The Chinese Don't Age Well
"The most conveluted, ridiculous, racist piece of material ever to be uttered on radio." - Ricky Gervais (Xfm, 02 August 2003)
The Chinese Don't Age Well is a theory from Karl Pilkington. Karl claims that Chinese people(he may be referring to Oriental people in general) look older than they actually are. Originally discussed on Xfm, the theory was also mentioned on 'Meet Karl Pilkington', a 20 minute interview with Karl on Ricky's Politics DVD.
Politics
According to Karl, on the Politics DVD, a "little Chinese Fella" is "like a pear", and just ages over night. After hearing Ricky's response, that the oldest man in the world is Chinese(at 120), Karl says he's probably 30.
Songs of Phrase
On 02 August 2003, the 'popular phrase' was used for Karl's Songs Of Phrase quiz. It was the second time Phil Bailey was used for the word 'Chinese' in the quiz. The actual phrase used in the quiz was; "I know your just 16, but looking all of 21, thats because the Chinese look older"
Response
There have been many discussions relating to Chinese people in the show, but this is the most frequent. Typically, Ricky and Steve dismiss this theory as nothing.
External Links
- YouTube - Meet Karl Pilkington video[1]