
“Are they siblings or dating?” It’s a question even the brightest philosophers cannot answer. One Chinese reality show decides to make every single person uncomfortable by bringing in a group of people to live in a mansion together for a month. The premise is - everyone in the house has a sibling also present. You cannot tell anyone who your sibling is but you must proceed to go on dates with other people while you’re there. A panel of judges will take a look at everyone’s interactions and question - wait that look that they just shared…. That can only be if they’re interested in each other right? But what if they’re siblings? Question every relationship you know with the new siblings or dating show from China.
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Tiffany
There's pretty much only one thing that makes me believe in reincarnation. And it's this Chinese reality show. And I'm convinced that Freud reincarnated as a producer for a reality show and this was his grand big old idea. He said, he said, remember how I said kids and parents have like very complicated relationships? Are they siblings as well? Are they siblings or are they dating? That is the concept behind this reality show. Listen, I think that there have been many spin offs across the globe. It must be a thing that I think the human race will one day hopefully ponder upon, will come to a self realization of, like, was this incest? Was this like the fizzling out of incest? Was this stage four? We don't know, but this is the Chinese reality show that we're talking about today. I saw a few clips on TikTok and I became addicted and I binge watched like five different episodes and Tiffany is like, you need to stop watching these Chinese shows because I don't know what you're doing to your brain, but it's getting rotten.
Harry
What is the promise premise again?
Tiffany
The premise is, you know that Instagram premise where there is an Instagram account called siblings or dating? They post a picture of two people and you have to decide if they're siblings or if they're dating.
Harry
Like, and then like they're just like a little bit too close.
Tiffany
Yeah. Or they just like look a little bit. I don't know.
Harry
You know, it's like they're sitting on.
Tiffany
Each other's labs, they're groping each other and then it's like, oh, they're siblings. And you're like, that's weird.
Harry
Yeah. But then you make, you start questioning like, do I have the wrong type of like, like family dynamic?
Tiffany
Exactly.
Harry
Like, like, do we not have a healthy Relationship Tiffany or.
Tiffany
Yes. Who does not have the healthy relationship. And I don't know what it is about brothers and sisters. It's like the biggest ache in the world. I could see my sister shower. I could probably watch my sister give birth, breastfeed. Like, if I walk in on her showering, it's no big deal. If she's out of toilet paper and she's in the shower and I have to go bring a toilet paper, what's the big deal? She's my sister.
Harry
Well, ye.
Tiffany
Yeah, of course. Oh, yeah, I guess.
Harry
What do you mean?
Tiffany
Yeah? Okay, like, that's true, but the way that you and Tiffany act is crazy. Like, she knows. She knows that you have a romantic relationship with someone, but, like, the idea that you could flirt is disgusting to her. I see it anytime. We're like, I love you. She looks like she wants to throw up. She's like, that's disgusting. Who could love my brother genuinely? That's her face every single time. She'll take a bullet for you. But she's like, I don't understand how anyone consents to loving this man. I'm like, he's okay. He's great. The dynamic is very interesting, okay? But this show is going to make you cringe. Your toes are about to turn into claws. So there are a panel of judges, of hosts commentating on whether or not two people are siblings or dating. This is a Chinese reality show. So they're watching this happen in real time, and I just want to know which one is worse. If a judge says, you guys are siblings, but you end up dating, but they think you're siblings, is that weird? Or is it weirder if they think you're dating but you guys are siblings? Okay, no, that's.
Harry
That is so much worse.
Tiffany
Like, imagine. Can you just imagine the family dinner after the taping?
Harry
No, that's not okay. No.
Tiffany
And so I don't know why the host says this, but the host says, I hope that through our show, love is not limited to love, but also to siblinghood. And that just made me feel weird. That made me feel very strange. Now the premise is in the middle of Beijing, there's this standalone house with a giant yard. They put money into this show, and the first guy walks into the mansion, his name is Tang Tang.
Harry
What exactly is going to happen?
Tiffany
Okay, so all of these. Everyone is in a sibling pair, I think girl and guy, sibling pair. So far, this is just episode one. No spoilers. Okay, so they're in.
Harry
They bringing a bunch of siblings into one house.
Tiffany
And they're not allowed to say who's siblings, and they just all kind of flirt and start going on dates.
Harry
Okay, but, like, clearly siblings are not gonna flirt and go on dates, right?
Tiffany
Yes, but. But, like, it's weird because you just. You watch their interactions and you're like, I think they could be siblings, but why they kind of flirting, so it's very confusing. This whole thing is, like, bringing us back to the days where we were.
Harry
You're guessing, are they siblings or flirting?
Tiffany
Yeah.
Harry
Okay.
Tiffany
I don't know why humans keep teeter tottering on this very dangerous line. You know what I mean? It's kind of a weird thing that we do. But he's walking in tongue. Tongue. Soup. Soup.
Harry
Soup. Soup.
Tiffany
Soup. Soup. Is that not his name? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Soup. Soup. He's walking in wearing the Korean.
Harry
I know a Tongtung.
Tiffany
You know, a tantam.
Harry
In my. In my elementary school, you know, a soup.
Tiffany
Soup.
Harry
His name is Tom Tung. And then he got lost at a field trip.
Tiffany
This is so crazy.
Harry
He gone? He was gone.
Tiffany
You think this is him? Oh, you think this? Was he tall?
Harry
No, he. He's gone.
Tiffany
What? You're lying.
Harry
I'm just kidding. Okay, but like, he was gone for half a day. We were like, tom, Tom, Tom.
Tiffany
Everyone look for Tong Tong.
Harry
And then we're all, like, strutting around.
Tiffany
Tan Tong. This is crazy.
Harry
Yeah, like, he's whoever known as the missing child.
Tiffany
I don't know if I can laugh at that.
Harry
Like, it was like, like news for the school. Like, every bus was delayed because Tongtang was missing.
Tiffany
But do you think this could be Tong Tong?
Harry
I don't know.
Tiffany
Okay, well, let me describe Tongtown. He's walking in Korean oppa fit. Did you know? Okay, sorry.
Harry
Not the same.
Tiffany
Tongtong, China. China opened their doors. They said, hey, Korean citizens, you guys can actually visit us whenever you want. So a bunch of Koreans started going to Shanghai. And all the Chinese people on Shanghai, Little red book. I don't know if you guys forgot about that. That was a blip in the radar. They start posting, here's how to know when they're Korean. And it's always the same outfit. All black, long gray or black coat, hair swished to the side. Usually an all black fit with sneakers.
Harry
Are you open minded?
Tiffany
Are you open minded?
Harry
Are you open minded?
Tiffany
I like foreign girls. Because you're open minded.
Harry
That's Hyundai.
Tiffany
Yeah. That's a Hongdae oppa. Yeah. You go to Hongdae, it's like a part of Korea and it's all about partying. And you're gonna see a lot of wannabe Korean oppas that are like, are you open minded, AKA can I hang you from my ceiling and do despicable things to you and then never call you back?
Harry
Do you live alone?
