Have you tried 'loser rafting'?

你是否尝试过“失意漂流”?

Round Table China

2025-07-21

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This summer isn't just hot—it's hottest. While some blast the AC and call it survival, others are floating their way to victory with 'loser rafting': no skill, no speed, just a lazy river and a determination to do absolutely nothing. Turns out, in a scorching season, the smartest way to win is to not even try. Tune in for a refreshing take on how a nation learns to live, adapt, and float through extreme summer. On the show: Heyang, Steve Hatherly & Yushan
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  • Discussion keeps the world turning.

  • This is Roundtable.

  • Think this summer feels hotter than usual?

  • You are not wrong and you are not alone.

  • While many are cooling off indoors with the AC on full blast,

  • others are strapping on life jackets and floating down rivers,

  • enjoying this season's popular water activity known as losers rafting.

  • It's lazy, low effort, and perhaps just what we need for surviving a scorching summer.

  • Tune in for a refreshing take on how a nation learns to live a day.

  • and float through extreme summer.

  • Coming to you live from Beijing, this is Roundtable.

  • I'm He Yang.

  • For today's program, I'm joined by Steve Hatherly and Yushan in the studio.

  • First on today's show.

  • This summer is hot.

  • again.

  • And we're almost getting used to each year being the hottest on record until the next one tops it.

  • From Asia to Europe, temperatures are smashing records.

  • Here in China, the heatwave isn't just changing the weather, it's changing lifestyles.

  • In regions once considered cool retreats, people are scrambling for ACs or air conditioning.