An askreddit question, “Why don’t more Japanese people come do tourism in China?” The top-voted reply is, “My relative has lived in Japan for the past several decades and had kids there. Last year when he came back, I took him out for dinner, and he refused to at any meat saying that it was all fake. The gift he brought was snacks from Meiji [the snack brand], and he was showing off that his shoes were from Adidas. My sister said that my shoes were Adidas too, and I just said they were fake. Jesus. He even brought his work uniform back as a gift for my dad, like it was some kind of fancy evening wear or something. The watch he gifted my dad only worked for three days and broke after that.
His memory is still frozen at when he left China, around the early 80s. He still thinks China is totally destitute. And in Japan, he can only ever see negative news about China. I feel sorry for him. It’s like he’s from an alien planet or something.”
Comments say, “This is why it’s important to promote our culture. Like, there are some American shows out there that show their cities are all fancy and nice, but the actual infrastructure there sucks. Promoting our culture is super important.”
“I don’t welcome foreigners in my house.”
“It’s just that they’re way better at controlling public discourse overseas [Doge].”
“How is your sexual relationship with your wife after you cheated on her? Three men we interviewed told the truth:
The old saying goes, know your enemies and you’ll win every time. Human nature is very complicated. It’s for this reason that it’s necessary to understand the mentality behind why men cheat.
We anonymously interviewed three men.
Mister Zhang, 40 years old: “I’ve never thought about divorce. It’s the dream of everyone around me to have a flag at home and a parade outside. You lose face if you don’t bring a young pretty thing with you to business dinners. But everyone knows it’s just for show. No one’s going to take these girls seriously. At first, I felt kind of guilty, and when I had sex with my wife, I’d work extra hard. But after a while, I got used to it. I mean, what men doesn’t want a couple of concubines?”
Mister Li, 28 years old: “It was an accident the first time I cheated. My wife never really recovered after giving child birth. I waited for so long, and she never would agree to it. If I pushed to hard, she’d even yell at me, that I didn’t understand her. I don’t get what she wanted me to understand. Sexual needs are very normal, right? When the baby was 6 month old, I met my classmate from way back, and…well, it just kinda happened. We each took what we needed. Later on, my wife found out and started trying to be good to me again, but every time I saw her stretch marks, honestly, it was super horrid. So I never could pick up interest again. Now we just kind of get by because of the kid. I don’t know what to do either.”
Mister He, 36 years old: “My wife and I had a great relationship, but for some reason, for a while in there, we just kinda hated each other. Maybe it’s just the seventh year itch. Mostly, she got really contemptuous of me. She told me I was lazy all the time, that I didn’t make enough money, that her life’s gotten so much worse since she married me. I got mad and didn’t want to talk to her and didn’t really want to go home either. It was annoying just seeing her, so of course we didn’t have any intimate relationship for a while. Then later, I met someone really sweet and caring outside. There wasn’t even a kitchen in her rental apartment, and she would still cook me different soups every day. How could anyone not be moved by that? I couldn’t control myself. I regret it a lot, honestly. My wife’s been through a lot of shit with me. I don’t know if she’s discovered my cheating yet, so I always work even harder at home, feeling like I owe her. I’ve never thought about divorce, but my other woman is so sweet to me…”
Psychologists commonly believe that whether it’s physical cheating or emotional cheating, if you look past the betrayal, fundamentally, it’s always about the cheater seeking to fulfil some need in their intimate relationships.
Of course, I’m not making excuses for cheating. But we need to know our enemies and grab ahold of our happiness.
If you’re experiencing betrayal and don’t know what to do, you can PM me. I will teach you hand in hand how to solve your situation.”
Comments say, “Wow, she’s getting looked down on even after she had a kid for him. She’s still getting cheated on. I feel so bad for her. Good women always lose when they meet a scumbag.”
“Sure, your other woman is really sweet now, but if you marry her and she had to birth your children, worry about your bills, do your chores…she’d end up hating you just as much.”
“I get it now! The harder they work, the more they’re cheating! [Doge]”
“My coworker is one year older than me and got pregnant with her second kid this year. She’s a research-type PhD, in her third year of training this year. In order to not extend her training, she continue coming to work, and trying to finish all of her rotations. Last month, she was still working the nightshift. Then yesterday, at 35 weeks along, her water broke. (Actually, in her situation, the hospital’s supposed to only put her on day shifts.)
Her cervix wasn’t ready, so although she had no problems with vaginal delivery before, she’s still on Pitocin today after a whole day’s passed.
Yet another premature birth among our nursing staff.
Sigh, women. From the point of view of societal values and personal profit, having children and having a career is always going to be mutually exclusive.”
Comments say, “She has to be a badass to get through school and work and a pregnancy all on her own.”
“I mean, at the end of the day, we just don’t care enough about women. Life is great. And it’s a lot of work to create life, whether physically or emotionally. I just don’t even know what to say anymore.”
“Most research lab workers give birth this way, tbh. I was working until Friday, and went to the hospital on Sunday to get induced. I’ve got a friend who’s even more badass. Because she was working at a hospital, even after her water broke, she insisted on finishing her current experiment before she’s go to the delivery ward, because she said it wouldn’t be that fast anyways.”
A tiktok video of Americans being interviewed on basic facts. The blogger says, “Most American youths don’t even know basic common knowledge. What are they thinking? Or are young people around the world more or less the same?”