Tiffany
Okay, so Tang Tan walks in. He's rolling his suitcase. This suitcase is a pretty good one, I would say. The pavement is relatively clear, but still, like, he could be doing donuts in a cul de sac. So I feel like my calculations are correct. He's got a little bit of money. He's got a little bit of money.
Harry
So he looks like a Korean oppa.
Tiffany
Very tall. Very tall.
Harry
But he's Chinese, right?
Tiffany
Correct, yes. But looks foreign.
Harry
Looks foreign.
Tiffany
Looks like he could potentially have, like, western jeans. He doesn't look fully Chinese.
Harry
I see.
Tiffany
Yeah, he looks slightly like. Has a lot of western features. He's very tall. He looks like Chinese mixed during Boys over flowers era. He walks up to the house. It's like a really beautiful. Not a cabin per se, but something about the color grading. It all looks like a fake world. It's beautiful. There's glass.
Harry
This is not like, beauty and the best.
Tiffany
No, this is not beauty in the best type of house. It's not beauty in the best type of men.
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Tiffany
Oh, they're coming in with some strong people. Oh, they're coming in with. These people are probably famous on doing.
Harry
Oh, they're bringing the visuals.
Tiffany
Yeah, they're bringing in the face cards.
Harry
Oh, that's good.
Tiffany
So he walks in. You step into this house. It feels so American. White picket fence on the outside. You step in, futuristic Asian home. It's beautiful. He walks in and he is the first person. He just walks into the living room, and it's got this entire shelf of books in the back and a bunch of couches. He takes off his long coat. Boom, another jacket. He's wearing a black leather bomber under his coat. And then under that, boom, another jacket. This guy has battled, like, four sets of zippers first thing in the morning. So I feel like he's tenacious, he's got grit, he's motivated. He sits down on the couch. The judge is already commenting. He's really. His expression hasn't changed at all. When he walked into the house, he didn't look impressed. Like, nothing. Just nothing.
Harry
Stone cold killer.
Tiffany
Yeah. Or. Or you have to ponder the alternative, which is nothing behind the eyes because we see him staring at a book. Blink. I'm not getting a signal. I'm not even getting, like, one wi fi loop. It's like, ooh, where are we? I mean, nothing behind those beautiful double eyelid eyes. Nothing. I can't tell if he's got too many thoughts so his body is not reflecting it, or if he has zero thoughts and he's just entered a tenth dimension. I don't know, bro. Could be solving world hunger in his mind. We don't know. The only signs of a pulse of life is that he will randomly fidget with his finger and then he'll scratch his lip. That's it. It feels like an eternity passes. And then the camera pans back outside like he has done nothing. And I'm like, we're 30 minutes into the episode.
Harry
No.
Tiffany
What the is happening? Yeah. And then Tiffany was like, yeah, sometimes they be doing that.
Harry
They'll be doing what?
Tiffany
Just letting you sit in silence. And I'm like, is this the American brain rot?
Harry
Ah.
Tiffany
In me. Because I'm like, how am I?
Harry
You know, like when you watch American dating shows.
Tiffany
Oh.
Harry
Like, everyone's like, so outgoing and socializing and, like, jumping on top of each other. And then you watch like, Singles Inferno or like these Chinese dating show. It's like, kind of awkward. Like, the tension is, like, thick, and.
Tiffany
It'S just so silent.
Harry
Yeah.
Tiffany
And in an American show, I'm like, this is so weird. Why haven't they professed their undying, unconditional love for one another? It's been 24 minutes. Yeah, it's weird. So then we see this girl. She's walking up. Purple Suitcase is like a 9 out of 10. You can hear the gravel crunch. That's neither here nor there. But she comes in and you just look at her, and the first thing you do is, does she look like Tung? Tung? Cause I know what this show is about. Her eyes. Okay, so he has a very deep, high up double eyelid. I did some studying. I paused and everything. Okay. She's got double eyelids, but they feel a lot lower. Less real estate between the eyeball and the eyelid crease. She walks in, full monochrome look paired with chunky platform uggs, a light blue scarf. I mean, this is a girl who knows her color theory, and you cannot convince her otherwise. She is so stunning. She looks like the type of girl that, you know in the main dramas. You've got the poor main character lead that falls in love with the rich main character lead. He's Lee Min Ho. She's the poor girl. Rags to riches. That's the vibe.
Harry
Oh, they're like, like main leads.
Tiffany
Level peak, soft girl vibes. Like she looks like you go to dinner at her house. Every dish is made by her in a pottery class. She just, like, goes to flower arrangement classes on the weekends by herself. And then she'll stop by the bookstore and buy a book and then actually read the book that she bought instead of just putting it on her desk going, that felt good. I'm a very literate person. Okay. She'll actually read her book, unlike me. Okay, so 10 out of 10 girl. But she struggles to open the front door, and it's kind of cute. She's looking around and she looks like. When you're like, test driving a car, this is. I hate this. You get into the car, you're trying to test drive it, but the salesman is not in the passenger seat yet, and you don't know how to turn on the ac. So you just sit there with that one bead of sweat trickling down until he turns on the AC for you. That's what she looks like. She looks like she's panicking a little bit. And then she's just trying to knock. She's trying to press stuff. And then finally she's just. Meanwhile, soup. Soup. He's sitting on the couch. Tang Tan gets up, robotic 90 degree get up. He walks straight to the front door. Nothing on his facial expression. This man is a poker player. Or maybe it's Botox. I really don't know. I think it's a poker player. He opens up the door and he looks down. Okay, this is the part that I overanalyzed. So they say hi very softly, and their first impression of each other. They don't make eye contact. When he holds the door open for her to walk in, they're both avoiding eye contact. So I'm like, could they be siblings? Because, you know, you don't really want to make eye contact with your sibling in close quarters. Right?
Harry
I know what you look like.
Tiffany
Yeah. And then also, you gotta play it for the show that you don't know each other. So maybe they can't make eye contact. Because what if they bust out laughing and then he helps.
Harry
Like, what the are you doing here, Tiffany? I just started laughing.
Tiffany
Yes. And then he's just like, slippers are over there. And then he just walks away. He walks back to the couch while she's putting on the slippers, taking off her coat. I mean, I don't know, I feel like that's us sibling thing to do.
Harry
Like, what do you mean? What sibling thing?
Tiffany
Like, slippers over there, and then you walk away. Doesn't that sound like, what you do when Tiffany comes over, you're like, get the slippers over there, and then you just walk away from her.
Harry
Yeah. So they're, like, not very, like, cordial, just very casual.
Tiffany
Like, he's not trying to be too polite. He's not trying to be a gentleman. He just walks off. It's kind of giving little brother older sister vibes. Now, finally, she comes into the living room, but she forgets something in her luggage, and she makes this sharp U turn, and her slipper slips. Slips on the carpet, and it falls off. So the next step she makes, it's barefoot. It's barefoot. Okay. And she makes this cute little, like, noise, and then he smiles. So I'm like, wait, maybe they're not siblings. Because that's weird. That's weird. So the judges are like, wait, he's smiling, though. He's smiling. He hasn't made a single face. He hasn't emoted this entire time, but he just smiled, so that must mean that's kind of cute.
