Smelly outfits, rude riders and overcharging? Singapore influencer reveals ugly side of Chongqing’s viral motorcycle trend (VIDEO)

SINGAPORE, Oct 29 — You’ve probably seen people doing the viral Chongqing motorcycle trend on social media — where they ride pillion and pose with style against the city’s nightscape.

But for Singapore content creator Cheryl Tay and her travel companion, the experience isn’t quite as enjoyable as it appears on screen.

“We both did the viral motorbike trend in Chongqing and we didn’t have a very good experience,” she said in a TikTok post on Tuesday.

According to Cheryl, it all started when the two of them were approached by a woman near Hongya Cave in Chongqing who offered them a chance to take part in the activity.

Before agreeing to it, the content creator said she asked a few questions — such as whether she would be able to ride the motorcycle herself and if she could choose which partner to ride with — all of which the woman apparently answered yes to.

After paying a deposit and arranging the appointment, Cheryl and her friend were then picked up by another man at the designated meeting point and brought to an office to change into their outfits for the shoot.

However, Cheryl was less than impressed with the clothes provided, which she said were “a bit smelly”.

“I don’t think that they washed it properly,” she said.

“I felt like I had a hundred people’s sweat on me.”

After getting dressed for the occasion, the pair was then brought to a roadside, where they met the rider who would be doing the shoot with them.

And that was when things really started going downhill.

According to the content creator, they were repeatedly being rushed throughout the experience.

At one point, her friend said that a helmet was even forced onto her.

“They were prioritising volume over quality, and it came off in their body language, in the way they speak, in their attitude. They were very very impatient and it kind of ruined the mood,” said Cheryl.

She added that she even had her own storyline and skit for the video but felt that the rider was not cooperative and made it difficult to execute.

Her friend also described the rider as “extra aggressive” and intimidating, especially because she did not understand Mandarin and was not used to riding motorcycles.

“I feel like he was very military[sic]. Come on! It’s kind of scary if you don’t usually ride bikes,” she recalled.

She further alleged that the rider had handled her roughly while positioning her for the shoot.

Cheryl also questioned why they were being rushed, pointing out that she and her friend had arrived early and were among the first customers of the night.

“Obviously I don’t expect you to roll out a red carpet and treat me like a princess, but I’m just saying basic respect,” she explained.

But despite the negative interactions, Cheryl acknowledged that the final video turned out fine.

However, the duo maintained that the overall experience has been marred by the poor service.

“So, the moral of the story here is, please do your research, please do your homework, go online, search and pre-book,” she urged, suggesting for those interested to get references from people who have done it before.

“Number two, research for the skit you want, such as the storyline, because there’s a standard template of how to do it but you can also change it up a bit and discuss with them prior,” she added, explaining that they did not get to do so as they were being rushed.

In the post’s accompanying caption, Cheryl also highlighted another point of frustration — being told she could not ride the motorcycle herself despite initially receiving the green light from the woman who approached them.

To make matters worse, the content creator claimed that she subsequently discovered they had been overcharged.

“Spend time to do your research and homework! Don’t just go in blind,” she reiterated.

In a separate video posted on Wednesday showing the completed shoot, the content creator said she had initially wanted to switch things up with her carrying the rider and being the driver instead, though it fell through as the vendor was “too commercialised, impatient and rude”.

“The rider made no effort to create chemistry and it left me feeling shortchanged,” she added.

AsiaOne has reached out to Cheryl for more information. — AsiaOne

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新加坡，10 月 29 日——你可能已经在社交媒体上看到过人们在重庆尝试摩托车潮流——他们坐在​​摩托车后座上，在城市夜景的映衬下摆出时尚的姿势。

但对于新加坡内容创作者 Cheryl Tay 和她的旅伴来说，这段经历并不像屏幕上看起来那么愉快。

“我们俩在重庆都尝试了很火的摩托车挑战，但我们的体验都不太好，”她在周二发布的一条TikTok帖子中说道。

据 Cheryl 所说，这一切都始于他们两人在重庆红崖洞附近被一位女士搭讪，这位女士邀请他们参加一项活动。

这位内容创作者表示，在同意之前，她问了一些问题——比如她是否可以自己骑摩托车，以及她是否可以选择和哪个伴侣一起骑——而这位女士显然都回答“是”。

支付定金并安排好时间后，谢丽尔和她的朋友在指定的会面地点被另一名男子接走，带到一间办公室换上拍摄服装。

然而，谢丽尔对提供的衣服不太满意，她说这些衣服“有点味道”。

“我觉得他们没洗干净，”她说。

“我感觉自己身上沾满了上百人的汗水。”

两人穿戴整齐后，被带到路边，在那里他们见到了将与他们一起拍摄的骑手。

事情就是从那时起开始急转直下的。

据内容创作者称，他们在整个体验过程中不断被催促。

她的朋友说，有一次甚至有人强行给她戴上了头盔。

“他们更注重数量而非质量，这一点从他们的肢体语言、说话方式和态度中就能看出来。他们非常非常不耐烦，这有点破坏了气氛，”谢丽尔说。

她补充说，她甚至为这段视频准备了自己的故事情节和小品，但感觉骑手不配合，导致难以执行。

她的朋友还形容骑车人“特别具有攻击性”，令人感到害怕，尤其因为她不懂普通话，也不习惯骑摩托车。

“我觉得他很有军人气质。拜托！如果你平时不骑自行车，这确实有点吓人，”她回忆道。

她还声称，骑手在拍摄时粗暴地摆放她的姿势。

谢丽尔还质疑为什么她们要被催促，并指出她和她的朋友很早就到了，是当晚最早的顾客之一。

“我当然不指望你铺红毯把我当公主一样对待，但我只是希望得到基本的尊重，”她解释道。

尽管存在一些负面互动，但谢丽尔承认最终的视频效果还不错。

然而，两人都认为糟糕的服务破坏了整体体验。

“所以，这个故事的寓意是，请做好调查研究，请做好功课，上网搜索并提前预订，”她敦促道，并建议有兴趣的人向以前做过的人索取推荐信。

“第二点，要对你想要的小品进行研究，比如故事情节，因为虽然有一个标准的模板，但你也可以稍微改动一下，并事先与他们讨论，”她补充道，并解释说，由于时间紧迫，他们没有机会这样做。

在帖子附带的说明文字中，谢丽尔还强调了另一个令人沮丧的问题——尽管最初走近她们的女士已经允许她骑摩托车，但她却被告知自己不能骑。

更糟糕的是，这位内容创作者声称她后来发现他们被多收了钱。

“花时间做好调查研究和功课！不要盲目行事，”她重申道。

在周三发布的另一段视频中，这位内容创作者展示了拍摄完成的过程。她表示，她最初想尝试自己背着骑手并亲自开车，但由于司机“太商业化、不耐烦且粗鲁”，这个想法最终未能实现。

“这位车手没有努力营造默契，让我感觉很失望，”她补充道。

亚洲新闻网已联系谢丽尔以获取更多信息。——亚洲新闻网

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