3/14/23 - Being able to film whatever they want is an advantage in and of itself.
A lady born in 86 is upset that she got called “aunty” out on the street. Her son is one-years-old, but because she takes care of herself, she thinks she still looks like she’s in her twenties. But today, she was called “aunty” by a passerby. Maybe that passerby has a mature face—she looked like she was in her twenties, so OP got a little upset. She asked how old the passerby is, and the passerby said, “Aunty, I’m born in ’05.” That’s 19 years younger than OP, so aunty is pretty appropriate, but OP still feels offended. Why not call her sister?
Comments say, “I’m born ’01, and there are people who call me aunty.”
A tiktok video of cockroaches crawling all over a precooked packaged meal in Walmart. Walmart says that they have informed the store manager and are investigating this issue. They will post the results of their investigation as soon as it’s ready. Comments say, “But they’re customers too :Doge:“
A blogger posts about how people have no concept what it means to make 300K a year. If that’s the numbers after tax, that means a good 30K a month. If you’re getting that as a salary, as in working for someone else, it’d have to be a position where the company can’t survive without you if it’s a small business. Or a high-level manager in a big business, like vice-president level. OP works in Hong Kong, and people who make that much are universally Ivy League graduated MBA degree holders with native-level English, high as fuck charisma, and tons of resources. There’s not that many people who make it that far in life. OP doesn’t believe there are that many people making 300K a year on the internet.
A post listing the requirements for someone to be a “good husband”
High income, at least 300K a year.
Don’t spend money, don’t smoke, don’t drink, entertainment expenses under 1000 a month.
Filially pious to the in-laws.
Has no hobbies that take a lot of money to sustain.
Aside from working, spends all his time at home doing housework, cooking, laundry, and window cleaning.
Doesn’t listen to his parents, not overly attached to his mom.
Not flirty, open about his phone password, lets his wife check it any time.
Treats his wife like a queen—all she needs to do is spend money, for example, taking her to spas, buying handbags, travelling
Aside from when she’s on her period, is deeply into his wife’s body, likes to snuggle.
After marrying, will break off hanging out with bad influences, and not visit his parents too often, unless they have money.
Comments ask, “And what are you bringing to this relationship? Just a cunt?”
Chinese hotpot franchise Haidilao is changing their rules that each table must order at least one soup base, so they can avoid situations where people order 4 servings of just water base (which is free) and get a final bill of 17 RMB.
Comments say this is why Apple Care in China will only fix your products now, instead of letting people exchange it—because too many people were taking advantage of the system.
A video shared of an overseas tiktokker’s video of her being informed she has to come in for an extra shift at work, and she cries while putting on makeup. Comments say, “She’s obviously never really suffered.” or “She’s just putting on a show.”
An actor Liu Yaren has apparently been caught for doing drugs, and there are more than 10,000 pieces of evidence against him. Blogger asks if anyone knows who he is. Comments say, “Well, I used to know. But now that this news is out, I have no idea who Liu Yaren is.”
An askreddit, “Is it okay to wear hanfu to a normal friend’s wedding?” Top voted reply, “When I got married, my husband’s cousin showed up in a solid-red hanfu (bridal colours). Not just a hanfu, but intricately done-up hair, a huge bow, and a furry white bag, and she was holding onto some weird strandy thing in her hands too. She showed up late, with a bunch of friends, with how weird she was dressed, you can imagine—half the guests were just staring at her and talking about her.”
“I’m not kidding. The officiate was talking about how my husband and I met and our sweet memories together, and nobody was listening. I was shocked. The officiate’s eyes met mine and I could tell he was pitying me. My husband squeezed my hand and whispered to me that he had no idea his cousin would show up like this and had no idea why she would even do such a thing. He’s also speechless and kept apologising to me.”
“But I’m a new wife, and I’m faced with this cousin-in-law’s parents and my own in-laws, so I couldn’t exactly show my unhappiness. And I didn’t want to ruin the film we were taking of the ceremony.”