Harry
Are they trying to, like, guess if they're sibling or dating? Oh, yes.
Tiffany
So are they siblings or are they dating?
Harry
I mean, when you say they're dating, does that also mean they know each other or they don't?
Tiffany
They don't. They're gonna start dating.
Harry
Oh, are they strangers or are they strangers? Siblings.
Tiffany
Strangers. So it's like a bunch of sets of siblings come and they go on dates, but nobody knows who's siblings.
Harry
Got it.
Tiffany
And then they're just all siblings that go on the dates. They all choose each other. That's sick. That's very sick. Yeah, but I just feel like you don't smile at your sibling when they do that with their slipper. And it was, like, a really cute smile. Like, when you see someone do something dorky, you're like, oh, that was cute. It was not like, a Luger kind of smile. Like, that's the smile you give your sibling. So she sits down, they introduce themselves. She's like, I'm Susu. I'm not even kidding you. There's going to be a lot of double names in this one.
Harry
Her name is Susu.
Tiffany
Yeah. She's like, I'm.
Harry
You're Susu.
Tiffany
Exactly. And he's like, I'm Tang. Tang. Just call me Tang, though. And then she's like, tantal. Okay, sounds good. And I'm like, this interaction is really weird. And they are still not making eye contact because maybe they're siblings. He hands over the little plaque. They're going through the rules. You Guys can't ask too many personal questions. That's part of the rules. And then she's like, oh, my gosh, I didn't know that. And she starts touching her hair, the top of her head. She keeps, like, putting that one hair. Do you guys do this? I do this a lot in public. And I get so embarrassed. Okay. My default mode. I want zero hair touching my face. Sensory. Okay. So then I go out in public and I put all my hair behind my ears. And then I recall all my trauma where everyone in my life said, you've got a big ass head. It's like a giant boiled egg. And then I unhook it from my ears and cover my face again. And then I do that rapidly in succession, about 20 times every time I'm outside. So she keeps putting her hair behind one ear, and then she's like, no, actually, that's my good side. And then she pulls it out, and then she does the other one, and she's like, what the am I doing? I got to be cute. And then she's touching the front of her, then the back, and then she's putting her hair in the front, and then she's moving it back. Life is a struggle. Life is not that great. Okay. And then he will randomly smile, a polite smile, and then he looks away. And then there's this moment where it gets very silent and they both glance at each other, and it's just. I just feel like they're siblings.
Harry
Really?
Tiffany
Yeah.
Harry
So there's not. Not, like, weird tension. It's like, sibling. Just energy. They're just not talking. Yeah, but there's no, like, tensions between them.
Tiffany
No. It gives me, like. I feel like you and Tiffany are always either bickering or in this mode of not talking, like, ignoring her. Yeah, okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then I'm thinking, okay, so some people were like, she's fixing her hair because she's nervous in front of him. And I'm like, maybe she's fixing her hair because she's on tv.
Harry
Yeah, yeah.
Tiffany
Maybe it has nothing to do with him. Right? I don't know. It just feels incredibly awkward. I want to break my legs and crawl away. But then Susu starts saying smiling, and she says, this is awkward. And then he comes out with a very smooth, authoritative voice that made me change my entire decision. He said, what can we talk about? Which it just didn't give me big brother vibes. It gave me, like, bruh vibes. She goes, what's your mbti? And he glances over, and this is When I'm like, there's no way they're siblings. If they're siblings, take me out back and just put me. Put one in me. Just off me. Okay. Because he says, take a guess. I'm like, if you. I'm going to throw up. Okay. There's no way they're siblings. I changed my mind. Take a guess is flirtatious. That's basically asking, how tall do you think I am? Which. What's the correct answer to that? If someone asks you what their height is, do you, A, you be genuine in your guess? You show off your ability to guesstimate the length and spatial occupancy of objects? Or B, do you add two inches because you're scared for your physical safety and you need to inflate someone's ego? Or C, do you maliciously subtract 2 inches just because there's too much ego and some needs to be returned to the bank? Like, which one do you do?
Harry
What do you do? I do, Baby, you inflate. Oh, yeah.
Tiffany
I'm so scared for my life. Okay, so I.
Harry
Okay. All right. That brings me to, how old are you? Yes. It's like when a girl asks you to guess. Yeah, here we go.
Tiffany
No, but you know what's crazy? I feel like it's such a Korean ajuma thing because no one in our lives really asks, how do you think I am? Guess. Yes. Except like a solid 60 year old Korean ajuma that my mom hangs out with. And then everyone at the table goes silent. And then my husband's got to be like, 29. And then they're like, stop it.
Harry
No, I don't do 29. I do. I do better. Like, I'm always like, you gotta be realistic. Right? Like, 29 is like, like crazy. Like, like, what the heck?
Tiffany
Yeah.
Harry
Do they look exactly the same age as us? Like, come on.
Tiffany
So what do you do?
Harry
I mean, I usually subtract, like, 15 years.
Tiffany
15 is crazy. 15 is.
Harry
I mean, chances are we already know how old they are, you know?
Tiffany
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Tiffany
Okay, so he's like, take a guess basically. What color do you think my sheets are? That's. That's very flirtatious. She looks over, both of her hands are in her lap. And now I feel like it's they're not siblings. Okay? See, I think posture is something like what subconsciously tells you they're siblings. Because here's my thing. If I'm comfortable with someone, something about it, it just slowly happens. One knee comes up. I be sitting at a table. My knee is up and I have to force it back down consciously. It just pops up. Okay, no knee. She's got her hands in her lap. Her posture is straight. You're an I. No, you're an E. He says, well, let me guess about you. You're an intp. No. How many guesses do I get? Two. He clearly doesn't get it right, because that's so random. There's 16 of them, but she's an ISFP, which I'm an ISFP.
Harry
Oh, really?
Tiffany
Oh, yeah. Charming, sensitive to others. Kind and encouraging. Imaginative, passionate. Weaknesses? None. None. No, I'm just kidding. Difficulty with structure. Unpredictable, easily stressed. Difficulty with technical problem solving and fluctuating self esteem. Pretty much I'm an anxious, bumbling mess that breaks down because my Google Doc doesn't save. That's, like, literally what it's telling me. And then I base my self esteem based off of my Google Doc. Okay. But other than that, I think that there are genuinely no weaknesses. I think it's probably the strongest MBTI that exists. So Tang Tung responds that he is an entj, and she looks at him and she's like, brushing her mangs.
Harry
What the heck is that? Do you know what that is?
Tiffany
Yes. They're commanders. So they're. They're efficient, energetic, self confident, strong willed, strategic thinkers, charismatic, but also stubborn, dominant, intolerant, impatient, arrogant, poor handling of emotions, cold and ruthless. So is that worse, or is it worse that I don't know how to save a Google Doc? Exactly. Yeah, exactly. Okay. Very intense. Meanwhile, the judges do not believe that these two are siblings because they're like. It just doesn't make sense. Especially him saying that he's an E and he's over here smiling and giggling. And then secondly, sometimes. Oh, she said that she's thirsty. She said that she's thirsty. They grab a bottle of sponsored water from the fridge. They got, like, five different drinks sponsoring this episode. So the money is moneying. She sits down, she pours it into a glass, which I'm like, oof. Okay. And this is when I knew that they were not siblings. It's the sip of water.
