Category Archives: WTF

China Internet Trend: Babies Wearing Watermelons As Clothes

Posted on August 12, 2013 by jozjozjoz

I caught an The Cut/NY Mag piece (referencing Kotaku’s) about the latest trend to rock Weibo (that’s China’s “Twitter”): babies dressed up in watermelon clothes. It evidently started in Wenzhou city, when baby’s father reportedly worked all day to fashion … Continue reading →

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Breed Out The Tibetans?: What Some Chinese Think

Posted on May 28, 2013 by akrypti

At a business brunch with a dozen Chinese investors, the topic of Tibet came up. It started when one of them said that the Tibetans are lazy, stupid, spend all their time on prayer, refuse to work, and only take … Continue reading →

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Kindergartners Poisoned by Rival School Director in China

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Mihee

From the Daily Caller: Two chinese girls were killed Thursday after eating poisoned yogurt that had been planted by the owner of a rival kindergarten. The owner confessed to adding rat poison to the yogurt before leaving it on the … Continue reading →

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Miss Korea 2013: One Dream, One Face

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Xxxtine

Photo: via Reddit When I first saw the candidates of Miss Korea 2013, I had no idea they were beauty pageant contestants and just remarked how even I, as an Asian female had trouble telling them apart. The beauty pageant … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, DUDE WTF ASIA, Entertainment, Health and Beauty, Observations | 9 Comments

“You are so stupid.” Have Chinese Americans Been Overreacting This Whole Time?

Posted on April 19, 2013 by akrypti

You aren’t authentically Chinese/Taiwanese unless your mother has at some point called you stupid, or as I’ve heard it in Mandarin, bèn (笨). Don’t misinterpret: my parents love me to pieces and today, 30-some odd years later, our relationship couldn’t be stronger. However, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Observations, WTF | 3 Comments

WTF: “Make Me Asian” Android App ?

Posted on January 2, 2013 by John

The last time I think I blogged about smartphone app was a “review” of Design Your Dream Asian Girl for the iPhone. Even though it has been out for a while, in the past few days, I’ve seen links about … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Tech, WTF | 8 Comments

Gangnam Style invades Christmas Lighting

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Jeff

If Gangnam Style isn’t everywhere already, this video shows that it has invaded Christmas.  This display, created by John Storms, was an entry in the Old Navy Griswold Lightacular Challenge.  Sorry Gangnam Style fans, voting has already closed for this … Continue reading →

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