In the U.S., if your kid gets good grades or makes the 'honor roll' all they get is a pat on the back and a sticker for their parent's car. Well, in China they do things a bit differently, rewarding overachieving students while a whole fresh fish. 

Depending on how you feel about this that could tell you a lot about how our two cultures differ. For one, you can't drive around town bragging about how smart your child is with a fish tapped to the back of your car. And in the inverse, a family can't eat the product of their child's good grades. 

I wouldn't know either way, as growing up I never received very good grades, but if those grades were rewarded with a pizza or bucket of KFC fried chicken, well then maybe I would have tried harder. 

A primary school in C China's Henan presented fresh fish to honor roll students in celebration of their hard work as well as the #ChineseNewYear! pic.twitter.com/VRDOqOilqP

— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) January 29, 2024