This is kind of wild. The caption implies that only Chinese people use electric stoves, which is hilariously wrong. The comic implies a cigarette could ignite an electric stove, which is hilariously wrong. Wtf is going on here
Thanks. Yeah, I see the point others are making while bashing me, but I genuinely didn’t understand this comic the first time I looked at it. It wasn’t super obvious at first glance
Imo the cigarette is just there to imply nonchalance towards the column of fire in the last panel, and outside context (watching people cook in Chinese takeout places) suggests to me that she’s using a gas burner with significantly higher output than what’s common in western kitchens. You need some serious heat to get that wok hei reaction
This is kind of wild. The caption implies that only Chinese people use electric stoves, which is hilariously wrong. The comic implies a cigarette could ignite an electric stove, which is hilariously wrong. Wtf is going on here
People are downvoting real hard for this, but there are 3 different interpretations of this comic in this thread, so you definitely have a point.
Thanks. Yeah, I see the point others are making while bashing me, but I genuinely didn’t understand this comic the first time I looked at it. It wasn’t super obvious at first glance
Imo the cigarette is just there to imply nonchalance towards the column of fire in the last panel, and outside context (watching people cook in Chinese takeout places) suggests to me that she’s using a gas burner with significantly higher output than what’s common in western kitchens. You need some serious heat to get that wok hei reaction
Also maybe that in china people really do smoke a lot
As a person who went to China, I can confirm this