(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, January 24, 2022) The 9-year-old boy sighed that the snow shovel was "tired”, and the interview video unexpectedly became popular. (Photo taken from CTVnews). Carter Trozzolo, a 9-year-old boy in Toronto, Canada, shovels snow outside with a shovel after the local snowstorm on the 17th. When he was interviewed, he reluctantly said that he was very tired of shoveling snow, and the real reaction made netizens empathize with it, attracting more than 3.2 million views.

News footage captured Carter struggling to shovel snow. During an interview, he sighed and said, "I wish I was at school now. So tired, shoveling snow all day for neighbors, friends, or people I don't even know."

The TV station humorously wrote "exhausted" under Carter's signature. Now use Google to search Carter's full English name, and the word "tired" will automatically appear after it.

Carter's popular interview video also aroused the concern of the Toronto Department of Education, who shouted to Carter on the social platform: "Carter, we can't wait to welcome you to school, thank you for helping your neighbors, friends, or even people you don't know. At the end of the article, the school attached Carter's signature "sigh".

Carter, on the other hand, felt incredible about his popularity, and said in surprise: "Even Australia on the other side of the world has seen my videos!" Now when passers-by recognize him, he will jokingly reply to the other party: "Yes, it's me, I still am very tired."

(Source: United News Network)

(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, January 23, 2022) When the epidemic is serious, many people will spray alcohol to disinfect, but if the wrong spray is used, it may be in vain. (File photo of the United Daily News)

Recently, the new omicron virus epidemic has increased again, and the Lunar New Year is approaching, which makes many people worry that the epidemic will expand. Experts remind that vaccination, wearing masks, spraying alcohol and other epidemic prevention measures are indispensable, but alcohol should be used correctly, and it will not be effective if used incorrectly. It cannot be disinfected and may be infected. Youtuber "77 Boss", a licensed Chinese medicine practitioner, once made a video to teach the correct method of spraying alcohol, and the doctor revealed that after spraying alcohol, you should not touch things immediately, otherwise it will be in vain.

"77 Boss" said that even if the epidemic is serious, life still has to be lived, and people still have to go out to buy things. He taught everyone to follow the steps to prevent the epidemic, which can greatly reduce the risk. First of all, you must think about the purchase list before going out, so as to reduce the time spent in the store and the number of times you go out and try to choose a time with fewer people to go out by carrying alcohol with you.

Second, before touching shopping carts, basket handles, refrigerator door handles, these things are sprayed with alcohol, because the virus can survive on the surface of things for more than 24 hours.

Third, the banknotes and change you have received must be disinfected with alcohol spray immediately, and then put in a zipper bag to seal, let the money stay in it and wait for the next day to use it, and finally sterilize your hands.

Finally, don’t bring the things you bring home into the house immediately, but put them next to the door first, wash the handles first, then wipe the outer packaging of the items with alcohol, and spray the table and hands with alcohol again. This is the completion of the epidemic prevention steps for going out shopping.

Although many people know that spraying alcohol can disinfect, but using it incorrectly is futile. Jiang Zhigang, secretary-general of the Taiwan Society of Toxicology, said that it takes at least 10 seconds to kill the virus after alcohol touches the skin. Open, or touch other items after spraying, the disinfection effect cannot be achieved. Zhang Long, deputy director of the Pediatric Department of Mackay Hospital, emphasized that when disinfecting hands, it is necessary to ensure that "every part of the hands is covered with alcohol". First, spray the alcohol on the palm of the hand to fully moisten the palm, and then spray the alcohol on the back of the hand. Let the back of the hand be fully moistened, and then rub the palm, back of the hand, between the fingers, fingertips, and wrist with the formula of inner, outer, clip, bow, big, standing, and wrist, and finally wait for 20 to 30 seconds for the alcohol to evaporate.

