1. Popular culture and media: Film, music, and games: People often extract clips, lines, or images from popular movies, TV shows, anime, games, or music to create memes, like (Game of Thrones), (Rick and Morty), or classic movie lines. Example: jockey, Italianrot

2. Celebrity memes: The outrageous behavior, memes (like Kanye West's confused face), or controversial events involving celebrities (such as actors, singers, politicians) are often used to create humor. Example: pwease 50m

3. Social media trends:

(1) Platform memes: Popular topics or challenges on platforms like Reddit, X, and TikTok are often adapted into memes: for example, the 'Drake format' (comparison of Drake's rejection/acceptance expressions) originated from X and Instagram.

(2) Viral spread: After a video, image, or tweet goes viral, it is quickly adapted into memes, often with exaggerated or satirical elements; Example: nobady 60m

4. Text: Everyday life and resonance:

(1) Common experiences: foreigners like to use memes to express the daily grievances of groups like students, office workers, and programmers, such as 'Monday Syndrome' or the breakdown before a 'deadline':

(2) Social phenomena: such as memes about 'Zoom meetings' or the chaos of 'working from home' during the pandemic, reflecting shared social experiences. Example: neet, housecoin, titcoin, etc.;

5. Language and word games:

(1) Puns and wordplay: English memes often utilize puns or the multiple meanings of words, such as the humor style of 'dad jokes':

(2) Formatting memes: such as 'Distracted Boyfriend' or 'Change My Mind', using fixed templates with new text to express different viewpoints or satire:

6. Political and social commentary.

(1) Satire and criticism: foreigners often use memes to satirize political figures, policies, or social issues, such as Trump or Biden memes during election periods. Example: rfc

(2) Cultural differences: Cultural conflicts from different countries or regions are often turned into memes, such as Americans mocking British accents.

7. Absurd and random humor.

(1) Surrealism: such as 'Surreal Memes' that create absurd effects with bizarre images and text, catering to the abstract tastes of young people. (2) Humorous contrasts: using cute images (like Doge the dog) paired with strange or deep text to create comedic contrasts.

8. Technical and platform support:

(1) Tools and dissemination: foreigners often use Meme Generator, Photoshop, or Canva to create memes and share them on platforms like Reddit, X, and Instagram. Example: gork

(2) Interactivity: Memes are often re-created through comment sections or shares, forming a 'meme chain'. Example: Studio Ghibli