So hot right now or so yesterday?
bababardwan
February 26, 2010 at 05:19 PM posted in General DiscussionI thought it may be interesting to discuss/debate what's hot in China right now vs what's so yesterday.I'd like to see a list created and then it could be debated in the subthreads if any disagree.I'm particularly interested in this as I don't live in China and it can be hard to guage,so some of the posts could be more of a question ...an opportunity to seek opinion.I see this as being very wide and not limited to movies and video games [though I'd like to see them as well].It can even be such things as words,turns of phrase,habits,opinions,fashion,kanfa,topics of conversation,deng deng.Of course some things are going to have enduring popularity [eg mahjong] and will vary according to demographics etc [and in reality things are never so black and white],but for a bit of fun I thought it might be better to try and decide whether the topic of each post is "so hot right now" or "so yesterday".
bababardwan
February 27, 2010 at 12:53 AM
Confucius the movie...so lukewarm right now? [or is it just that Avatar was so white hot right now...and thus Confucius was overshadowed by the most successful movie ever?]
bababardwan
February 26, 2010 at 05:57 PM
So yesterday...concubines.
Article here:
http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=108&catid=4&subcatid=20
BEBC
February 26, 2010 at 06:35 PM
That article - sehr interessant. Do I detect a whiff of hypocrisy there ? Wasn't Chairman Mao something of a ladies man ? Insatiable, even ?
bababardwan
February 26, 2010 at 06:22 PM
..from that article,so 2010...online checking of husband's marital status:
"As part of an effort to stamp out bigamy the government plans to publish the nationwide marriage registry online so wives can look up their husbands and make sure they are not married to someone else. The system is expected to be operational by 2010".
suxiaoya
February 26, 2010 at 06:36 PM
Yesterday... all the girls in Shanghai are wearing ugg boots right now. Pretty much the opposite to feet binding, in fact.
bababardwan
February 26, 2010 at 05:51 PM
No,thanks mate...of course your opinion is valid....hehe,but I know what you mean..ie I think my kids think some of my turns of phrase are "so yesterday" and they are the experts on what's "so hot right now"..in Australia that is.
pretzellogic
February 26, 2010 at 05:48 PM
we don't really seem to get Chinese teenagers to just casually post on this site. It seems they're interested in the language exchange . But I would think that they would know what's "hot".
In Beijing, the Apple Store seems pretty crowded, and iPhones (jailbroken or otherwise) are somewhat hot. But I am not the first person that should comment on hotness/trendy. Avatar was hot while it was here/there.
bababardwan
February 26, 2010 at 05:34 PM
please add to this list and voice your disagreement with what I have above and why.
bababardwan
February 26, 2010 at 05:33 PM
Wearing PJ's in public....unfortunately sounds like it's being considered so yesterday.
bababardwan
February 26, 2010 at 10:41 PM
I agree suxiaoya. There are many things that may be considered now so yesterday in China that I would hate to see disappear...all the things that make China unique and different to the west...well except for things like feet binding for the poor women.I'm so glad to see you posting here as I was hoping you and Ousijia would ...being young China whippersnappers. Thankyou. :)
suxiaoya
February 26, 2010 at 06:40 PM
I think (read: hope) it's going to take a few more "todays" before this oh-so China practice becomes "so yesterday".
bababardwan
February 26, 2010 at 06:25 PM
...I'd still happily wear one though,hehe [I've never been concerned with what's hot and what's not...but just thought it'd be interesting to know what's happening in China right now]...are they easy to obtain still ?
bababardwan
February 26, 2010 at 05:28 PM
kaixinwang farm thieves?
http://chinesepod.com/lessons/kaixin-wang-farm-thieves
bababardwan
February 26, 2010 at 05:26 PM
Ping pong?...still so hot right now,or is it becoming so yesterday?
bababardwan
February 26, 2010 at 06:07 PM
哈哈大笑...oh brikkie,thanks mate..you crack me up....I love your theories :) ..and thanks for your conclusion,lol.
BEBC
February 26, 2010 at 05:58 PM
Perhaps the masses are ahead of the leadership on this one - a few years ago I was sat in a cafe in Guangzhou airport, and a businessman sat at the next table spat into his carrier-bag (it seemed to be half full of something) rather on the floor. Perhaps the custom is different in cafes, or perhaps he didn't want to offend the foreign devil. Maybe he collects his phlegm for medical analysis, or maybe it's to put in the stew. Maybe he had a picture of his mother-in-law in there.
So ...... hot right now - spitting in your shopping basket or briefcase.
bababardwan
February 26, 2010 at 05:32 PM
...well I heard they were trying to stamp this out before the Beijing Olympics.
bababardwan
February 27, 2010 at 07:49 AM"Nobody"...so hong right now:
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTE2ODQyNzY=.html