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[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Cat tax? Mistranslation, or just something I'm missing?

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 25 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

A lot of Americans were asking what they need to do to be welcomed, and Chinese users replied asking for pictures of our cats, this evolved into "cat tax".

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[–] ech@lemm.ee 24 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Cat tax has been a thing for years and years.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 5 points 10 hours ago

Ah, thanks! That makes sense.