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We've all been nervous when meeting our partner's parents for the very first time. Meeting their grandparents, who are often the most senior and beloved members of their family, can cause even more anxiety.
Now, a woman named Claire has shared online how things for her went when she introduced boyfriend Peter to her elderly grandmother, and the pair's reaction to each other has left the internet in hysterics.
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The viral video, which has been viewed more than 20.4 million times since it was first shared to TikTok on November 2, captured the grandmother's comical disapproval at her creator granddaughter's boyfriend after he'd failed to finish his meal.
Peter's plate was not without leftovers after the group's family meal, whereas his girlfriend's plate had been wiped clean. It's clear that Claire's grandmother is a firm believer in the saying "waste not, want not."
"Safe to say my boyfriend did not make a good first impression with my Chinese grandmother," Claire shared in the post, while audiences were shown the contrasting state of their dinner plates and her grandmother's hilarious reaction to both.
The content creator duo boast over 330,000 followers on their shared TikTok account. Claire had revealed in a previous post, which can be seen here, that the pair travel together and create content on a full-time basis.
She'd shared that she had inherited her sense of adventure from her parents, who had emigrated from China to the U.S. when she was just a child. The couple had instilled a love of travel and exploration in their daughter through family road trips and holidays in her younger years.
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The creator shared with her followers: "I'm Claire and I made the guy I'm seeing quit his job to travel with me."
In another video, which can be seen here, Claire went into further detail by revealing that the pair had saved $45,000 to quit their jobs and see the world in 2022. The couple are still on the road.
What Do The Comments Say?
Since it was shared to the social media platform on November 2 by @ClaireAndPeter, the TikTok post has been liked by over 3 million users and commented on more than 11,000 times.
One user wrote: "She know he's a toddler."
Another user added: "My jaw actually dropped when I saw his plate."
The TikTok post can be seen here.
Newsweek reached out to @ClaireAndPeter for comment via TikTok and Instagram.
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