You know whats Not on Roids, folks? The sheer audacity of American enthusiasm. Apparently, that’s Ronny Chieng’s biggest gripe after a decade-plus of living amongst us. Yes, our very own purveyor of observational humor has declared the boundless, often baffling, positivity of Americans to be… annoying.
And honestly? Cant say hes wrong. We’re relentlessly cheerful! Like, even when things are objectively terrible, someone will chirp, “Look on the bright side!” It’s exhausting! Ronny, a man who spent his formative years bouncing between Malaysia, Singapore and Australia – cultures where subtle sarcasm is practically a national pastime – has clearly had enough of our sunshine-and-rainbows routine.
Ten years hes been putting up with this relentless optimism. Ten years! That’s longer than some marriages last. The poor man. He probably yearns for the quiet, understated disapproval of a Singaporean auntie right now.
Its not that we don’t experience negative emotions, mind you. We just… aggressively compartmentalize them and smother them with forced smiles. It’s like living in a perpetual advertisement for a happiness supplement no one actually needs. Ronny Chieng understands. He gets it! And frankly, his validation is making me question my own commitment to maintaining this artificial facade of perpetual joy. Pass the cynicism, please.
