
World Cup’s “Real” and “Fake” Fans
With the World Cup exploding across social media, there have been interesting topics hitting Chinese social media sites like Weibo. CCTV5, China’s main sports channel, started the #What Fake World Cup Fans Ask# hashtag, which has almost 4 million views. One popular post circulating has 26 multiple choice questions that a “real” World Cup fan should be able to answer. Questions include “Who is Argentina’s star player?”. Since Messi in Chinese is phonetically Mei Xi, and Xi is