(Greta Gerwig and Jeffrey Tambor also lend their voices.)I was excited to speak with with Neely and executive producer Daniel Weidenfeld about the new season.
They talked to me about upcoming episodes, casting Hulk and slacking off in school: Hey, guys!
It’s known around town as the “marriage market.” The parents chat with each other about the attributes they — or rather, their children — are looking for in a mate.
If the parents hit it off, and believe they’ve found a good match for their offspring, they’ll arrange a blind date and hope for sparks to fly.
A month ago, under China’s new law dictating that all adult children have to go home and visit their elderly parents "frequently," a woman in Wuxi was ordered by a local court to see her 77-year-old mother, who had sued her for neglect.
The ruling: visits every two months, plus financial support.
By the end of this year, that number is expected to balloon to 202 million.
China’s government is facing the massive burden of supporting its growing millions of elderly citizens at the exact same moment as a roaring urban economy is taking away the traditional filial support system.
It’s a desktop and mobile based instant messenger program named QQ.
The number of people in China using QQ is significantly more than any other social network including We Chat.
Rather, it’s a way for parents to put their stamp of approval on a relationship before the couple has even met.
“In Chinese culture, the in-laws are very important,” she said.
Naspers was one of the very early investors into Tencent in 2001.