WSJ: 

The Everyday Americans Going All In on the Chinese Lifestyle

It’s not just Labubus. People are going crazy for congee, tai chi and boiled apples, leaving many Chinese Americans confused.

 

Across the U.S. and Western world, non-Chinese people are embracing Chinese lifestyles. In Gen Z parlance, they’re “Chinamaxxing”—becoming the most Chinese they can be.

Drink hot water, never cold beverages. Don’t walk around the house barefoot. Do longevity exercises. The newly converted Chinamaxxers are obsessing over daily habits that are as second-nature to many Chinese people as brushing their teeth.