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Cutting Onions Be Like

This two-panel meme uses the iconic Wojak (Feels Guy) character to humorously illustrate the universal experience of cutting onions. **Panel 1**: Wojak, with a stern, focused expression, holds a knife and faces a whole, uncut onion, appearing ready to begin chopping. **Panel 2**: Wojak is shown crying heavily, with tears streaming down his face, while the onion in front of him is now chopped into small, fine pieces. The meme exaggerates the irritating effect of onion fumes on the eyes, framing it as an intense emotional reaction that anyone who has cut onions can relate to.
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Overview

This two-panel meme uses the iconic Wojak (Feels Guy) character to humorously illustrate the universal experience of cutting onions.

Panel 1: Wojak, with a stern, focused expression, holds a knife and faces a whole, uncut onion, appearing ready to begin chopping.

Panel 2: Wojak is shown crying heavily, with tears streaming down his face, while the onion in front of him is now chopped into small, fine pieces. The meme exaggerates the irritating effect of onion fumes on the eyes, framing it as an intense emotional reaction that anyone who has cut onions can relate to.

Origin notes

This meme is a derivative work of the Wojak (Feels Guy) internet meme template, which is widely used to express relatable emotional moments. According to the provided source information, it originated from Reddit, specifically shared as a meme under the title 'Cutting onions be like'. It is an edited version of the original Wojak template, adapted into a two-panel format to depict the onion-cutting scenario, and is a relatable everyday life meme shared on the Reddit platform.

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