09/11/24 - Let me tell you, nobody’s gonna starve just because they’re unemployed.
“Just a warning, guys, never sleep with your window open, especially not with just a sliver open. The doctor said I was lucky I didn’t get facial paralysis. After a 30 minute massage, 30 minute acupuncture, and 10 minute cupping therapy, I can finally move again.”
A compilation of comments:
“A lot of wind isn’t worrisome. What’s worrisome is just a thread of thief’s wind. My teacher taught me that when I was little. Either completely close your window or completely open it. Never leave just a sliver open. That’s the most harmful to your body.”
“I think I’ve seen some Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors teach that the wind that comes through a crack in your window is called thief’s wind and it’s extra damaging.”
“That’s because a window that’s only slightly open creates a tunnel effect. The relatively weak and peaceful wind outside will gain speed as it passes through the crack, lowering its temperature. With long exposure, it could cause a facial paralysis.”
“And when it’s super hot and you immediately turn your AC super low as soon as you get into the car, you can get facial paralysis too. Happened to my husband’s coworker.”
“I have long hair, and after I washed it, I didn’t dry it before I went out on my bike. It was 39C out and I still got facial paralysis.”
“It’s true. You have to turn down your AC when you sleep, no matter how hot it is!! Last year, my AC at night blew on my spine too much and when I woke up, I couldn’t move my head. I almost got paralysed.”
“When I was sitting the month in the middle of winter, around the New Years, my MIL secretly opened the window in my room about 10cm and forgot to close it. The curtain hid it from me. One night, I got up to breastfeed 4-5 times and now my arm is damaged. It hurts every time it rains.”
“I used to aim the fan right at my face on the right side of my bed and keep it on all night long. That period of time, I kept feeling like my face was numb. It got better after I got acupuncture, but I get scared just thinking about it. It’s the warning signs of facial paralysis.”
“Lol, this is some tradhusband (娇夫—a man who behaves like a tradwife, not actually any stereotypes associated with traditional husbands] behaviour that you wouldn’t even see in novels:
Liu Xiaoqing [actress] cheated on her husband with the hot newcomer Jiang Wen at the time. The first time her husband found out, he kicked Jiang Wen out and was so angry that he threatened to kill everyone with a gas leak, and he was talked down by Liu Xiaowen.
The second time he caught them in bed, he went and found Jiang Wen afterwards and made him admit on paper that he’s the paramour. Jiang Wen wrote, “When I began dating her, I did not know she was married.”
After her husband read that, he wrote in his memoirs that his immediate reaction was, “How dare he shove all the responsibility off on Liu Xiaoqing!? I’m so upset on her behalf!””
Comments say, “Oh wow, I kind of ship them now.”
“Liu Xiaoqing truly had a legendary life.”
“Jiang Wen grabbed the apology letter back and added a final line, “But I love her.””
A compilation of how much more useful new brains are:
“My daughter was eating shrimp chips, and my cat was waiting to the side. When she dropped a few just as expected, the cat rushed in to eat it. My daughter saw and oh my god, she dumped all the rest on the floor, and got down there with the cat and started eating it off the floor too.”
“Now, whenever my brother gets upset, he’ll copy Logger Vick [protagonist in Boonie Bears], hunched over, lips pursed, hands drooping down, and wander off to his room.”
“My dad likes to sing opera, so now my son is going ahhh~~~~/~~~/ all day.”
“My daughter watched Paw Patrol and started panting with her tongue out like a puppy all day.”
“Can we make them learn how to do calculus?”
“My daughter got a Taiwanese accent watching too much Sarah & Duck.”
“My daughter’s never responded to her name, until one day, I was looking for my phone and calling out for Siri, and she answered.”
“My younger son started panting like a dog, and I discovered that he actually learned it from his older brother. My older son was teaching my younger son how to pant like a dog XD”
“When I was little, my mom owned a store and customers would try to get me to catwalk all the time, and now that’s how I walk everywhere.”
