comments say, “Yeah, yeah, yeah, women need to be tall and thin and beauty and make money and cook dinner and watch kids. If you can’t do all that, you can’t even be called a woman.”
“I was just about to sigh that I’m way too short after reading—thanks for waking me up, comment section.”
“So, Marilyn Monroe isn’t beautiful because she’s under 170cm?”
“A new soldier, Liu Weiye, in Hebei, Wen’an County, did not want to sacrifice his youth and his life for his country and his people, and looked for various excuses to refuse to serve his draft, but was dishonourably discharged by the military and punished severely. This is an event that has caused much shock and anger, and has been a grave challenge to China’s national defense and military.
Liu Weiye was born October of 2002, and enlisted in March, 2023. He served him time in a SWAT unit. He would’ve been an accomplished new soldier, but he did not appreciate this opportunity, but instead displayed extreme cowardice and avoidance. First, he tried to escape training by claiming chest pain. Medical exams were unable to detect anything wrong. Next, he tried to get discharged by claiming depression and suicidal thoughts. The military, local government, county government, and his parents attempted to educate him and counsel him multiple times, and nothing worked. He continued to insist that he did not want to learn, train, and live in the military. He has no sense of duty or responsibility. Finally, he was dishonourably discharged from his SWAT team.
Not only did Liu Weiye’s actions violate the PRC Military Recruit Law, but it has severely disturbed the order of society and the interests of his country. In order to teach him a lesson, and warn others to not repeat his mistake, the Wen’an County Recruitment Office has levied the following punishments against him:
Cancelled his personal and family subsidies, and charged him a fine of 62,550 RMB—twice what he had received as a stipend as a volunteer soldier in college.
He has been blacklisted from government employment, or any job whose management structure copies that of government employment. He cannot work as a part of the local government, any social groups, or as full-time employee in state-funded companies.
From the 1st of June, 2023, he is blacklisted from attending any schools, listening to any classes, or participating in any tests or exams for 2 years.
The “Military Service” section of his personal info at the local Social Security Office will be recorded permanently with, “Refused to serve”, and he will be put on the Severely Delinquent in Responsibilities to National Defense List, and cannot apply for any visas for two years.
His behaviour will be promoted through news media to society as a negative example. He is a shame to our country and our people. He is the enemy of the military and all who work in recruitment. We need to steadfastly punish and resist such behaviour, to maintain normal order in national defense and recruitment. We need to learn from those who bravely volunteer, who promote patriotism, and who uphold the collective spirit—those who contribute their power towards the revitalisation of the Chinese dream.
What do you think about this? Please leave your comments down below so we can discuss together.”
Comments say, “Are you just trying to kill him?”
“I thought it was voluntary whether or not you enlisted? Did his parents force him into this or something?”
“I mean, maybe this guy was faking his depression, but what are you supposed to do if you really got depressed in the military?”
1,200 RMB per month? That's 14,400 RMB per year or about 40 RMB per day. Looking up the official conversion, that's about $2,000 per year, $168 per month, or $5.61 per day. That doesn't seem like much, although I don't know what costs are like in China, or what expenses she has, or whether the official conversion rates are even meaningful. I ate on about that much in grad school in the US, once upon a time, but it wouldn't leave much room for clothes or supplies...