What happened on Jan 13th, 2013?
Yesterday, my mom and I went shopping by subway. There are 11 lines here and very convenient. When we got into the subway, there were so many peolple already there, including foreigners. They all started taking off their pants, kept only their underwear and sitting there. They didn't feel cold at all. I don't know what's the matter with them at that moment, I was thinking maybe they just wanted show off their legs in public. I didn't know until I read the news about it. Now I see it's called" No Pants Subway Ride" and it came from New York City. It's been 10 years since 2002, and it's very popular in America and UK. Everybody just want to have fun on that day, and think It's the best way to enjoy themselves.
I have a question here, why do they have this event? I'm just curious. Is there anyone could tell me the story? Thanks
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Ah I know about this! I nearly participated in London, but decided that my legs would scare everyone...no I just felt Londoners wouldn't see the funny side.
I don't think there's a political message, or a cry for salvation, or anything dramatic behind the event. I think it's just about evoking a sense of bemusement in bystanders and perhaps waking them up to the fact life can be unpredictable. There are also videos where participants are apprehended by the police and there's an argument that there's no freedom, you're punished for 'stepping outside the box' or going against the rules.
You can read into it in many ways, but basically it's just people having a laugh!
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I see. Thanks for your explanation. :)
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Because in English, we only really use that word to complain about them, e.g. The foreigners take all our jobs, etc. So it is something of an insult. Of course in Chinese it is not an insult, but if you want to write good English then you should use something like non-Chinese, or westerners, or use the name of their country if just one type like British, Mexican, etc. In official documents, we use the term 'foreign nationals', but that is a bit too formal for a notebook.
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Kuno, why do you call foreigners(western people）is non-Chinese people? Can you explain it to me?
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What happened on Jan 13th, 2013?
Yesterday, my mom and I went shopping by took the subway to go shopping. There are 11 lines here which cover the whole city and very convenient, so it's a very convenient mode of transport for us. When we got into the subway boarded the subway carriage, there were so many peolple already there we noticed that there it was significantly busier than usual for a Sunday, in particular there were quite a few foreigners non-Chinese people. Suddenly, without warning, They the non-Chinese all started taking off their pants, kept keeping only their underwear on. They then just and continued sitting there and carrying on as if nothing unusual was happening. They It seemed as if they didn't feel at all cold at all. At the time I don't didn't know what's could possibly be the matter with them at that moment, I was thinking maybe they just wanted to show off their legs off in public. I didn't know until It was only when I read the news about it. Now I see it's called that I realised we had just witnessed the so-called "No Pants Subway Ride", and it came which originated in from New York City. It's been going for 10 years since 2002, and it's apparently very popular in America and the UK. Everybody just wants to arrange to have fun a good time on that day, and they think believe this is one way in which they can It's the best way to enjoy themselves.
I have a question here:, why on earth do they have this event? I'm just curious. Is there anyone could out there who can tell me the story behind it? Thanks
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