China father kneels on street after daughter shamed him for having no money to buy her a phone, sparking heated debate
- Daughter thoroughly embarrassed when father kneels in shame
- Incident causes debate about consumerism and vanity in country
A video of a Chinese father kneeling to apologise to his teenage daughter because he could not afford to buy her an iPhone has sparked a heated discussion about parenting in China.
The footage was filmed by a pedestrian in Taiyuan, in central China’s Shanxi province, on May 4, when he encountered a father and his daughter on the street, reported Jinyun Video.
The pedestrian, surnamed Zhong, said the duo’s conversation was so loud that he could clearly hear what they said.
The girl yelled at her father, saying: “Other parents can buy their children an iPhone. Why don’t you have the money?”
After the severe rebuke, the father got down on his knees and shook his head as a gesture to blame himself for financial incompetence.
“Get up! Get up quickly!” shouted the daughter, who apparently thought her father’s behaviour was embarrassing, according to the video.
