Here is a pretty good rant mylaowai-style about Chinese women and pregnancy. The interesting thing is that through it all, he does offer a glimpse of the reality of superstition in China. I have heard the same things, except the vest and can attest to the veracity of his words.
The post drops the f-bomb like locals drop public turds so if this bothers you maybe you should ask mommy daddy or your spouse if its okay to read, but the post is hilarious.
mylaowai.com
“…But oh no, we have to treat women ‘special’. And in China they take this to extremes. This probably does not surprise you; it doesn’t surprise me. Very few things possess the power to surprise me any more, except perhaps the (frankly ludicrous) suggestion that someone in China might actually exhibit some fragment of humanity for once in their useless life – but I digress.
Women are ‘special’ in China. Well, retarded kids are ‘special’ where I come from, and there are many similarities between the two groups. Pregnant women are the most ‘special’ of all, of course. You can’t fire their lazy asses, you’re not supposed to beat them as often as the unimpregnated ones, they get paid time off to drop their hatchlings, etcetera etcetera. But this is just the ordinary sort of nonsense we put up with in the West. In China, they don’t watch television, in case it damages the unborn bastards’ eyes. She can’t sit on a crooked mat, or look at bright colours, or have an unharmonious discussion…”