tiktok!!
As China enters its eighth week of quarantine, people across the country are turning to Tik Tok for a comedic reprieve.
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Through TikTok, China Is Showing Us the Power of Comedy
I really enjoyed seeing this video. I love the humanity of this. Beyond the panic and fear, we are all just trying to cope, with laughter and creativity. Regardless of borders drawn on maps, we are people who are trying to make each other smile and feel comforted and not so isolated. This makes me hopeful for humanity. Could it be, this teaches us all, just how similar we are?
Am I the only one who thinks he sounds similar to Tom Hanks?
There are two versions of tiktok, one for internal use in China and one for the whole world. One is called “抖音” and the other is “tiktok”
I am Chinese, but in fact it was not so bad during the isolation period, and now basically has returned to normal. There is a saying in China that “患难见真情” means that you can know who is really good to you when you are suffering bad things. Thanks to those friends who came to help us. I’m sorry to hear that the epidemic is now spreading globally. I hope everyone can take this virus seriously. This virus is far more serious than you think. The mortality rate of the elderly is very high. At present, infected people can only take medicines that protect the internal organs, and can only rely on their own immune system to fight the virus.
By the way, where can I see the video of the lecture in the video
Chinese Tik Tok looks legit. American Tik Tok is unwatchable
LOL, classic. Love how they’re still trying to have fun under such horrible circumstances
Extreme situations emphasize the good and the bad part of humanity: There are people who want to share, there are people who sell shares.
If we could all just suddenly come to the realization that we are in this closed ecosphere TOGETHER, intentionally, to help, learn, grow and love each other, without prejudice and bias, the world would be an amazing place!🤗❤❤ It would be even better than that if I wasn’t so tired and hadn’t just written the worlds longest run-on sentence ever😂😂😂😂
Human beings are the same everywhere. If only we all realized that to be the fact.
Superb examples of resilience and a cool reminder we are all the same, whatever the flag of our country.
Atlantic, as far as I could see you didn’t put a link to this guy’s social media in the description. Since he was the bulk of the video, it would have been nice if you at least did that and better if you also put a link to that of the Chinese reporter’s social media as well. Thanks for the video though!
This makes me want to make weird social media videos while I’m self-isolating
Outstanding! We need to see more Chinese TikTok!
Douyin is definitely better. The west ruined tiktok reputation for real creativity.
Who else wants Chinese Tik Tok too?
I’m the end, we’re all looking forward to laughing about this by sharing our experiences during quarantine.
For people with disabilities it’s kind of interesting to see so many people freaking out when required to live like so many been doing basically their entire whole life.
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Ummmm. His audience is A BUNCH OF PEOPLE IN THE SAME ROOM! Sitting INCHES AWAY from EACH OTHER! Are they NUTS???
“Humor can really breach cultures”
Word.
There is saying weak people blames. Thats what some of the people around the world is doing in online.
Don’t blame the china, its not like they wanted it.