The "Asian squat" turns a sidewalk into a resting spot

lucyfforbes' September explainer is drawing fresh attention, with viewers describing where the posture fits into their own lives.

Channel: lucyfforbes Story of October 14, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video is running at 26,741 views a day, 6.3 times its usual pace (4,214).

Why Asian People Squat Everywhere 🤔

A man balances in a deep squat on a street bollard, then on a pole. It's the most precarious example in lucyfforbes' short compilation of a posture that others use much closer to the ground: on sidewalks, at metro stations and beside crosswalks.

The September upload has picked up roughly 27,000 views in a day, more than six times its usual daily pace. That renewed attention stands out because the channel's overall daily views remain close to their usual level.

The narrator calls the posture the "Asian squat" and explains that growing up using it helps preserve hip and ankle flexibility. The footage then switches from people resting comfortably to others attempting the position indoors and tipping backward. A familiar resting pose for some becomes a balancing problem for others.

Viewers add a useful wrinkle to the title's geographic framing. A commenter from Cambodia describes squatting while eating, while others in Romania and the United States say they use the position too. Several mention doing it while waiting, or even while watching the clip. Beneath a video built around something supposedly unusual, much of the conversation is about an everyday habit.

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The numbers

The September squat compilation is gaining views much faster than usual, without a comparable jump across the channel as a whole.

views per day, this video

typical day

4,214

now

26,741

subscribers

164,000

▲ 2,000 in the last 7 days

total views

278,648,821

views per day

508,219

typical day: 520,932

the video

views

866,339

likes

8,395

comments

121

days online

39

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Zoe Rae

174,000

Peyton Maree Charles

168,000

lucyfforbes

164,000

Pasta Coma

159,000

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155,000

zanadia si’mone

149,000

As of October 14, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.