In what appears to be a meme, Singaporean males have been ‘renting’ themselves out as dates on TikTik to help single young women keep away from embarrassing relationship-status questions from relatives at family gatherings for Chinese New Year.
One such TikToker is Wayne Chia, a Singaporean of Chinese descent. He posted a video of himself posing in a pink suit behind a message stating what renters will get for S$50 — or about US$37 — per day. The cheeky comic flaunted his suitor skillset with the next message:
Chia said he was shocked to find he had acquired many offers from lonely girls in search of, properly, a minimal of a date. ติดตั้งโซล่าเซลล์ , who’s single himself, reportedly has not accepted any offers but as a outcome of he didn’t really need to “sell” himself. He said the publish was carried out in jest, not quest.
“After I posted the video, I woke as much as all these individuals messaging me to say they have been interested and whether I was obtainable,” he advised South China Morning Post. “Some mentioned they were not on the town this year and [asked] if I may save the date for them next Chinese New Year.”
The Chinese New Year is celebrated yearly according to the lunar calendar in China and all through Southeast Asia in countries with excessive populations of Chinese diaspora, such and Thailand and Singapore. This year’s festivities begin on February 1 and will continue for 15 days..