Harry
Oh, she take the tiniest sip.
Tiffany
Yes. It could be desert. Midday, highest UV index, 4pm Parched, dry. I could get an IV drip of love at this point, but no, I'm on a date, okay? They offer me water. Something about it. It's. I don't know why? What? Brainwashed us. Who hurt us?
Harry
You can stomach it.
Tiffany
I can stomach it. I can down five bottles of water right now. However, these are the thoughts in my mind, and I'm gonna be very vulnerable with you guys right now. The first thought is I drink too much water. I drink so much more water than him. And my mom said it's not classy to gulp water. Like, I'm parched. Okay.
Harry
Really?
Tiffany
Yeah, it's like, a thing.
Harry
What?
Tiffany
I always get so jealous of, like, the people who just, like, take dainty sips of water. And then I'm over here like, okay, okay. Don't even laugh. The other day, I'm, like, chugging my water because I'm parched. And then he's like, whoa, whoa. You could down that water. Okay. I like to chug my water. But then, even though it's the desert, I will take. I will just wet my lips. I'll just wet my lips. I'll take the world's tiniest sip.
Harry
He's just, like, backwashed.
Tiffany
Yes, basically. And that is, to me, the biggest indicator that they are not siblings. And in the confessional, Tung Tang is asked, what is your first impression of Susu? And he says, I think she's very naive and cute. So I'm like, oh, I don't think that they're siblings. But now, to stir things up, the producer send in the next girl. She's wearing an all black outfit, long gray coat, a white scarf, a black beret. Suitcase is five out of ten. She's very pretty, but less soft girl vibes. Like, I want to call her unnie. Not because she looks older, they look similar in age, but she just has an unnie aura. Like, she will take care of you.
Harry
Older sister.
Tiffany
Yes. Like, very, very assertive, even knocking on the door. I mean, you would think that she pays the mortgage for this house. For the past five years, both Susu and Tang Tang, like, when they're opening the door, it's like, oh, should I open it? Should I knock? Right? She walks up, open the door. Like, that's the vibe. That's the vibe. So they both come and open the door. She says, thank you. She grabs a pair of slippers from, like, the bookcase that's, I don't know, maybe chest height. Okay. She grabs a pair of slippers and then just drops them down. She doesn't bend over. She just drops her feet in. And I'm like, okay, I like her. I like her a lot. And he takes her suitcase, which he did not do with Susu. So it's kind of giving, hey, my little brother is my little bitch.
Harry
Oh.
Tiffany
So I'm like, wait, now, are they siblings? Are they siblings? So he starts rolling the suitcase into the house. They're already comfortable with each other as a vibe. Meanwhile, Susu looks incredibly Awkward. And she doesn't know what to do with her limbs. He offers some water to the new girl and she just says I'll do it myself. He walks back to the living room to join Susu and look, I know, I know I've changed my mind approximately like 41 times during this episode, but I really think that him and the new girl are siblings. It's like the face that he's giving when he's walking back to the living room is like I'm getting myself. Like it feels like he wants to do that because she said, oh, I'll just get it myself. And then the look on his face is like, I get it. My thumb. Like I feel like he wants to say that. Do you know what I mean? So like I feel like they're siblings. They're kind of cold to each other, so they sit down. New girl introduces herself to Susu first as Tong Tongue for his name. He says tongue, tongue. She says, oh, which soup? And they both laugh, but it's like not the same shy, like I'm so nervous kind of laugh. It's like haha, loser. That's the laugh? Yeah. And it's like the. If you don't shut the up and sit down mom, like that's the laugh. Okay, so the judges think that maybe she's the older sister, he's the younger brother. That's the vibe. We still don't know her name yet, but she says she's an enfp, which is a campaigner. Curious, easygoing, enthusiastic, good natured, positive, excellent communicators, but also very disorganized, overly optimistic, unfocused, and people pleasers. So that's great. MBTIs are incredibly valuable because like they don't really talk during the show, they just be sending frequency waves through the air to each other.
Harry
So you're just like yeah. Coming up, their own story. Your own story about.
Tiffany
I just know the audio editors were struggling to find soundtracks.
Harry
That's why you're saying they kept the whole silence part, because there's nothing, there's nothing else coming.
Tiffany
Yes. Okay. So she also states that if you're an eye, you're just toys for ease. She said this, the new girl, she says if you're an eye, you exist to be played with by ease.
Harry
If you're introvert, your only reason of existence is to be used as a toys for extroverts.
Tiffany
Yeah.
Harry
That is crazy.
Tiffany
I felt so targeted, like wow, so we don't know her name yet. And the next man walks in. Hometown Harry. That's his name. He's very different from Tongtung. He's wearing a short puffer jacket. He's carrying a duffel bag. He's. He doesn't even have a rolling suitcase.
Harry
When you. When you say hometown Harry, what does that even mean?
Tiffany
Let me explain. Hometown Harry. But you just got to get the vibe first, okay? So that it makes sense. So he walks in. No suitcase, duffel bag. This is the type of man that moisturizes his face with beef tallow. I don't know. I feel like he. His idea of skin care is deodorant. He's like, oh, yeah, this is my self care routine. Deodorant.
Harry
Like, he's like, looks, like, rough. Like, a little.
Tiffany
He doesn't look rough. It's just a different vibe. Like tongue. Tongue. I know he's whipping out a skincare bag. I know he's setting out his little bottles at night. And then he's like, wait, which one is the first one again? And then he just, like, has a little thing. Yeah, Hometown Harry.
Harry
Is he hairy?
Tiffany
No.
Harry
Okay. All right.
Tiffany
So the other two girls, you know, they had to knock for Tang Tongue to open the door, but he tries to wedge his fingers into the door and, like, pry the door open. The handle's not working. He's basically attempting to trespass on camera. And then he just randomly gives up, plops down on the front steps of the house, and he just looks somber. He looks like he's just been kicked out of the house with nothing but his black duffel bag. And he's pondering where to go next. And the judges are so confused, and they're laughing at him because it's like he didn't even knock. He just, like, tried to open the door. The door didn't open. And now he's just like, what is happening? And then out of nowhere, he gets up and just starts. Okay, so it's very confusing. And now everybody brings him in. You know, you get the slippers, and I'm going to explain. Let me paint the picture. When he walks in, the first thing everyone guesses about him is he's from northeastern China. And I looked at Tiffany and I said, what the hell does that mean? Okay, so first of all, northeastern Chinese people have a very distinct accent. It's like southern people have an accent, right? So they have an accent. And on top of that, northeastern men, typically in the dating world, are known to be very gentlemanly. So they say in different parts of China, because China's so vast and, like, there's so Many different, like, subcultures within the whole country. They say certain areas, like, you're gonna have, like, stronger assertive women. Or certain areas, like, you know, mom's in charge.
