Laziness Contest in Hong Kong (6 photos)

The laziness contest is nothing new, it is held every year in Europe. It's just a bit silly, who can lie there longer. And there, in good weather, people can lie there for seven days and even go to the bottle.





The Asian laziness contest is still decent

In general, they turned a funny event into a wild thing. It's a different story with the practical Hong Kongers, who value time. They even squeezed the laziness contest into 90 minutes, and everyone had fun and laughed.

How Space-Out in Hong Kong is held

It is held in the central business district of Hong Kong on a Saturday afternoon. For 90 minutes you need to sit and do nothing on a yoga mat. Talking, sleeping or excessive movement will lead to disqualification.



In Montenegro, people lie like this for 30 days, it's crazy

To win, you need to maintain a consistently low heart rate, measured every 15 minutes. Well, and attract a sufficient number of votes from viewers. They choose a favorite based on the reasons why the participant is taking part and his intervals between "performances".

The prize is a free flight to South Korea, where the competition started in 2014.





Sometimes the competition is held outdoors in good weather, but what about the tan?

Usually up to 100 people take part, although they want tens of times more. In 2024, 1,200 applications were submitted, but the best 70 were approved.

Yes, at first it was held in Seoul in 2014, but even more people liked it abroad. Especially the residents of Hong Kong.

Many people come in funny costumes to attract the attention of the crowd, which votes. For example, a Doraemon costume, or just come in all pink with a sock up to the cap.



I laugh at the sunny guy with a sad face. In the background, a doctor checks the pulse

And for many, this is just a "legal" way to rest for 90 minutes at least on Saturday, Hong Kong is an incredibly busy and hectic city.

Fighting anxiety

In fact, rest is a big problem for Asians. Many children are taught by their parents from school that they must study every minute to surpass other children.



A face not disfigured by intelligence

If you rest, you let down your parents and their hopes for your future. This is where a huge guilt complex develops, that you are resting while others are moving forward.

This is definitely a neurosis, sometimes on a national scale. And such a competition also has a health-improving function for the population, a hundred people sit, rest and show how doing nothing is normal.



Girl with a bag on her head

True, of course, they try to do it better than everyone else and end up winning the prize. So it's a double-edged sword.