“My neighbour stuttered, and I always copied him when I was little, and now I’ve spent 20 years trying to correct that habit and it’s still not gone.”
“One of these days, I’m gonna die laughing on Xiao Hong Shu.
Someone was showing off the hand-grabbed rice they got in Xinjiang, with a giant piece of lamb chop on it, sizzling with fat, looking absolutely delicious.
And someone in the comment section with an Australian IP was screaming about how, “I can’t take it! I just got some stir-fried noodles and it was 80 bucks!!” And they attached a photo of what looks like just normal 10 RMB stir-fried noodles around here.
And someone responded, “What can you take when you live in that hellhole? Even the watermelons suck ass. Stop trying to compare to Xinjiang.”
I can’t even tell if they’re trying to be comforting or just being an asshole XD”
Comments say, “I just saw someone who just got back to the Bay Area making a post about how inconvenient it is to live there, with a bunch of American IPs in the comment section fighting over whether American watermelons are good. It was kind of amazing.”
“Xinjiang is already expensive as fuck. Back when Zibo was going viral for everything being cheap there, Xinjiang’s Tourism Board tried to hop onboard the hype train and locals were warning a lot of people off by posting menu prices.”
“I’ve been in New York for 9 years and I haven’t eaten as many watermelons as I did in one year in Xinjiang T_T There’s no good fruits here. There’s no soft peaches, or sweet strawberries, or white apricots T_T”
“Called an Uber home last night and the driver was cursing the entire time, like he was just absolutely done with society.
He said that he used to work at a government job, but his department was performing well and everyone’s just barely hanging on for the past 3-4 years. He doesn’t get paid nearly enough to survive. 2 months ago, he bought a BYD hybrid and began driving for rideshare apps after work to make a little extra on the side.
He paid for 200 RMB of fuel and drove for two days. Now his tank is about to be empty, and he’s made 216 RMB. Plus the amount of time he put in, the wear and tear on his car, eating and drinking and everything else, it might look like he’s broken even but if you calculate out all the details, he definitely lost money.
He said angrily that riders got a comfortable and convenient travel experience, the Didi company [Chinese Uber] got their cut of the fees, BYD got to sell more cars. Everyone is doing well, and he’s the only dumbass, wasting a bunch of time on absolutely nothing.
When I heard that, honestly, I felt really bad. These days, if you lose your job, you’ll starve even if you drive for Didi full time. People’s last resort has been taken away too.”
Comments say, “Let me tell you, nobody’s gonna starve just because they’re unemployed. There’s tons of places to get work. I know because I work. Don’t try to fearmonger by talking about how scary it is to lose your job.”
“People actually pay for gas to drive for Didi? What are they thinking?”
“There’s something wrong with our wealth distribution system.”
“Men can tell if a girl is well off or not at a glance.
First, you don’t need to ask how much her garage cost or whatever. Just look at her hair. If it’s smooth and silky, she’s 100% middle class or above. Rural chicks have hair like dried straw, yellow and greasy.
Second, look at what she carries around on her, her car, her bag, her jewellery, her phone. They usually all have iPhones, because they’re 7-8K each, and that’s not cheap. If she has some jewellery, that’s even better.
There’s fake jewellery too. Just take a look, and if it’s super shiny and glittering, it’s real. Fake jewels only have colour and no shine.
Three, look at her vibes. Girls from wealthy families are a lot more chill and don’t freak out at everything.
Four, look at how she talks. If she doesn’t show much interest in houses, cars, and travel, then she’s probably got some family background.”
Comments say, “It’s super easy to tell if someone’s rich or poor. You don’t have to look at anything outside, just look at their mental state. Rich people are really chill, relaxed, and easy to hang out with, because they’re socialising down. I was lucky enough to meet two billionaires, one born in the 70s, one in the 80s.”
“People who aren’t interested in buying houses or cars or travelling are people who know they can’t afford it anyways so they pretend it doesn’t exist.”
“Just ask about her school days. You can tell her family background based on whether her school cared about student mental health.”