“I’m in a very Chinese time in my life” is what the Gen Z is going on about these days. The internet has come up with a new fad in which Gen Z are seen embracing Chinese culture. And social media calls this new trend “Chinamaxxing.”
What Is Chinamaxxing?
Chinamaxxing is a new social media trend where users, mostly Gen Z, indulge themselves in various aspects of the Chinese culture. As per an article by The New York Post, this trend got popular when the famous political streamer Hasan Piker, also known as HasanAbi among the Gen Z viewers, visited China and shared his views about the country.
According to the streamer, the Chinese government was the most ideal in the world, and that he had “no patriotism in his heart for America”, the country that he belongs to. Owing to his controversial comment, Hasan faced backlash and police questioning.
He says, “In my heart, in my soul, in my mind, in my conscience, I have already become Chinese. It’s f*****g sick, okay? You have abundance-style consumption paired up with a centrally controlled economy and economic system that has yielded tremendous development.
You have 1950s Soviet-era building blocks next to the Gucci store. If there was ever a country that represented the synthesis of the things that I enjoy so much personally, if ever such a country existed, I do not know.”
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Shortly after, many young people started engaging in the trend, using captions like, “you met me at a very Chinese time in my life”, which has been rephrased from the movie Fight Club’s popular dialogue, ”You met me at a very strange time in my life”.
Along with this, people, particularly Gen Z, have started to adapt to prevalent habits, especially among the Chinese. These habits include perfecting chopstick skills, removing their shoes outside, drinking herbal tea, and even practicing tai chi at home.
The trend has gone viral across platforms like TikTok, with hundreds of videos featuring people’s “Chinese life” or routines that involve Chinese habits. The trend is less about becoming Chinese or changing nationality and more about experimenting and taking inspiration from different cultures.
Some experts claim that this is because of the political unrest and instability, which is why people are embracing different cultures. Dr Jennifer Beckett, a senior lecturer in media and communications at the University of Melbourne, said, “People appear to be drawn to a sense of community amid the ramping up of the US government’s rhetoric about ‘who belongs and who doesn’t belong’.”
The Trend In a Nutshell
At the end, Chinamaxxing isn’t about literally becoming Chinese but about experimenting with global identity in an age where culture travels faster through the internet. For Gen Z, identity is increasingly fluid and backed by social media.
Chinamaxxing might just be another passing fad on social media, but one message it brings is that we’ve officially reached an age where we don’t need to cross borders to experience different cultures anymore.
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Sources: Firstpost, The Economic Times, BBC
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