Harry
Yeah.
Tiffany
Or certain areas, like, dad's in charge. And there's no way around it. Like, obviously there's exceptions and personalities, but a lot of them have, like, this vibe that everyone is, like, supposed to fit into. It's like the. The order of society. Northeastern men are known to be very gentlemanly. They're known for treating women very well. Like, they're the type to make sure their wives get their calf massages every night. They're very efficient. They know how to build a bookshelf. That's the vibe he sits down next to Tong Tong, Northern man. And the picture that these two give me, okay, Hometown Harry is the childhood best friend. You work at the grocery store. You've been working there since high school. He works at the grocery store with you. And every time you clock into your shift, you're supposed to put the giant boxes of water on the shelves and they're already done. And you're, why? Who keeps doing my waters? Hometown Harry is doing it because he loves you, but he won't tell you. He just comes in early, he sweats. He stocks the shelves with water. And then one day, a rich guy from the city walks in, trench coat, kind of snobby, kind of annoying. And then he starts flirting with you inside of this grocery store. And then you guys kind of hit it off. And then you guys keep going on these dates. And then in the back shelves one day, Harry, Hometown Harry just explodes. And he's like, what do you even see in him anyway? And then you're like, whoa, you're my best friend.
Harry
What the heck?
Tiffany
What do you mean, what the heck? What do you mean, what the heck? What do you mean, what are you reading? Come on. It's so crazy because we do this thing sometimes I'll be reading in bed, and then he's like, what are you reading? I'm gonna read the Chinese version. So, like, if I'm reading sci fi, sometimes I'll read, like the Chinese version of that book. If it's like non fiction, sometimes he's reading the Chinese version. And then sometimes I just be reading some dark mafia smut. Like, that thing is a filthy. That thing is dirty. Like, the second my nieces learn how to read, I gotta lock those up in a safe or something. Okay? Those are illegal. I'm just like, it's. It's like small published book you're not gonna find it. That's what I'm reading. It's the grocery store. It's Hometown Harry. That's the vibe. His MBTI is infj, which everyone is confused that he's an I because he's been yapping since he got here. And he explains it's because I'm an introvert and I feel so awkward that I keep talking, you know, like, do you get that now? Side note, the guy's name is Harry. Now the whole time, people are debating, is it better to be an I? Is it better to be an E? And then briefly, Hometown Harry just, like, shuts down. He just closes his eyes. He said, that was way too much E activities. I gotta recharge real quick. Hold on. So he shuts down his eyes, and then he opens them. And then he's like, I gotta stretch my legs. So then he starts just exploring the house, and he comes back with a tennis ball. And then he asks, Tang Tang, do you play basketball? No. What a pity. With your height, it's a waste not to play basketball. And so the girls are like, yeah, how tall are you? Tang Tang says, I'm shorter than 6:2. To which Harry Harry's a short king. Hometown Harry's a short boy. He said, what a coincidence. I am also shorter than six' two. The humor is better because it's more compact, you know? And then Harry just. That's crazy. He just starts yapping about height, about food, about how hungry he is, how he hasn't eaten in six hours. Just very yapping. And it seems very cute because he seems very nervous. And so far, the judges think that Tang Tang. And the second girl, who. They say her name is Hua Hua. So we're gonna call her Oni H. They think they're siblings. You know the one that was like, I'll do it myself. That's the vibe. And they think Tang Tang is interested in Susu, the first girl that arrived, the soft girl. And Hometown Harry. We don't know who Hometown Harry's sibling is, but he does give only child energy. That's what the judges say. Regardless. The next man walks in, and he doesn't walk in. He doesn't even roll in. Well, he does. He drives in in Bentley.
Harry
You're kidding me.
Tiffany
It's a bee with wings. I think it's a Bentley.
Harry
He pull up in the car. You're saying, yeah, yeah, like, be with win.
Tiffany
Yeah, it's a Bentley. He's walking in in a Bentley. That's what it looks like. Okay. We get the car shot.
Harry
Everyone see him in the Bentley?
Tiffany
No. Oh, he opens the trunk. It's probably like the thing you wave your foot under and the trunk opens automatically. And then he pulls out his Ramoa.
Harry
Oh.
Tiffany
Just like Tokyo Drift all the way.
Harry
What's his bit? What. What is he wearing? What's his visual? What's his hair? What's his.
Tiffany
Can I be really honest?
Harry
Be brutally honest. I need to see it.
Tiffany
Okay.
Harry
Is he, like a giving, rich, second generation, like, spoiled child Hongdae?
Tiffany
Okay.
Harry
Opa.
Tiffany
Like, basically, his parents make good money. They own liquor shops.
Harry
Oh.
Tiffany
And he spends a lot of time at the karaoke.
Harry
Oh, my goodness.
Tiffany
But he's rich. But it's not giving. It's not giving international student rich. It's giving, like, a little cheap. Yeah.
Harry
We call it, like. Like, clearly you made some money and you want to show it.
Tiffany
Yeah.
Harry
You're not like, very settled. Not even old money? Not old money. Not, like, with some taste and some personality.
Tiffany
If old money whispers, new money talks. This man is screaming from the hilltops, I'm rich.
Harry
Yeah.
Tiffany
Yeah.
Harry
Okay.
Tiffany
He's got a nice flashy watch. I don't know what watch it is, but here's the thing with watches. This is my only thing. This is my only tidbit I can give out. If you ever see a guy and it looks like he's wearing a fucking baseball on his wrist, run, run the other way. I mean, just.
Harry
I mean, it could be a Richard Milled or it could be like.
Tiffany
But when it's a baseball ball on the wrist, like, so big, so overpowering. Yes. It could be a Richard Mille, but the amount of emotional damage that man will probably do to you, still run the other way.
Harry
Yeah.
Tiffany
It doesn't matter if it's an expensive watch or not an expensive watch, run. We gotta run. I'll run with you. That's the only thing I've learned in life. It's the only lesson I've gained. I don't know what it is. Okay. He's got a leather jacket, white shirt. I'm pretty sure he's got a chain on. He probably spends a lot of time at nighttime establish. And I think there's nothing wrong with that. It's just a different lifestyle. So they all sit down on the couches and oni h asks him what they should call him, and I actually like him. The new guy says, fatty.
Harry
Fatty.
Tiffany
Yeah. To which everybody seems shocked. They're like, did we just hear that right? But on the h is like, fatty. Fatty. You Want me to call you fatty? And then he says yes. And she's like, okay. Fatty. Yeah. And then she's like, how'd you get that name? And he says, maybe I'm fat. And she responds now. And their energies. I don't know. The judges are really confused now. It's like is on the age and Fatty siblings or are they flirting? Because they both have very direct personalities. It seems like both of them don't take anything too seriously. They seem like a fun time. So I like all of them. Right. It's not Beauty and the Best. You're not gonna hate anybody.
Harry
I think.
Tiffany
At least not in this episode. Okay. So they briefly call him Fatty. They get to know each other. And then Susu brings up the fact that she first asked Tang Tong about where he's from. And then he couldn't answer. And then it's just like a lot is going on. There's a lot going on.
