WeChat Moments: The Harsh Reality

Getting depressed looking at all the happy, successful moments your contacts are sharing on WeChat?

We are too.

Now thanks to Shanghai-based satirical video producers Mamahuhu, we get a real look at what these users are like behind their posed moments.

We're especially grateful for the fact that Mamahuhu subtitles all their videos both in English and Chinese, which means both bilingual understanding and the ability to enjoy the videos at work without letting the boss hear that you're wasting valuable company time watching Youku. We also like Mamahuhu's line-straddling humor that pokes fun at at both foreigners and Chinese with equal fervor.

Yeah, those besties look like they're friends forever, that beauty mask merchant looks like she's raking in the dough, and that adorable infant looks just like a bundle of pure joy in the arms of her parents.

We're not so much into blog topics that aren't directly tied to Beijing, but Mamahuhu's an exception, especially given the ubiquitousness of WeChat in the average Beijinger's world these days.

In fact our very own site here at thebeijinger.com has seen referrals from WeChat skyrocket over the past few months, to the point where 10% of our April blog traffic has come directly from WeChat.

Speaking of WeChat, you probably won't be able to see the embedded Flash video below if you are viewing this on your mobile phone, so check in out using this link to youku instead.

Desktop viewers, enjoy (and thanks to the folks over at Mamahuhu for keeping us entertained):

Hat tip to Shanghaiist, where we first spotted this post

Image: Mamahuhu