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when I told my mother that the ending of her latest hong kong hit drama was cliche she told me "you don't understand human sentiments because you don't watch enough television"

well, mother you see the world through TV frames and static lenses you discuss the world through gossip magazines and you read people like show reviews

the reason I don't watch television is because I always feel so very affected by whatever happens to the characters of your myriad translated dramas

perhaps the problem is not because I don't understand but perhaps I understand it just too much so much that it hurts inside