10 Types of People You Meet At A Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner

[IkuTube]

Happy Reunion!

 

Haha, the people amongst us and us amongst the people.

 

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Source:  http://www.ladyironchef.com/2016/01/people-you-meet-chinese-new-year-dinner/#more-77737

 

It is that time of the year again – Chinese New Year. The time of amazing food, quality time with family and overnight mahjong.

 

If you celebrate Chinese New Year in Singapore, you would know that house visiting is mostly a must, and you spend pretty much the whole day going from one house to another – to reconnect with relatives, have some food, and to collect or give out red packets.

 

With that, you will notice that everywhere you go, there are certain types of people and they are generally the same at every house. Here are 10 Types of People at A Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner.

 

#1 THE ‘HANGRY’ RELATIVE

If you do not already know what this popular term means, it is the fusion of two words ‘hungry’ and ‘angry’. There is definitely someone who will whine about why the food is not ready yet, or why there is not enough food. If you can relate to this, you are probably this person. Else, just go find this person some food!

 

#2 THE AUNT WHO HAS ‘NO FILTER’

You know it, we know it; well, she might not know it. But she is the (annoying) one who will constantly ask inappropriate questions about why your boyfriend is not at the gathering (even though you two recently broke up), why are you not married yet, or why you chose to take a gap year from University. Unfortunately, there is no way of avoiding her; she will find you and interrogation starts!

 

#3 THE AUNT WHO TALKS TOO MUCH

“My son is top in his class!” “Did you see this new designer handbag I got?” “Your food is a little salty, maybe you could…” Yup, she does not stop talking and yapping away and all you can do is sit politely and listen because she thinks her advice is golden.

 

#4 THE AWKWARD & QUIET COUSIN

There is always one person at every social situation who excludes himself or herself. They might just prefer to be alone, or are simply feeling too awkward to interact. Nevertheless, try walking up to them to strike a conversation!

 

#5 THE NOISY KIDS

Running around, throwing things, screaming – kids can be a handful, especially when the parents don’t even care. Then again, it is Chinese New Year and we will embrace the spirit of love and harmony.

 

#6 THE ONE WHO HATES CHINESE NEW YEAR

The downer. This person is basically the one who ruins everybody’s mood. He or she would be complaining about the festive songs, shows and decor, and they just basically look so bored and discontent with the gathering altogether.

 

#7 THE ONE WHO IS SLEEPY AND BORED

You can spot this person yawning while resting his or her head on the couch. This person does not necessarily hate Chinese New Year, they might just find family gatherings a little too much, especially when they have #2 or #3 around.

 

#8 THE ONE WHO LOVES CHINESE NEW YEAR

This person will be dressed head to toe like a red packet. He or she will jiving along to Chinese New Year music and most likely be the life of the party. Sounds like fun, but can be a pain if he/she is overly obsessed.

 

#9 THE RELATIVE WHO FORGETS YOUR NAME

The reason is simple – you see this person only once a year, and they will never remember your name. You just have to tell him/her whose kid you are, and they would go, “Ohhhhhhh!”

 

#10 THE SLEEPY UNCLE

There will always be an uncle of ours who would be dozing off on the couch, or just snoring away in the bedroom because, well, he is always sleepy.

 

 

[Coolbriz]

Analysing the "10 types" of people in this article, here's my take:

#1 - lucky we don't have or encounter any! On the contrary, it's during this period that food is in abundance. Every house we visit, there will always be food. Bak kwa, goodies, sweets, etc, so unlikely to find any hangry ppl  

 

#2 - yes that's true. But standing in her shoes, I'm not surprised that she will ask such questions as this is probably the only time and opportunity to ask and knowing people will try not to get angry during this period lol.

 

#3 - oh well, what happens is when we visit someone's house, it's often the owner who will strike a conversation and naturally he or she will talk about things that happen to him or her. But when people come to our house, we do the same thing! But of course not to the extent of bragging about everything.

 

#4 - have a few. Again not surprised. They are probably forced to tag along and some are too young to be independent. As time passes, these people get lesser as they begin to have their freedom to choose to tag along or not.

 

#5 - can be annoying but one way to deal with them is to gather them in a room (usually my room) and get one of them to start playing a game or toy. The rest will follow. 

 

#6 - lucky we don't have or encounter any. Bound to have people who dislike cny but it's interesting that they still go around visiting people.

 

#7 & #10 - I take them as similar. I have uncles who are like that but lucky there is always a tv playing some some exciting movies to keep them occupied

 

#8 - never encounter any haha

 

#9 - usually the case if you have big family and nowadys people just greet each other "hello, happy new yr" and no names mentioned. 

 

Well, regardless of the types of people encountered, we always remember that it might be only during this time that we get to visit or meet our relatives and friends. It's a joyous occasion and no hard feelings harnessed. 

[Carpenter]

I'm that awkward, quiet kid. I don't generally hate cny, I just think it's unconventional to visit everyone's houses one by one. N I am force to tag along. N the funny thing is just the other day I was supposed to make appointment with the dentist to get my teeth pull out, so we decided on the date. I said that this Friday would be fine n then my mom argued with me that just do it after cny cause if I did it this Friday my face will be swollen n I can't eat any sweets n stuffs. I'm fine with not eating any of that really, I've cut down my sugar intake. But since she kept insisting I just obliged cause don't want to cause a scene right in front of the dentist.

