r/interestingasfuck • u/Red_Lotus_Alchemist • 2d ago

/r/all A Chinese earthquake rescue team deployed drones to light up the night and aid search and rescue operations after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar.

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u/jrm70210 2d ago

My cousin, a US Marine, just came back from vacation in China and told me that they're "100 years ahead of us."

This is what happens when you reinforce intelligence over ignorance.

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u/Christhebobson 2d ago edited 2d ago

Just wondering what does them being a us marine have to do with it? As a veteran, I don't see the need to mention it.

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u/heart-aroni 2d ago

It's to establish that if this person had any bias, it would be towards his own country the US (which he patriotically chose to serve) and not towards it's perceived rival China.