Single women over 27 y/o in China are "leftovers"

[Misfit]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21320560

Over 27? Unmarried? Female? In China, you could be labelled a "leftover woman" by the state - but some professional Chinese women these days are happy being single.

Huang Yuanyuan is working late at her job in a Beijing radio newsroom. She's also stressing out about the fact that the next day, she'll turn 29.

"Scary. I'm one year older," she says. "I'm nervous."

Why?

"Because I'm still single. I have no boyfriend. I'm under big pressure to get married."

Huang is a confident, personable young woman with a good salary, her own apartment, an MA from one of China's top universities, and a wealth of friends.

Still, she knows that these days, single, urban, educated women like her in China are called "sheng nu" or "leftover women" - and it stings.

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

Originally Posted by Misfit

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21320560

Over 27? Unmarried? Female? In China, you could be labelled a "leftover woman" by the state - but some professional Chinese women these days are happy being single.

Huang Yuanyuan is working late at her job in a Beijing radio newsroom. She's also stressing out about the fact that the next day, she'll turn 29.

"Scary. I'm one year older," she says. "I'm nervous."

Why?

"Because I'm still single. I have no boyfriend. I'm under big pressure to get married."

Huang is a confident, personable young woman with a good salary, her own apartment, an MA from one of China's top universities, and a wealth of friends.

Still, she knows that these days, single, urban, educated women like her in China are called "sheng nu" or "leftover women" - and it stings.

Communist Chinese consider wives as property, don't they? "Leftover women".....that's just wrong on SO many levels.

[Misfit]

Originally Posted by DEEKAYPEE8569

Communist Chinese consider wives as property, don't they? "Leftover women".....that's just wrong on SO many levels.

No leftovers in North Korea.

Nuking us should be last on North Koreas list

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

Originally Posted by Misfit

No leftovers in North Korea.

Nuking us should be last on North Koreas list

[SoMD_Fun_Guy]

When warmed up, some leftovers are very tasty.

[MMDad]

Originally Posted by SoMD_Fun_Guy

When warmed up, some leftovers are very tasty.

But you're hungry again after half an hour.

[SoMD_Fun_Guy]

Originally Posted by MMDad

But you're hungry again after half an hour.

Go back for seconds, thirds, ...

[czygvtwkr]

Wouldn't think there would be any leftovers due to the Chinese propensity of drowning baby girls because they can only have one kid and want it to be a boy.