“The cousin sat down, and immediately, a flock of kids are curious about her dress and want to look at it. And she started freaking out that they were touching her dress and making it dirty. She started screaming and making a scene.”
“Honestly, my officiate was an absolute magician in how he managed to save that wedding. Without him, I’d never be able to forgive this cousin-in-law.”
“I couldn’t even stomach dinner that night, and as soon as we got home, I went to the bathroom and cried. I prepared my wedding for a whole year, and it was destroyed by a single rude, inconsiderate girl. And I’m a proper aunt-in-law to her. If you’re just normal friends?”
“If it’s not your wedding, then you shouldn’t be the centre of attention. If you insist on wearing a hanfu, pray that you end up with someone who’s got as even a temper as me, who cares as much about what the relatives think. Because you really will get beat.”
“I hope no one has to deal with an attention whore like I did on their wedding day.”
Comments say, “Well, I don’t think there’s a problem with wearing a toned down hanfu dress to a wedding that is also hanfu themed. In every other scenario, it’s rude as fuck.”
A discussion of movies started by the claim that, “Box office is all that matters in cinema. Hollywood is on its last legs (the box office top 20 is almost all remakes or reboots or sequels), European filmmaking is dead, Japan and Korea have limited potential—only Chinese movies stand out among the rest. The box office top 20 has a varied mix of genres. We’ve got a golden age of at least 30 years ahead of us.”
The reply underneath, “Wake up, bro, Korea’s light years ahead of China.”
OP replies, “What does Korean movies have, except that they can film whatever topic they want? If their movies are so good, why do they win less international awards than China? Why only compare Chinese blockbusters to Korean movies? Why not look at Chinese art films?”
The reply, “But being able to film whatever topic they want is an advantage in and of itself.”
OP says, “Don’t make me laugh. Korean movies aren’t even as good as Hong Kong movies in the 90s. They’re all generic as fuck.”
The reply, “Still better than Chinese movies though.”
A thread talking about the insane antics of Shandong Airlines, which exclusively hire military airforce pilots to fly their planes. “The expected time of arrival for Shandong Airlines is when the pilots expects to arrive at home.”
“Shandong Airline’s motto: arriving early is on time. Arriving on time is late.”
“Not like there’s a traffic jam, why not fly?”
“It’s like everyone else is flying in slow motion, and Shandong Airline’s superpower is superspeed.”
“I remember being in the middle of a typhoon. Every single flight was cancelled in Shenzhen Airport, except for one flight by Shandong Airlines. In the wild winds, I felt like I was riding a tractor as we lifted off.”
“Seriously, I have arrived 50 minutes early before.”
In the thread is a video of a terrifyingly fast Shandong Airlines plane.
A reply to the question, “What acts of silent kindness have you seen?” The top reply is, ‘I’m from a very, very poor village in Gansu. Start going to university in ’04. To save money, no one from my family accompanied me. After I paid the tuition, I had 331 RMB left. I was supposed to live on that for a whole semester. Obviously, it’s not enough. When I got too hungry after class, I’d sometimes go to the alleys opposite the school. There was a chicken noodle restaurant there, and I’d eat people’s leftovers.”
“When the owner’s wife saw me, she hired me on as a part-time dishwasher. 15 RMB an hour, and free food. I washed dishes there for 3 years. Every time I’d go home for the holidays, she’d slip me a couple extra hundreds and tell me not to tell the owner, use it as travel expenses. It was only thanks to her that I didn’t starve to death. I’ve always felt grateful towards her.”
Last year, she passed away from cancer, and I went to her funeral. The owner looked a lot older. As we sat together for the wake that night, he said he’d always known his wife used to give me extra money, but he never said anything about it because he didn’t want to put pressure on me. Kids from rural villages are pretty sensitive. What if I stopped going out of pride and couldn’t find anywhere else to eat?”
“I burst into tears right away. This is my interpretation of kindness!”
Comments say, “Oh my god, why did it have to be her who got cancer?” Comments underneath that say, “You can think of it as her getting a promotion to go work in heaven :)”