Youβve probably noticed that a whole lot of people seem to be in βa very Chinese time in their livesβ lately.
On TikTok and in memes across the internet, people, especially Gen Zers, are boasting of becoming Chinese, βChinamaxxingβ or becoming βChinese baddies,β all of which essentially involves indulging in traditional Chinese wellness habits: drinking apple herbal tea, leaning into acupuncture, slipping on house slippers as soon as they enter the front door, or having congee or bone broth for breakfast.
The internetβs embrace of Chinese culture has been building for some time, but this particular meme took off at the end of the year, when content creator Sherry Zhu began doling out tongue-in-cheek tips on how to tap into your inner Chinese person.
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βNow that youβre Chinese you need to stop walking around your house barefoot, OK? βCause Chinese people, we donβt do that, we wear ζι (tuΕ xiΓ©) around the house,β Zhu says in one clip that has over 6.2 mill
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