 

Oh, there's one more type of people you missed. The type that just there for the angpao, chit chat a bit then get the hell outta there. I've met a fews that are like that.

[puppyfart]

#11. The cousin who chooses CNY to debut his/her girlfriend or boyfriend....

[benedict5856]

I am #8. hahahahahaaaa.....

 

I will bring a lot of steamboat food to my brother's house.

Will do floral arrangement for my relatives and giving them pineapples tarts.

During CNY, I will visit 1st aunt, 4th Aunt, 6th aunt, 7th, 4th uncle house on different days. While my cousins only appear on the 1st day on the 1st gathering, I will visit all, wearing red, bringing oranges, having lunch and dinner there.

[Guest Meng]

On 03/02/2016 at 0:41 PM, IkuTube said:

Happy Reunion!

 

Haha, the people amongst us and us amongst the people.

 

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Source:  http://www.ladyironchef.com/2016/01/people-you-meet-chinese-new-year-dinner/#more-77737

 

It is that time of the year again – Chinese New Year. The time of amazing food, quality time with family and overnight mahjong.

 

If you celebrate Chinese New Year in Singapore, you would know that house visiting is mostly a must, and you spend pretty much the whole day going from one house to another – to reconnect with relatives, have some food, and to collect or give out red packets.

 

With that, you will notice that everywhere you go, there are certain types of people and they are generally the same at every house. Here are 10 Types of People at A Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner.

 

#1 THE ‘HANGRY’ RELATIVE

If you do not already know what this popular term means, it is the fusion of two words ‘hungry’ and ‘angry’. There is definitely someone who will whine about why the food is not ready yet, or why there is not enough food. If you can relate to this, you are probably this person. Else, just go find this person some food!

 

#2 THE AUNT WHO HAS ‘NO FILTER’

You know it, we know it; well, she might not know it. But she is the (annoying) one who will constantly ask inappropriate questions about why your boyfriend is not at the gathering (even though you two recently broke up), why are you not married yet, or why you chose to take a gap year from University. Unfortunately, there is no way of avoiding her; she will find you and interrogation starts!

 

#3 THE AUNT WHO TALKS TOO MUCH

“My son is top in his class!” “Did you see this new designer handbag I got?” “Your food is a little salty, maybe you could…” Yup, she does not stop talking and yapping away and all you can do is sit politely and listen because she thinks her advice is golden.

 

#4 THE AWKWARD & QUIET COUSIN

There is always one person at every social situation who excludes himself or herself. They might just prefer to be alone, or are simply feeling too awkward to interact. Nevertheless, try walking up to them to strike a conversation!

 

#5 THE NOISY KIDS

Running around, throwing things, screaming – kids can be a handful, especially when the parents don’t even care. Then again, it is Chinese New Year and we will embrace the spirit of love and harmony.

 

#6 THE ONE WHO HATES CHINESE NEW YEAR

The downer. This person is basically the one who ruins everybody’s mood. He or she would be complaining about the festive songs, shows and decor, and they just basically look so bored and discontent with the gathering altogether.

 

#7 THE ONE WHO IS SLEEPY AND BORED

You can spot this person yawning while resting his or her head on the couch. This person does not necessarily hate Chinese New Year, they might just find family gatherings a little too much, especially when they have #2 or #3 around.

 

#8 THE ONE WHO LOVES CHINESE NEW YEAR

This person will be dressed head to toe like a red packet. He or she will jiving along to Chinese New Year music and most likely be the life of the party. Sounds like fun, but can be a pain if he/she is overly obsessed.

 

#9 THE RELATIVE WHO FORGETS YOUR NAME

The reason is simple – you see this person only once a year, and they will never remember your name. You just have to tell him/her whose kid you are, and they would go, “Ohhhhhhh!”

 

#10 THE SLEEPY UNCLE

There will always be an uncle of ours who would be dozing off on the couch, or just snoring away in the bedroom because, well, he is always sleepy.

 

 

 

So true. I met them a lot last CNY!

[cutejack]

On Wednesday, February 03, 2016 at 2:19 PM, Carpenter said:

I'm that awkward, quiet kid. I don't generally hate cny, I just think it's unconventional to visit everyone's houses one by one. N I am force to tag along. N the funny thing is just the other day I was supposed to make appointment with the dentist to get my teeth pull out, so we decided on the date. I said that this Friday would be fine n then my mom argued with me that just do it after cny cause if I did it this Friday my face will be swollen n I can't eat any sweets n stuffs. I'm fine with not eating any of that really, I've cut down my sugar intake. But since she kept insisting I just obliged cause don't want to cause a scene right in front of the dentist.

 

Oh, there's one more type of people you missed. The type that just there for the angpao, chit chat a bit then get the hell outta there. I've met a fews that are like that.

Y u like that one? B cheerful la.get attached n u will b bubbly always. Pm me.haha

[bigdanbeam]

34 minutes ago, cutejack said:

Y u like that one? B cheerful la.get attached n u will b bubbly always. Pm me.haha

 

Nothing to do with being attached or not. Like I always say, CNY celebrations and visiting are so passe. This is Singapore, no 人情味 one. 

 

Unless you Malaysian, then another story.