The_Monocle_Debacle

@The_Monocle_Debacle@lemmygrad.ml

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tianenmen square⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  that's exactly what it was, some crypto bro citing wikipedia to say 'china bad'

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tianenmen square⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  some cryptobro from another lemmy doing 'china bad because wikipedia' isn't a comrade, though. if we're just gonna let those people talk all the shit they want and be nice to them, that's just liberalism where civility maters more than message.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tianenmen square⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  Hey just an FYI to everyone, the genzedong mods are banning people for being mean to sinophobes from other Lemmy instances now, so that's cool. Same reddit bullshit, smaller pond.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why don't China tries to increase it's cultural influences?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  Looks like I was already subscribed haha! I definitely should try to post more, I've usually got plenty of questions (I'm still very beginner, about two months) and I usually just web search the question or try to check the reference books I bought

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why don't China tries to increase it's cultural influences?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh that's a perfectly fine assumption, I am a beginner only just breaching HSK2 stuff. I'm using pleco a lot and bounce between several apps and a few physical books I bought to supplement (one on grammar, one on character construction, and one on slang). I've been more focused on the reading angle because I want to be able to read Chinese media, but I'm starting to realize I shouldn't neglect the rest because they reinforce one another in better understanding. I've already installed pinyin keyboards on both my phone and computers too so I can practice a little, and I've noticed that even though I remember a character I often forget the pronunciation so I have trouble typing in pinyin without checking pleco first.

  Regarding the erhua thing I actually had read a little about it because I noticed some discrepancies when switching between learning apps and I googled it until I found some discussions on the topic. I've picked up a few other similar things the same way. I know it's not the same or as good as having a real teacher but I think it's working ok for the basics so far. I'm definitely keen on getting some new materials into the mix though so I'm going to check out everything you listed, I really appreciate it.

  I'm probably absolutely absymal at speaking right now, and that's something I'm guessing won't really improve without another human being. But I also don't really feel ready for any of the online cultural exchange chat type things people use to practice yet.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why don't China tries to increase it's cultural influences?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  I'm learning Mandarin now and I kind of wish there were more free quality resources for doing so. This actually feels like somewhere the government could help out by making free resources for learning Mandarin available abroad. I'm fine with paying for stuff where I need it for now, but I can see it being a barrier for many.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why don't China tries to increase it's cultural influences?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  I'm working hard to become one of them

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why don't China tries to increase it's cultural influences?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  Isn't that what Shen Yun is doing (heavy sarcasm)