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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Guy. You're not in China anymore. Stop holding yourself to an ancient Asian mindset.
You leave China but you never really escape from this toxic culture...
I'm treated like my depression is a shame...
Like this fucking culture would be gossiping about me if they knew I had depression and withdrew college...
Like people would literally be on wechat and be like:
"OMG DID YOU HEAR ABOUT [MY MOM/DAD]'s SON? He's 吽吽地嘅 (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%90%BD#Chinese) (its basically equivalent to being called a [r-word]"
I mean I literally hear my mom's wechat gossiping about someone else's kid (especially those who are ethnic Chinese)
Like: "So I see this kid (idk if its actually a kid she's talking about or a young adult) that didn't even greet me like a normal person does... I think he's slow" and this is I think she said it was an ethnic Chinese btw...
Liike another tike my mom be like: "Hey I see this kid (non ethnic Chinese btw) and he's on SSI, hey you can be like them too, and live on SSI too, okay?" (basically insinuating that she thinks I'm gonna be this "loser" that will live on welfare forever)
There are like 2 million people who were born in China... those 1st gen ones... oh jeez they are judgy af... ablist af...
Do I go no contact with the entire 5 million Chinese diaspora to "escape China's influence"?
Like...
Fuck me lol
I'm gonna go Michael Jackson and just pretend I'm white lmfao...
Can I get a reroll? Just kms and reincarnate lmao...
whispers "pls pls pls oh great buddha gimme a kind affectionate Norweigian mother pls... 🙏"
Maybe just cut ties with toxic people?
You're also 24. You're your own man. You're not required to be a "little emperor."
Gotta get of your own head. 🙂