Watch a choir sing about how painful it is when your parents nag you

They've captured our angst perfectly.
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Yi Shu Ng
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Watch a choir sing about how painful it is when your parents nag you
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If you understand the pain of having to face the firing range of your relatives' questions on Chinese New Year, you're going to appreciate this impressive performance by Shanghai's Rainbow Chamber Singers.

Titled What I Do Is For Your Own Good -- The Spring Festival Survival Kit (春节自救指南), the song describes somewhat perfectly the woes of average Chinese millennials heading home for the festive period and getting nagged at about their salaries, weight and single status.

"Do you want to come work at my company? / You should lose some weight. Don't eat dinner tonight. / How much is your salary? / Why don't you quit your Bohemian lifestyle?" the singers chorus at each other.

It's a work of art that's quickly going viral in China. It's racked up 28 million views so far on Weibo, and counting.

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Yi Shu Ng

I am an intern with Mashable Asia, focusing on viral news, lifestyle news and feature news in the region.


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