One thing that a lot of people don't realize until they get over here: Chinese people have an extremely large amount of soul. They are extremely tight dancers.
Thousands of people working for millennia to create technology that would eventually lead to the internet. Thank you. We truly are living in a golden age.
I doubt anything short of a major disaster could phase Knitting Mom. Even then, she'd probably look up, scowl, make a disapproving sound, then return to her knitting.