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Harry
So now we have six people.
Tiffany
Yes.
Harry
Okay. And we still have no idea exactly who is who's sibling. Likely there are siblings in this room.
Tiffany
Yes.
Harry
Okay.
Tiffany
So then the next girl walks in and remember how I was really confused about Okay. I thought Tang Tang was siblings with Susu because they had this energy that was slightly awkward. Then I was like, no, Tang. Tang is definitely siblings with. On the H. Because the. I'm doing my thumb. You know, that whole thing.
Harry
Yep.
Tiffany
Yeah. So all those rumors put to rest. Bury them in a grave. The woman that walks in looks like Tang Tang with hair. Like, long hair. I don't know how I've never. I've never paused a screen and went, what the. She looks ex. She looks like his twin. Stunning. Both of them are stunning. But identical twins. Identical twins. You're going to fucking die. You're going to die. When you see the picture. She comes in, brown coat, red headband. I don't even need to see anybody else's reactions. The door opens. They all sit back down on the living room couch, and guess what? Everyone's thinking what I'm thinking. Because you know what they're doing. You know what every single person in the room cannot argue. You know, if they had debates about how strong DNA is out the window. All they're doing right now is it's a tennis match. Left, right, left, right. All they want to know. The only question on their minds is who's older. They're not even there. It's crazy.
Harry
They could be twins or they could be twins. They don't know.
Tiffany
Yeah, but they do look identical. Identical. You know how some people are like, yeah, maybe you and Tiffany look alike, right? No, this is like identical. Identical.
Harry
So are they twins?
Tiffany
We don't know.
Harry
Oh, okay.
Tiffany
Okay. So. Because we gotta go through the whole games of like, oh, who siblings with who? Her name is Xiaoling. And people are just like, come on. Now. In Su's confessional, she just says, it's very obvious. They look identical. Yeah, identical. But when Tang Tan gives her water, they're both very cordial, but again, it's pretty obvious, so I thought that was gonna be it. But the camera guy pans to a new guy that's entering the villa, and he looks like. Just like a young college student.
Harry
Oh, I thought he was like. He looks like Susu without hair.
Tiffany
Wait, wait. Some people think he looks exactly like Susu without hair. He's wearing a hoodie. He's got a jean jacket on top. He's got AirPods around his neck. He looks college. The first thing everyone notices is he looks like a young idol from TF Boys. He plops down on the sofa, he puts the blanket over him the way his. He plops down and just his feet be dangling off the Sofa. I'm like, that's a little brother for sure. That's not an older brother. That's a little brother. He might have three older sisters at home.
Harry
Okay.
Tiffany
The way his feet are dangling and swinging, I'm like, you are taken care of. Someone took real good care of you. Okay. The judge says, I think that's Sue's brother. I think so. He introduces himself as Tutu.
Harry
Tutu.
Tiffany
What? I'm not even kidding. He says, just call me Tutu because I have big ears and he's outgoing. And there's this little TV show for kids of a boy with big ears named Tutu. Does you know Tutu too?
Harry
I think so. It's like a children's cartoon or something.
Tiffany
And then another girl enters the villa. She walks in Victoria's Secret style. Red suitcase, thigh high socks, heels, leather jacket. She looks like a Barbie doll. Stunning. I don't know why, but it's giving fatty sister that's the vibe.
Harry
Oh, like that rich money talks.
Tiffany
Yeah, yeah, yeah. But cooler.
Harry
A little bit classier maybe.
Tiffany
Okay. And the judges say she gives strong older sister vibes. She immediately walks up and without hesitation, she's knocking on the door. Instantly when the door opens, she asks for help with her suitcase. Oof. I love that. I learned something from that. I don't know what it is. Like, all the other girls were like. And then the guys would help them. She's just like, can someone help me with my suitcase? And I'm like, I gotta learn to do that.
Harry
Damn.
Tiffany
Yeah. And I was like, that's so good.
Harry
That's like a. That, that seems like, right. Why is that good? Right? That makes it feel. Feel like it's just confident. Yeah. It seems more confident to ask for help.
Tiffany
Yes.
Harry
That's so interesting. Yeah.
Tiffany
But then I'm always like, I don't want to be a burden. I'll just do it myself.
Harry
Yeah.
Tiffany
And break my ankle. Okay. Which I did. Not from a suitcase. From actual, like, real life stuff, guys. I almost broke my ankle from exercising in a not real suit. Sport. I was trying to learn pickleball. And whoever says it's not a real sport, I think that they should probably reflect on their superiority complex because I almost died. So that's really painful to hear. And she walks in. She joins the others. The energy has shifted. She's wearing a tweed dress. Chanel Girly Vibes Song Ji Vibes Singles, Inferno. Vibes walks in. Every guy is like, whoa, whoa, whoa. Her name is Xingxing. Except, you know, okay, so I'm Gonna call her Chanel Shing so that everything gets a little bit easier. Everyone's asking for her. She's very intimidating. Every single person that gives them her name, like, their name. She's making full eye contact. I feel intimidated in the best way possible. I'm like, I want to be you. She says, oh, yeah, for sure. Tang Tang and Xiaoling are siblings. They're both very attractive, but so similar that they stand out. She thinks Tutu and Susu are siblings as well. And then the first siblinghood is revealed. We got a guy who sits down in the confessional. I just can't help but laugh when I see her. I try so hard not to call her by her nickname or mention that she's my older sister. But yes, Xiaoling is my older sister. So Tang Tang and Xiaoling are siblings. I don't know what the fuck the producers were thinking because that wasn't even a reveal.
Harry
Yeah. Everyone acts surprised.
Tiffany
Yeah. Come on. Woo. And now the judges are like, okay, we don't care. Next. We knew that already. They're like, sue, put your hair behind your ears again. Because Tutu does have some big ears. So if Suzu got them ears on her.
Harry
Uh huh.
Tiffany
It's a supersonic hearing family. I'm just kidding. I really want my ears to stick out.
Harry
Mm.
Tiffany
It's a thing. You know, people in Asia get surgery to make their ears stick out cuz it's cuter.
Harry
Yeah. Supposed to make your face look smaller.
Tiffany
Yeah. And I tried to.
Harry
I don't know. I don't know if that's true.
Tiffany
So one judge says they can rule out Tutu and on the H because they're both bonding over the fact that they're enfp. They're like, oh, my God. You're enfp. I'm enfp. Do you want some chips, my ENFP friend? They're like, siblings can't do that. Unless, like, you're just really good at acting what others think. Maybe they're really good at acting. A lot of judges think that Chanel, Shane and Fatty are siblings because they both kind of have like that money aura about them. But other judges believe Fatty and on the age of siblings, one judge is super observant and he noticed that they knocked on the door the same way. So a lot of people knocked on the door when they first entered. With a fist, closed fist. They both knock open palm.
Harry
That's weird. Okay.
