And here's life after work:@weiting.chen39 The typical lunch break in China.#china ♬ 原创音乐 - Mia Chen
And before work:@weiting.chen39 A typical night after work for people in China#china ♬ 原创音乐 - Mia Chen
@weiting.chen39 The typical weekday morning looks like for people in China #china ♬ 原创音乐 - Mia Chen
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Very humanizing look inside China. Interesting how skirting rules becomes part of her routine.
But AI doesn't sleep.
I like those elevators.
Although, I guess since it's tied to your phone if you have a bad social credit score, elevators would be one more thing you wouldn't be able to use.
Not sure what she does for work.
I haven't stopped to eat a meal at work for a long time. Seems like a waste of time.
I hate my phone. Living my life through that devil device would be soul crushing.
The napping after lunch reminded me of kindergarten nap breaks. Those were the days.
If you are going to live in a cramped apartment, why not just go all in and design high rise living space on even number floors and office space in odd number floors.
Worker bees of the the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your honey!
I ❤️ Siesta
I'd never ride one of those bikes, especially without a helmet.
I prefer to finish the day and go home, rather than treating work as home.
3 very interesting vignettes. merci beaucoup.
One thing I'm thankful for is a life full of working with my hands. I've done programming and lots of administrative stuff too, but I never long for that. When I am forced to do purely cerebral work I always just wish I could go get into some machining or building something, or even cleaning stuff. I feel lucky to have that attraction to manual work. It's brought me joy, paid off well, and It kept me grounded, whatever that means.
Because I tend to eat mostly carbs, I found it hard to stay awake right after lunch. When I had my own office, I put my head in my hands and would sometimes try to hap that way. No one came in my office without knocking.
Ah, life inside the largest surveillance state in the world. Everything you say, is noted. Everywhere you go, is noted.
How wonderful that the State takes care of the worker drones.
My Chinese GF and her sisters are not office workers so they don't have many of the luxuries shown here. She works in the USA, and her sisters work in China in the Nan Chang province. They were very interesting short videos. Thanks.
I've been to China 7 times and visited about a dozen cities. Those scooters are ubiquitous. Sometimes the whole family commutes on one bike. Little brother up on the handle bar, Dad driving, mama sitting sides saddle and sister clinging to the back. Easiest way to get around in the city.
As for naps, I always took one when I had my own office. At noon, my light went off, and I rested in a dark corner. Made the second have of the day much more productive.
This looks pretty much like Hell to me.
Instead of taking a "hap" after lunch, I prefer a nap. Maybe a fap?
Thats not a bad looking apartment for $423/month. I've stayed in crappier hotel rooms that cost half as much per night.
Dominican Republic has thousands or tens of thousands of licensed motorcycle taxis. Not uncommon to see 2 passengers plus driver. Or 4 kids, in school uniforms, plus driver, on their way to school.
Seems like a motorcycle taxi stand with dozens of bikes on every corner in Santo Domingo
Some ladies, in dresses, ride sidesaddle which seems scary
John Henry
10-15 years ago we had a fad of Chinese motor scooters (not motorcycles) on a weekend you would see groups of 100 or more going somewhere.
They were dirt cheap. Under $1,000 for some models. This when a Honda motorscooter was selling for $8-10m.
John Henry
Very informative. Thanks.
Napping, China. Is that one of the new million-plus population cities we hear about, that weren't there thirty years ago?
Anyway, it reminds me of the famous cartoon--
Peasant 1 to Peasant 2: Man, I hate this town. I hate this county. In fact I hate this whole Fukien province.
I remember doing that in Kindergarten. We were trained to fetch and set up our own cots and return them afterwards.
There was a half pint of milk with a straw, and I guess there must have been a cookie or something, before the danger of sugar was known. It makes the boys active.
That was very interesting, thanks.
I've been doing this my whole life. Lunch in stomach = nap. Resistance is futile.
Very interesting look at China, which we normally see through many filters. Those chairs don't look like they're made for napping though. I used to bring my own lunch to work when I worked in an office. My day started around 5-6 am, so I generally ate lunch, at my desk, around 10.
Last night it was the first time I’ve lost my ATM card since I’ve been sober. The phone has carved one more piece of territory I thought I would never surrender. It’s was either wait 2, 3 days for a new car in the mail or figure out how to use the magic wand called Apple Pay. Happy to report that… I’ll live, for now.
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