Mencius Moldbugman

There is a certain type of deluded ultra-Francophilic Asian girl I have met several times in my life that I like to refer to as a “Zoé”. There are normally a few tell-tale signs that you have encountered a Zoé...pic.twitter.com/KztPeOyzPv

If it is a Chinese Zoé, 99% of them will be living in Shanghai as it's the only place that can sustain a Zoé with a need for superficial French things. They’ll hang around the French Concession and spend much time taking selfies of themselves with glasses of wine & French cakes.pic.twitter.com/k7In1oYIep

If an art exhibition featuring a French artist enters town the Zoé will waste no time wandering around the exhibition making nonsensical statements sprinkled with the occasional pretentious French word dropped into their Chinese. "我觉得今天的展览 tres magnifique!"pic.twitter.com/mA9XKZGQhZ

Paris Baguette - the French-themed Korean bakery - is ground zero for hip and happening Zoés to chill and grab an eclair, unless of course an actual genuine Paul Bakery is in their town and then all bets are off.pic.twitter.com/Dmn8uzrG61

The Zoé fills her life with items that represent an ideal of France. Her favourite music becomes the soundtrack of the film Amelie or perhaps French-Jap jazz singer Lisa Ono. Ofc she never watches anything that paints a less than idyllic view of France, like La Haine for instancepic.twitter.com/88EwJcPjnn