Tiffany
So they're like, that's too similar. You know what's interesting also, have you seen that Tick tock. That's like, why do we lift our arm to knock? Why can't we knock where our arm naturally falls? Why must we knock? Like, lift our arm?
Harry
Yeah. We're programmed.
Tiffany
Yeah. Stop the propaganda. Stop the knocking propaganda, people.
Harry
Yeah. Why do we have to knock?
Tiffany
What do we do?
Harry
We could kick.
Tiffany
Okay.
Harry
You know what I mean?
Tiffany
So they bang on the door. So they're like, maybe they're siblings. Also, people are speculating that hometown Harry and Chanel Sheen, they're actually. Their eye distance are closer on their face, so maybe they're siblings. Now. Back in the villa, all of them are going upstairs and they're getting sorted into their different rooms. And this mansion is massive. It feels like, you know, have you ever watched that? Not Chinese show, the children's show where it's a box. The intro starts outside of a cardboard box, and the hosts walk into the cardboard box and it's. It's an estate, it's a manor. That's what this feels like. How does this all fit inside of this building? I don't know, but they're going to be here for the next 20 days. Tang Tong starts playing the piano downstairs. Everybody starts gathering. And this is when you kind of figure out, like, does anybody like Tang Tong? Does someone want to date Tang Tong? Because we know his sister is Xiaoling. Some of the girls are interested. Chanel Shing says, I think he's really. He's glowing when he plays on the H. Says, oh, he's really good at the piano. But I think the one that is the most smitten by his piano skills is they say, I like when he plays. He's really cool. I like Tong Tang Su. No saddy. So the judges are yeah, he's like.
Harry
But also, like, how is his piano skill? Is he playing the. The piano starter pack, like the starter pack.
Tiffany
For Elise? Oh, yeah.
Harry
So he's not, like, not. He's not doing anything, like, special?
Tiffany
No.
Harry
Okay.
Tiffany
No, it's giving, like, I'm putting my lessons to use on this. I've been waiting for this day. That's what it's giving. Yeah.
Harry
Okay.
Tiffany
Yeah, yeah. And Xiaoling is looking at him like, oh, little brother. Like, they look like they have a very healthy relationship. So then after this, they get a notification that they are going to now go and pick their date dates. Their dates are going to start a little bit later, but they're going to submit a request for their dates. So the card reads, members of the cabin, you're about to welcome Cupid's date. Girls, please think carefully. About the person you want to date and give the card to their sibling. The sibling of the person you want to date, but you don't know and you cannot ask. So you have to guess who the sibling is of the person you want to date. Okay.
Harry
What a complicated system.
Tiffany
Yeah, because Hometown Harry is sitting there. I don't get it. I don't get it. I don't get it. Tong. Tong looks to him, and he looks at him like, small brain. Hometown Harry, let me explain to you. If A likes B, she has to choose C. Harry looks at him like all the brain cells have vanished out of his left ear. Just zooop out. Like, that is a horrendous way of explaining it. It's so much more confusing than before. But Tong, A and C are girls. B is a boy. If A likes B, A should give the letter to C. Harry looks at him and then just smiles. Tong's looking at him like, are you dumb? I'm looking at Tong like, why are we doing quantum physics? Chanel Shane doesn't get it either. So Tung Tang's older sister is like, oh, let me deal with my brother because he's crazy. She says, for example, if I want to go on a date with Harry, I will guess who Harry's sibling is and give that card to Harry's sibling. Harry looks even more confused. Wait, why are you guys pointing at me right now?
Harry
Yo. Yeah, all right, all right, all right. Like, okay. Did Harry's appeal just went down from that?
Tiffany
Yeah, but also, Tang Tungsten, too. Okay. It was like. It was like two guys trying to solve a problem, and then one of the girls had to step in and be like, let me just. I feel very merciful right now. I feel sympathy right now, so I will help. Meanwhile, Tang Tong tells the confessional that he believes his sister will like Tutu. Big ear Tutu, because she likes clean, soft boys. Meanwhile, Tutu is in the confessional talking about his sister, whom we don't know who it is yet, but he says, I think my sister is going to invite Tung Tung. That's what my feelings are. Fatty says, I think my sister is interested in Harry. Like, I don't know if I'm right, but maybe she might be interested in Tutu. So it seems like Tang Tongue is the most famous one, and all of them give their cards, but we have no idea who they've given it to. And if they've chosen the right sibling. We don't even know what happens if you give it to someone who's not actually the sibling. Of the person you want to go on a date with. Like, do you just show up and it's not the person you wanted to go on a date with because they send the real sibling? I don't know. Right. Maybe that's why they don't show them giving it to all the siblings. They're gonna make dinner now. So Tong Tong walks in, and I swear, these Asian reality shows like Singles Inferno, I'm pretty sure 90 of them was them cooking for like two episodes, two seasons straight. I'm like, these Asian reality shows are just. Just making dinner and doing dishes. That's it. Okay? So Tang Tang walks in. He wants to help cook. He's got his jacket collar popped. I'm like, you don't want to cook. Roll up them sleeves. You don't want to cook. You don't come cooking like that. Harry Hometown Harry is cooking. And then Tang Tongue just watches. And then he goes back to the living room, you know, because I think knowledge is something that needs to be consumed in bites. Bite sized pieces. He can learn to cook another day. He just sits back down on the living room couch.
Harry
Zero thoughts, zero thoughts.
Tiffany
Silence. Later, he pulls a book off the shelf. He starts flipping through it. It looks like he's about to fall asleep. Meanwhile, Chanel Shane joins to help cook dinner. Harry is helping her, and the energy is kind of flirty. If they're siblings, I'm gonna break my computer and call the police. I'm calling 23andMe and some genealogists because they can't. That's crazy.
Harry
They're hitting it off. They like each other.
Tiffany
And the judges are like, they seem really close. Half the judges are split. Some of them are like, this is so flirtatious. The other half are like, no. It's like watching a vlog of two siblings in the kitchen. They look comfortable. They look like they're helping their parents. You know, they don't break eye contact. You know, he's teaching her about different types of fish. So again, I think I need to be in jail. If they're siblings, I'm like, if they're siblings, something weird is going on. Later in the confessional. Chanel is like, harry's very funny. He said my fish was very ugly. The fish that she picked for dinner, you disgusting. Okay? She says, the way he taught me to cook the fish just was very abstract. I'm like, what does that mean? What does that mean? Meanwhile, Fatty is like, how much rice should I cook? So he walks over to Onni H. She's also Very strong. She's preparing the rice pot, and there's this brief, awkward tension. He says, should we wash the rice first? I don't know if it's her personality. I don't know if they're siblings. She goes, yes, of course. We need to wash the rice first.
Harry
Oh, they. They're giving siblings.
