Mmastodon TechnologyInternet first seen 23 h ago, last 20 h ago, peak #7
The π emoji means contempt in China, surprising foreigners
Original: The funniest thing on Chinese social media is seeing the reaction from foreigners when they realize that a π is not a sm
Chinese social media users are laughing at foreigners discovering that the plain smiling emoji π is read as disdain or a fake smile hiding contempt in China, not friendliness. Other conventions differ too: "666" is praise meaning "that's awesome." The cultural gap in emoji interpretation is being shared widely as a humorous cross-cultural misunderstanding.
Why now: People find the emoji cultural misunderstanding between Chinese and Western users genuinely funny and are sharing it widely
Chinese social mediasmiling emoji π
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 3 snapshots from 23 h ago to 20 h ago.
Evidence
- The funniest thing on Chinese social media is seeing the reaction from foreigners when they realize that a π is not a smile but disdain or a fake smile hiding contempt, and β666β means βthat's awesomeβ # China # Socialmedia Β· liztai@hachyderm.io Β· 20
API: https://socialmediatrends-api.osmike.com/v1/trends/4945098