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Sorry, but I can't just believe every extraordinary claim that I see on social media, so I had to double-check it. In this case it seems to be true (although not his father but a "village strongman") and happened in Vietnam: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kids-cross-river-in-plastic-bag-school-video_n_5002877 https://vov.vn/tin-24h/chui-tui-nilon-vuot-suoi-lu-den-truong-nguoi-trong-cuoc-noi-gi-809014.vov Although quite old, so not sure if it's still happening.
Imagine being a village strongman. Sounds awesome and annoying at the same time.
As a tall person, I kind of understand the experience. Whenever I put my mighty powers of slightly longer torso to the benefit of others, I like to make sure to announce to those who have benefitted that I am a "Friend to the littles".
'Hey Strongman, a banyan tree fell on my grandma again. Haha. If you don't mind'
'It's ok. Hrrrrrhhhhhh'
I'm the only man in my family under the age of 60. It's my job to lift anything heavier than a gallon of milk.
I do it already for fun and sport. Do I get pay and/or elevated status?
People will totally be grateful to you! It’s like being a firefighter light: you get to help people, it’s impressive, and it’s kind of a hassle a lot of the time. I was going to say it’s a lot safer, but given the picture, I don’t know if that’s a given
I will pick up everything.
Bro wtf it takes them 5 hours to get to school? That's fucking wild
I can't hold my breath in a garbage bag that long