silly_crotch

Yeah I’m sorry if this is insensitive but a lot of this sounds like common cultural expectations for women from east Asian backgrounds. You guys could probably have a discussion about how you understand gender roles and how her upbringing might have informed her.

Is she Asian ?

That’s mostly true in America, where recycling usually is (like everything else) a for profit initiative.

Youth unemployment is already really high in China. With deflation, you could expect unemployment to also rise in other age groups.

Paper/cardboard recycling is also mature technologically and a net benefit for the environment.