China has a rather unpleasant term for women who are still single in their mid- to late-20s. Why don’t men suffer the same fate? Women over 25 are considered to be past their marriagable peak. Women over 25 are considered to be past their marriageable peak. Age: Variable. Appearance: Not at their best. Ooh, leftovers! Best meal of the day! Roast beef sandwiches! Whizzed up into soups! Jammed indiscriminately on a plate and warmed up in the microwave, bacterial risk be damned! You’re right, but I’m talking about a different kind of leftover. Really? What kind. The woman kind. I already don’t like where this is going. Nor should you, painfully liberal sir, nor should you. “Leftovers” is apparently how the state refers to refer to women in China who remain unmarried after the age of 25. citeste si comenteaza …