Peking University, China's foremost institution of higher learning, has just released its first-ever Diaosi Index for 2014.
The term "diaosi" is Chinese internet slang that typically refers to poor, ugly, short, unsuccessful bottom-dwellers prone to serial masturbation and a lifetime of loneliness and disaffection. Consider it analogous to loser, lame-o or douchebag.
As income inequality widens and Chinese society becomes increasingly divided along economic lines, the term diaosi has become a badge of honor for some who identify with the downtrodden masses. They're mostly losers, though.
According to the Beida study, north-eastern Jilin is "Diaosi Province of the Year" and its capital Changchun is unsurprisingly "Diaosi City of the Year." The Index also states that 72.3% of diaosi are unhappy with their lives.
Considering the facts, that figure is hardly surprising: over 70% have left their hometown to find work; the average monthly pay for diaosi is RMB 2,918, down from RMB 5,793 last year; of that, they send an average of RMB 1,076.7 back to their parents each month; 68.6% work overtime every day but don't get paid for it; and 37.8% have psychological or emotional problems but simply drink to alleviate stress.
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