<p>Its a funny way of describing "I'll remain a spectator and not get involved in the matter", because "I'll never reach that level" or "I'll never do such a thing/achieve such a result". </p>

<p>You can definitely say "我还是做一枚安静的老外吧。" or replace it with any other nouns, but it depends on what the situation is. For example, if you see a Chinese guy doing something that you'll be never able to do, you can say "我还是做一枚安静的老外吧。" meaning you are amazed by the situation and will remain a foreigner and not try to achieve what he did...It's just a funny way of saying things.</p>

<p>It all comes from this saying "我只想做个安静的美男子(I only want to be a silent/low profile handsome guy" if you want to look more into it.</p>

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And why the measure word 枚？ Among  southern Chinese at least, I know it as a measure word for eggs, but not people!
Ludi
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@Ludi cute way of comparing people to object so it does not sound too serious
Mindless
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Mindless
<p>Question for you all. I've seen sentences that are like this</p>

<p>我还是做一枚安静的吃货好了 </p>

<p>or 
我还是做一枚安静的美少女</p>

<p>I understand that this is a funny expression (used primarily online) Can I replace the final word with any noun? For example, could I say </p>

<p>我还是做一枚安静的老外吧。? </p>

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Of course. It is pretty good actually!
Archeosudoerus
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What's its meaning?
Enrico Brasil
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@EnricoBrasil something like "(Facepalm) Let me be quiet and not get involved into that (ridiculous) thing XD."
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How do you use - 我还是做一枚安静的N 吧
# How do you use - 我还是做一枚安静的N 吧

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-04-12)

Question for you all. I've seen sentences that are like this

我还是做一枚安静的吃货好了

or
我还是做一枚安静的美少女

I understand that this is a funny expression (used primarily online) Can I replace the final word with any noun? For example, could I say

我还是做一枚安静的老外吧。?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Of course. It is pretty good actually!  
> **username_2**: What's its meaning?  
> **username_3**: @username_2 something like "(Facepalm) Let me be quiet and not get involved into that (ridiculous) thing XD."  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2016-04-13. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Its a funny way of describing "I'll remain a spectator and not get involved in the matter", because "I'll never reach that level" or "I'll never do such a thing/achieve such a result".

You can definitely say "我还是做一枚安静的老外吧。" or replace it with any other nouns, but it depends on what the situation is. For example, if you see a Chinese guy doing something that you'll be never able to do, you can say "我还是做一枚安静的老外吧。" meaning you are amazed by the situation and will remain a foreigner and not try to achieve what he did...It's just a funny way of saying things.

It all comes from this saying "我只想做个安静的美男子(I only want to be a silent/low profile handsome guy" if you want to look more into it.

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: And why the measure word 枚？ Among  southern Chinese at least, I know it as a measure word for eggs, but not people!  
> **username_4**: @username_5 cute way of comparing people to object so it does not sound too serious  

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