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No, that’s not what he’s referencing. There’s a Chinese belief that cold water makes you sick. Even sanitized, filtered water and ice made from the same. The fe
by garmaine 6y ago
No, that’s not what he’s referencing. There’s a Chinese belief that cold water makes you sick. Even sanitized, filtered water and ice made from the same. The fear is over the temperature, and is akin to Korea’s fear of electric fans in its irrationality.
- not2b 6y agoI understand, but my guess is that the origin of this belief was from times when cold water would make you sick because it was likely to be contaminated. Given that, it's not irrational at all. If you believe something that increases your survival but you believe it for the wrong reason, it still increases your survival.
- garmaine 6y agoThat might be the origin of the belief, but it’s not what people are fearing today.
- poulsbohemian 6y ago>Korea’s fear of electric fans Say what? Do tell.
- garmaine 6y agoOh my. You’re one of today’s lucky 10,000: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/05/is-this-going-to-kill-me-fan-death-korea/528243/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/05/is-this-g...
- hnick 6y agoI knew a girl from Hong Kong who carried the same belief so it's not just SK. It's interesting the article didn't mentioned suicide, which I've seen mentioned before as a cause of the myth. The story goes that papers popularised the concept as a way to avoid specifically naming suicide as a cause of death, as a kind of shared understanding while preserving the honour of the families. But a lot of people took it seriously so the idea gained traction.