Long before “Friends” made its official debut in China, the show was a word-of-mouth phenomenon in the country.
Fans of the hit sit-com"Friends" gather at a cafe that pays homage to the Central Perk cafe in the series to commemorate the death of Matthew Perry who played the Chandler Bing character, in Shanghai, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Long before"Friends" made its official debut in China, the show was a word-of-mouth phenomenon in the country.
“There are more people who showed up than we expected,” said cafe manager Nie Yanxia. “People shared their own memories about Chandler and ‘Friends’ and many teared up.”“We love you, friend,” read the message at the bottom. “It’s kind of like the loss of one of their own friends,” Wang said. “So that’s emotional because there was a sense of the childhood or youth memory, a sense of nostalgia.”
“I think Chandler and Monica is the model as a couple,” Arkin, 27, said. “This is what I admire for a couple, I love both of them. He’s my type as a husband.” Fu Xueying has watched the series repeatedly; each time, it grows on her more. The 20-year-old student has visited three Central Perk-themed cafes, in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou, where she felt like she was part of the show.
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