People Rent Boyfriends And Create Apps To Avoid CNY Interrogations. It's True.
True story! People in China even rented boyfriends!
By Darian Goh — 18 Feb 2015, 11:04 AM — Updated over 9 years ago
1. Women are renting boyfriends online to bring them home for Chinese New Year
The number of Chinese women renting a fake boyfriend to take home with them for the Chinese New Year holidays to shield them from parental pressure to get married has increased, reports Hunan-based news website Voc.
2. A man in China kidnapped a woman and tried to talk her into becoming his wife just to escape his parents nagging
According to the Dalian Evening News, a 32-year-old bachelor in the northeastern province of Liaoning kidnapped a woman off the street and tried for 2 1/2 hours to talk her into becoming his wife. All so he wouldn’t have to face his parents’ excruciating Chinese New Year nagging.
washingtonpost.com3. An app was created to give ready-made answers for any kaypoh questions thrown by relatives every Chinese New Year. You can try it out here
This Lunar New Year, Why So Kaypoh mobile web app is here to save you from the tons of awkward questions those nosy relatives will be asking you. Created by Wunderman and Comwerks Singapore, the Why So Kaypoh mobile web app is a FREE family gathering survival guide that lets you surprise your aunties and uncles with smart comebacks of your own!
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4. A "manual" has been circulating on social media giving tips on how to deal with pesky nagging. Among them are to change your phone screensaver to a picture with a member of the opposite sex.
If you don't want this to happen, make sure you follow these instructions.
Image via Fung Bros via YouTubeOne hugely popular “manual” that’s circulated this year suggests demonstrating more anxiety than your parents over not being married or giving a lengthy report on the number of blind dates you’ve suffered through.
Other choice tips:
- Divert your parents’ attention with the latest Chinese celebrity gossip.
- Create illusion and mystery by wearing a cheap couple’s ring, and change your screensaver to a picture with a member of the opposite sex. When asked who it is, play shy and embarrassed.
- Collude with a fortuneteller by having the clairvoyant tell your parents that you’re simply not suited for an early marriage.