Selling Self-Help
The Chinese people's obsession with self-help and the economy of selling success
Learn the flowery lingo of China’s popular palatial conspiracy shows
The Chinese people's obsession with self-help and the economy of selling success
“You are not young anymore,” my mother told me—cruelly. “You are a shengnü. It’s time for you solve your personal problem.” My personal problem. To solve “your personal problem” is a typical euphemism in China; it means “get married.” Being single is not just considered a “problem,” it’s considered a public concern. And shengnü (剩女). […]
