I want to learn Chinese by talking to China's locals. How do I do that online/elsewhere? I tried Red Note, but deleted it because TikTok-like platforms are super bad for me. (hexbear.net)

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I'm from the US and can't travel atm.

Extra points if it helps me learn about Chinese culture.

BTW, is anyone else barely able to memorize anything from Duolingo?

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Same. I kind of hate the UI of HelloTalk so I ended up switching to WeChat when I had found people I liked chatting to; but other than my gripes with the UI (and of course privacy-related issues) I quite like the app. Also fun fact the app admins once told me to change my pfp because it had a flag in it lol.

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