(Source: United News)

(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, January 24, 2022) The Oakland robber broke into the Chinese restaurant in broad daylight and robbed at gunpoint. An 80-year-old rice noodle shop owner calmly confronted the robbers (Photos from World Journal)

Oakland Chinatown's recent security situation has been ups and downs. A rice noodle shop on 10th Street in Chinatown was robbed at 11:32 a.m. on the 21st.

The 80-year-old proprietor, Mr. Hou and the clerk Shirley told the reporter that the robber covered their heads and masks, came in with guns to ask for money, and their hands were shaking all the time. The situation was very dangerous. Mr. Hou was very calm at the time. He told the robber that he could take the money and put down his gun. The robbers took more than $300 and fled. Mr. Hou immediately called the police. The Chinatown Security Team of the Taishan Association also rushed to the scene to assist in the investigation after learning about it.

Oakland police are currently investigating. Mr. Hou hopes that the police will arrest the suspects, punish them according to law, and not release them quickly and endanger the community.

(Source: World Journal)

(We Chinese in America Media Editor Tang Zhao, January 23, 2022) The number of flights back to China has plummeted, and air tickets have soared. (Photo from pexels)

In retaliation for the Chinese government's recent policy of "fusing" the flight policy of American airlines to China, the U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced the suspension of 44 Chinese airlines' flights to and from China and the United States. According to industry insiders, among these grounded flights, Chinese airlines’ routes from Los Angeles and New York will be wiped out, resulting in a sharp drop in the number of flights and a sharp rise in air tickets back to China. For example, in March, the board the economy returning flight to China from San Francisco passengers from New York and Los Angeles will need to arrive at San Francisco seven days in advance. It is a great inconvenience.

Jay, a Chinese ticket operator, pointed out that under this circumstance, the number of air tickets back to China from New York and Los Angeles will be reduced, and many customers will choose to go to San Francisco or Seattle or Dallas to board the plane nearby. But now airfare prices are soaring, and the mid-March flight from San Francisco to China is just over $10,000 in premium economy. Dallas to China in March costs more than $4,000 for economy class, and Seattle costs nearly $4,000 at the end of March.

Jay said that some guests had their flight tickets to China cancelled in March, but because they had to go back to China to deal with urgent matters, they were willing to pay an extra $1,000 to buy an earlier flight. There is also a Chinese who plans to return to China with two children in March. Because of the inconvenience of the journey, he just wants to board a plane in San Francisco nearby. Even if he needs to pay $14,000 for business class, he thinks it is worth it.

In addition to the soaring price of air tickets back to China, Chinese in Los Angeles must go to other cities to board the plane. However, according to the current Chinese government's entry policy, these people need to go to the city where the plane takes off seven days in advance for nucleic acid testing and quarantine until the day of departure. For example, according to the news released by the Chinese embassy in the United States, passengers registered in Dallas need to take the first test at a designated institution in Dallas seven days in advance, and then start a seven-day self-health monitoring. 48 hours before the trip, conduct a second nucleic acid test at the designated institution. As a result, Chinese returning to China had to lengthen the time to return to China, and for those Chinese who had to return to China to deal with urgent matters, their air tickets were cancelled due to the “fusing” policy.

Another ticket operator, Mr. Chen, said he was not surprised by the U.S. policy of counteracting China's "circuit breaker" of U.S. flights. As early as 2020, China and the United States staged a counter-play. In March of that year, the China Aviation Administration restricted each country’s routes to only one flight per week, commonly known as “Five Ones”. At that time, the direct economy class fare between China and the United States was $9,000 to $10,000. After the U.S. government called on China to change its stance and achieve flight parity without China’s response, the Trump administration banned Chinese civil aviation companies from entering and leaving the United States in June. A day later, China said it would allow American Airlines to operate 10 weekly flights to and from China. Since then, the sky-high ticket price has dropped to around $2,000.

In this eventful season, Mr. Chen suggested that the public choose an airline that offers a full refund, and American Airlines is more generous. The second is to stagger the travel time for the Winter Olympics as much as possible. He expects that the Chinese government's circuit breaker mechanism will be loosened as soon as the US countermeasures come out this time.

(Source: World Journal)