Tiffany
Yeah. And he says, you're so strict. It feels like older sister. Because when he walks over with the rice bag, he just holds it open and she immediately starts scooping. It's giving older sister. And then at the end, all he's doing is like, hehe, it's only been one day and we're already finishing third of the rice bag. And then she's like, looking at him like, do you have any productive thoughts? Like, that looks like something a sibling would say. Like, an older sibling would be like, do you ever, like, use a brain cell or two? Or are they there for decoration? Do you? I don't know. I feel like my sister says that to me. Okay. But right before dinner, the doorbell rings. They rush to the door. It's food delivery. Vegetables, rice. The note reads, our parents prepared this meal from our hometown. Let's have our first dinner. So all the food is displayed. Every sibling's parents created a meal from their hometown. Now, this is the tricky part. They have to eat the meal and act like they're. It's not their food.
Harry
Oh.
Tiffany
Because China's very diverse, you know, so there's a lot of different types of food. But at one point, someone does kind of give it up because Tutu is opening a container. And Fatty walks over because Tutu's trying to put it in a pot to heat it up. And then he's like, oh, that's not stew. That's a dish.
Harry
So it's like, ah, you know what that is?
Tiffany
Yeah. So then everyone is like, okay, if a girl is talking about that food, that's probably. They're probably siblings. So they have to be very careful.
Harry
Whoa, that is clever.
Tiffany
Yeah. They have to be very careful. And there's no labels on it. So they'll sit around and be like, wait, what kind of meat is this? And everyone is like.
Harry
Yeah, nobody should know anything about these dish.
Tiffany
Dishes. Yeah. So they're all trying to be like, I think it's this. I think it's beef.
Harry
I think it's a lamb.
Tiffany
Yeah, I think it's. I've had this before when I was traveling. It's that.
Harry
Yeah.
Tiffany
Now, meanwhile, Harry is watching on the age Cut the Vegetables. He's telling her to be careful. Don't cut her hands. Your nails. Be slow. Meanwhile, Fatty and Tung Tong continue to peel garlic. Susu walks over and she's like, let me do it. Come on, brother. And everyone got really confused by that. It was just like a really confusing moment. I will say, by far, the most useless member so far is Tang Tang. He's just standing there in his leather jacket. And at the end, they move all the plates to the table. And Hua Hua Oni H and Harry are the best at cooking. So they all sit down and this is their very first meal together. And now that's it. That's where they leave you for the. It was like an hour and a half long. And the next episode, we're gonna find out if they pick the partner that they're going on the dates with. But this is just the first introduction to the 20 day.
Harry
Yeah, you're gonna leave it here?
Tiffany
Yeah.
Harry
Oh, that was crazy, because the next.
Tiffany
Is just the dates. But then if I go to the dates, then, like, it's a lot and.
Harry
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Tiffany
What are your thoughts? Do you guys want to know who goes on a date with people?
Harry
Hell yeah.
Tiffany
Yeah.
Harry
This is good.
Tiffany
You like the show?
Harry
I love it so far.
Tiffany
Really?
Harry
Yeah. I need to see their face.
Tiffany
Oh, I gotta show you Tang Tongan.
Harry
And then I gotta die. Oh, yeah. I'm invested.
Tiffany
Okay, let me know in the comments who you guys think are siblings. And if you guys want a part two to this, let me know and I'll see you guys in the next one. Bye.
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Episode: Chinese "Sibling Romance" Show Made Me Question Every Relationship I Know
Release Date: May 5, 2025
Host: Stephanie Soo
In this episode of Moral Of The Story, Stephanie Soo delves into the intriguing and controversial Chinese reality show centered around the concept of sibling romance. Tiffany and Harry, the regular conversational duo, unpack the show's premise, share their reactions, and explore the complexities it introduces to the viewers' understanding of relationships.
At the heart of the show is a provocative premise where participants must determine whether pairs are siblings or romantically involved. Tiffany introduces the concept with a blend of humor and intrigue:
Tiffany [01:06]: "The premise is, you know that Instagram premise where there is an Instagram account called siblings or dating? They post a picture of two people and you have to decide if they're siblings or if they're dating."
Harry quickly grasps the idea and adds his perspective:
Harry [02:17]: "What is the promise premise again?"
Their discussion highlights the show's attempt to blur the lines between familial and romantic relationships, raising questions about human connections and societal norms.
Tiffany and Harry provide a detailed walkthrough of the show's first episode, introducing various characters and their interactions within the mansion setting.
Tang Tang: The first participant who enters the mansion, described as elusive and enigmatic.
Tiffany [08:14]: "He's got a leather jacket, white shirt. I'm pretty sure he's got a chain on. He probably spends a lot of time at nighttime establishments."
Susu: The first woman introduced, exuding "soft girl" vibes and meticulous about her appearance.
Tiffany [11:42]: "She looks like you go to dinner at her house. Every dish is made by her in a pottery class."
Hometown Harry: Another male participant characterized by his casual and somewhat chaotic demeanor.
Harry [31:59]: "What exactly is going to happen?"
As more characters like Hua Hua (Oni H) and Fatty join, Tiffany and Harry analyze their behaviors and interactions, pondering whether they are genuine or part of the show's intricate setup.
The hosts delve into the nuanced interactions between participants, focusing on body language, communication styles, and underlying tensions that hint at either sibling bonds or romantic interests.
Body Language: Tiffany points out subtleties such as avoiding eye contact and specific gestures that might indicate sibling relationships.
Tiffany [14:56]: "I think posture is something like what subconsciously tells you they're siblings."
MBTI Types: The show incorporates Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessments, which Tiffany and Harry scrutinize for authenticity and relevance.
Tiffany [24:42]: "His MBTI is ENTJ, and she looks at him and she's like, brushing her bangs."
Their analysis often veers into humor as they relate these formal assessments to real-life behaviors, questioning the depth and accuracy of such profiles in revealing true relationships.
Judges on the show provide commentary and guesses about the participants' relationships, which Tiffany and Harry dissect critically.
Tiffany [51:04]: "One judge says they can rule out Tutu and Oni H because they're both bonding over the fact that they're ENFP."
The hosts discuss the judges' observations, debating whether these insights are valid or merely surface-level assessments designed to engage the audience.
Throughout the episode, Tiffany and Harry offer their candid reactions to the unfolding drama, balancing skepticism with amusement.
Confusion and Frustration: They express bewilderment at the show's complex rules and the participants' seemingly scripted interactions.
Tiffany [11:17]: "Just letting you sit in silence. And I'm like, is this the American brain rot?"
Humor and Relatability: Their banter adds a layer of humor, making observations relatable to listeners who might find the show equally perplexing.
Harry [40:09]: "I need to learn to do that."
Emotional Investment: As the episode progresses, their interest heightens, indicating a growing investment in the show's outcomes.
Harry [62:22]: "This is good."
The episode wraps up with Tiffany and Harry reflecting on the initial introduction of the participants and expressing curiosity about future developments.
Tiffany [62:11]: "This is just the first introduction to the 20 days."
They invite listeners to engage by sharing their theories and express eagerness for a sequel episode, showcasing their deepening engagement with the show's narrative.
Stephanie Soo's Moral Of The Story offers listeners an entertaining and critical take on unconventional reality shows that challenge societal norms. Through Tiffany and Harry's engaging dialogue, the episode not only analyzes the specific dynamics of a Chinese show but also prompts broader reflections on human relationships and the boundaries we navigate.
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