“People on TikTok to lifestyle-sharing app Xiaohongshu have been sharing their latest fascination, admiration and even disgust at what they are calling “báirén fàn” or White People Food.” 😂

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“The point of the white people’s meal is to learn what it feels like to be dead, but I’ve taken two bites and it was so bad it made me realize how alive I am."

These are hilarious. But there’s a tidbit in there about the “996” work thing in China. 9am-9pm 6 days a week. That’s terrible. How do you do literally anything else?

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Feels like yet another article that just makes you want to get upset with another group of people.

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I don’t take that so serious, for me it’s hilarious :-)

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yeah in general of all the international banter, food banter seems like the most harmless, most funny, and generally least mean-spirited of the lot

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I’d say that that applies to regional foods as well with barbecue being the notable exception. The BBQ wars are still being fought to this day. Everyone knows eastern North Carolina vinegar based pulled pork is the best. Don’t @ me, the state of Texas. Lol

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“Lunch of suffering”. I’ve definitely had a few of those desperation meals at my desk.

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Let them have their fun. We make enough jokes about their food already.

Remeber the “Are you going to eat that?” Meme.

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They would be far from the first. There is a long tradition in the US of making fun of white people food, whether it is the entire cuisine native to the island of Britain or the more contemporary food blogger who for some reason is compelled to put raisins and walnuts in raw collard greens and eat it. I won’t deny that I’ve had ranch dressing on pizza in my life and I’m not going to pretend that isn’t nuts.

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