A husband who cooks dinner for his wife every day has suddenly become the subject of debate on Chinese social media. Many people think that in the modern era, it is normal for a husband to cook for his wife, but many people think that this is a “big deal”.
The husband in the story has not been identified and is living in the megacity of Guangzhou in China. It is known that he cooks dinner every day for his wife, surnamed Xu, and sees this as a way to show affection and maintain the romance between the two.
Chinese netizens argue about a husband who cooks rice for his wife every day. (Photo: Weibo)
Ms. Xu’s husband used to call his wife every day before she finished work to ask her what she wanted for dinner, and sometimes he even surprised her with newly learned dishes.
“This has been going on for more than a year since the day we met. I think I’m extremely lucky to have him. He loves to cook and tries to cook great meals for me every day.”Ms. Xu told Houlang news site.
The video, which Ms. Xu shared online that quickly went viral, shows a meal featuring a variety of dishes such as egg noodles, sausage, fried pork with sweet peppers and potatoes, green vegetable soup and fried chicken.
“My cooking is not as good as my husband’s, but I want to tell him that I will try to learn little by little and will cook for him. Let’s make progress together”Ms. Xu added.
The video immediately sparked a debate on Weibo with 3.98 million views and 5,726 comments. The controversy focused on social issues whether to praise Ms. Xu’s husband, or to consider cooking as the norm in a gender-equal society.
The fact that a man enters the kitchen instead of his wife is still controversial with two streams of opinion. (Illustration)
Many social media users left comments expressing jealousy towards Ms. Xu like “How do I get a good man like you?”or “If every man can be like that husband, there will be no more women afraid to get married. They will quickly want to get married.”.
However, many people question why the fact that a man in the kitchen cooks for his wife quickly becomes a hot topic, while women often cook for the family are not praised.
“Women still cook for the whole family all their lives, but it never becomes a trending topic. So why is this husband who has only been cooking for a year already being praised?”one netizen wondered.
“We often consider it normal for women to cook, but we see it as a gift if a man is in the kitchen. The reason why?”another emphasized.
In 1995, China announced gender equality as the basic policy of the state during the World Conference on Women. However, a report released by the Chinese government in 2020 shows that women still suffer from injustice in society.
Accordingly, women still have to do unpaid work such as housework more than 2 times more than men. In addition, “caring for the family” is the leading cause of women’s withdrawal from the job market.
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