Comments say, “I’ve seen interviews on the campus of Harvard and Stanford and University of Pennsylvania. There’s plenty of very impressive elite youths. Just…you know, eat some good food.”
“Doesn’t this mean that even without having to study hard, they can still live good lives? [Doge]”
“It’s fun. I mean, why not? Why do you need to know so many useless facts? XD”
“Yeah, I know all these facts, but what use is it? I still have to burn my life to involute so I can earn my five litres of rice.”
A blogger shows screenshots of the discussion about the latest Israel-Palestine conflict on twitter:
From Azerbaijan: “Israel, get out of Palestine! This is not your land!”
From Israel: “The palestinian area is the promised land of the Jews. No one can disobey God’s will.”
From Azerbaijan: “The concentration camp is the promised land of the Jews! You beasts should be caged.”
From Korea: “Haven’t you read the Old Testament? Canaan has been the territory of Jews since ancient times!”
From Azerbaijan: “You idiot! I’m a Muslim! Why should I read the Old Testament?”
From Vietnam: “Jews and Koreans are birds of a feather! Holding a stupid book to declare that this is my territory, that is also my territory!”
From Korea: “Are you talking to me? Look how poor you are! Can’t you afford a car? Still riding a motorcycle looking for bugs to eat?”
From Vietnam: “At least I don’t have to worry about being killed by an American armored vehicle! You must be careful when you drive out!”
From Korea: “How much is a message worth? Can you introduce me to this job offer?”
From Korea: “Aren’t the Germans the Aryan brothers of India? Why don’t you support your brother?”
From India: “Shut up! You bitch! Go to the US military base to earn foreign exchange for your country, and don’t waste your time here!”
From Australia: Why is there always a group of Indians supporting Israel? Is there a feud between India and Palestine?”
From England: “Because most Indians are illiterate, they can’t tell the difference between Palestine and Pakistan. The Indians thought Israel bombed Pakistan.”
[From my attempts to search twitter and the fact that all of these accounts use strangely Chinese turns of phrases and even subtle references to Chinese internet slang, I’m pretty sure all of these tweets are, in fact, fake.]
Comments say, “Loool, I’ve been blocked by the Israeli embassy in China.”
“It’s true that the English know how to shut down Indians the best.”
“Hahahaha, I love these international flame wars. Pity my twitter account for banned lately.”
“I did a brief count of all the after effect of giving birth so far:
Immediately after birth, my fingers got super stiff and painful and I couldn’t really grasp onto anything. I took a nap this afternoon, and woke up with my fingers super sore. I asked the doctor and he said it’s from postpartum hormones.
About a week after giving birth, I broke out in hives due to some kind of allergy. Asked the doctor, and he says it could be postpartum hormones or just a weak immune system from giving birth.
About 3-5 days after giving birth, I could feel a dragging pain on my uterus. It got really uncomfortable if I sat for too long or stood for just a short while. I’m 10 days postpartum now and it hasn’t gotten any better. I asked the doctor about it, why my uterus feels more uncomfortable now than right after giving birth. The doctor said that the first couple of postpartum, the brain will release hormones that make you feel really hyped up. After a few days, the hormones wear off, and you discover pains you’ve been blind to…
Tearing down below. 10 days now and I’m still hesitant to sit or stand for too long. I have to use a postpartum cushion to sit. I don’t dare to strain while pooping. I have to use enemas every day.
Throughout my whole pregnancy, every doctor and nurse I encountered told me that vaginal deliveries are less traumatic, and you can get up and move around the same day.
Do people who’ve had a really smooth vaginal delivery actually exist?”
Comments say, “I’ve got 1, but not 2, 3, or 4. I think the reason I had 1 is because I was straining so hard to give birth that I just wore my hands out grasping at the hospital bed.”
“Yeah, you can get up and move around faster with a vaginal delivery, but it’s still painful all over. Whereas with a C-section, only the incision hurts and everywhere else is just fine. But if you have a vaginal delivery, I think you get your period earlier. I got my period 2 months in. But it took 6 months for my period to come again with a C-section.”
“I had a vaginal delivery, with an epidural, slight tearing, needed some stitches. For the first week or two, I had to be careful getting up in case I pulled on the stitches, and it was a little uncomfortable to sit because of pressure on the wound. I don’t have any other symptoms.”
“I know an Italian lady who’s in her forties and just super happy go lucky, really energetic. A lot of people must assume that she looks so young because she’s single and child free, right?
But that’s not the case at all. She’s the single mother of two children.
Her ex-husband was an alcoholic that abused her, and he’s a mommy’s boy too. Her MIL was making drama every day.
So I asked, “How do you Italians deal with MIL conflicts? Do you still fight with her every day?”
She said that she’s just a super naturally optimistic person. No matter what she’s going through, she can always find the silver lining, because life is a journey. You can’t really hold onto anything. You just have experience things as they come and go.
Money, wealth, health, career, marriage, children, everything is like this.”
Comments say, “Life is fundamentally a tragedy. To stay alive, you’ve got to be able to accept it and live out a tragedy in its ultimate form—as a comedy.”
“But her husband is abusive! That’s not a situation where you can just find the silver lining…I just don’t get it. I’d get a divorce right away to save my life, and save my optimistic for my new life.”
“That’s so nice. I feel like with this sort of mentality, nothing would ever get you down.”
What's with the hatred for India?
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