Salaam Namaste Bilibili |top| Jun 2026

I interviewed a Bilibili user who goes by the handle @NaanOrRice (via Discord). They are a 22-year-old university student from Chengdu.

On Bilibili, the line between reverence and parody is thin. Salaam Namaste has been fully memefied: salaam namaste bilibili

One of the most remarkable aspects of the campaign is the way it's brought people together across cultural and linguistic divides. For example, a user from Japan shared a video of themselves performing a traditional Japanese greeting, while a user from India responded with a video of themselves performing a traditional Indian greeting. The two users then began to communicate with each other, exchanging messages and learning about each other's cultures. I interviewed a Bilibili user who goes by