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Buy an enamel mug next time you visit China (lmy.medium.com)
40 points by tslmy on Aug 12, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 19 comments



Besides the decoration, notice how all the Chinese style mugs have lids on them, and the "English style" ones don't.

This seems to be a Southeast Asian thing, also seen for eg. in Korea.


Keeps it hot for longer. In UK we don't have them but it's considered bad manners to let your tea go cold.


Anyone have a link to buy these online that is confirmed food and heat safe?


Plot twist: This guy sells all the enamel mugs


I wish! I would have made a fortune.


I used to collect KMFDM and Laibach albums, which was about the same thing, art-wise.

Probably contained less lead and carcinogens.


I like that new word, "nolgastic." It's like a mix of nostalgic and ghastly.


(Facepalm) if only I know how to spell…


> That’s probably enough funny designs to get you interested in Chinese enamel mugs. Did I mention that each costs only ~$2 online, shipping included?

Probably needs a link?


Really trying to avoid being accused of writing an advertorial here…

But you can ask any friend from China to find you one.

If you don’t have a friend from China, you can go to taobao.com and search for 搪瓷杯. Not sure how the site would render in your region, though.


I want one of these but with Chairman Meow. Any sources?


"Soviet"? They look pretty Chinese to me.


I have a legit Lomonosov tea cup and saucer that sports a "Made In USSR" marking on the bottom.

It is somewhat nice...

Totally late stage communist, though...


I’m pretty sure having enamel mugs with facist slogans from the thirties would be frowned upon. Somehow if it’s communist slogans it is completely kosher.


What's your point?


I guess don’t make murderous regime slogans into kitchenware and sell it like novelty items.


If “all for life; all for wife” sounds murderous to you, definitely don’t buy them.

Also I would reconsider our marriage.


Can you think of any reasons why the ideals of fascism are less popular than the ideals of communism?


> Can you think of any reasons why the ideals of fascism are less popular than the ideals of communism?

The ideals aren't, the slogans are.

(That is, the slogans of the particular 1930s-1940s fascist groups; there are newer fascist slogans...)




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