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I love it when people can come together.

Y'all

Im not on tiktok and never have been, but I downloaded RedNote just to see what is up, and I am witnessing something truly amazing

The Chinese user community is giving the American tiktok refugees an overwhelmingly warm welcome, meanwhile the American users seem to have collectively agreed that not only will they not let the app be taken over with English and they will provide Mandarin subtitles for everything, they are LEARNING MANDARIN. Ive scrolled through so many videos of Americans offering greetings in Mandarin to try to acclimate to the new environment and be respectful, and speakers of both languages are posting lots of tutorials on language basics and internet slang in Mandarin

My God, there is an AMAZING outpouring of curiosity and delight among everyone to learn about each others cultures and daily lives. People are posting videos of landscapes, cities, towns, and natural areas in USA and China, posting recipes and traditional foods, vlogs of everyday life, and reaching out to find people with similar hobbies.

And it's not just young people! There are loads of videos from middle-aged American guys who have come to post about fishing or motorcycles and are now happily chatting with Chinese users sharing the same interests using Google translate

One American guy who was like. in his 60's had a comment on one of his videos that was like "Red Neck?" and he replied "Yes!" and I just about fucking lost it

Also the Chinese users love, and I mean LOVE, Luigi Mangione. He is apparently broadly adored in China. There is SO much fanart and SO many edits.

There are many threads initiating Chinese users to ask questions of American users about the USA, and vice versa, and everyone on both sides is clearing up a lot of misconceptions. Some of the questions I saw a lot from Chinese users were: "Is it true that American parents kick you out of the house as soon as you turn 18" (not often, but sometimes) "Do you all really wear shoes in bed" (NO!!! Apparently a lot of characters in American sitcoms are shown lying in bed with shoes on which I never noticed before!) and "are there really guns everywhere" (yes).

For the most part Chinese content creators seem just overwhelmed by the sudden influx of hundreds of followers that are super enthusiastic about what they're doing. A lot of them have made posts about how initially they thought the uptick in follower count was some kind of error, or that there was some kind of joke or prank, but then they realized the interest and enthusiasm was genuine and now they're welcoming all the newcomers.

I found several posts by Chinese users saying that this felt like a really profound historical moment, where these previously separated worlds are suddenly smashing together and suddenly there is freedom to learn about each other's cultures and connect. One of them said something along the lines of "This is a 21st century Tower of Babel and even though I'm an atheist I hope God lets this tower stand." OUGH MY HEART.

The app itself works a little bit like a video-based version of Pinterest. It's not really my thing so I probably won't be on there long term but it's been amazing to see what's happening.

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You beautiful fucking person. You don't now what you've done. You've given me so much power. Almost too much power. Now my friends will receive what will feel like vaguely threatening messages that will actually just be sent in excitement. But the initial confusion will be delicious 😋

My time is now!

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Truer words were never spoken before and never will be again.

Reblog to let your followers know that despite your current obsession your previous obsessions still exist and are simply lying dormant until they awaken and strike again

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I have it on deck. You don't even need an oven to utilise it. All you need is a stove top/burner. You can make pancakes, gyoza, yachaejeon, stew dumplings, etc.

ok i need y’all’s opinion on this super important question:

is flour an essential ingredient to have in your home or is it something you should buy as needed

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Boop

reblog only if you’ve received less than 1000 boops! we can all get each other to “max”

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Could have definitely used this bitch back when I was doing my A levels...

Y’ever read something and have understanding that has eluded you interminably suddenly stop, curl up, and snuggle neatly into a fold in your brain because a new way way opened to it?

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My siblings and I did something similar but it was my sisters butt (also fighting for fun not in anger). I'm fairly certain there is still a butt shaped hole in that closet because we never told our parents because we would have been in so much trouble. We immediately stopped play fighting and played in what we though was an inconspicuous way.

theres a hole in the wall in my brothers’ room because they were fighting (for fun not anger) in there once and one of them knocked the other into the wall so hard his head made that hole, so they put two small skeletons in there for decoration

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Finally, someone saying what I have known in my bones for years.

yeah they dropped a new love language. yeah a sixth one. its biting

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I saw some deer recently up close. Those fickers did not look hollow. Nor did their presence feel hollow. Hearing their antlers clash as they played with each other made me feel as though they were quite, quite, powerful. I became all too aware of the pounds of muscle beneath their hides and their ability to move at a quick pace while holding large spiky things atop their heads. I felt humbled for my feebleness as a fleshy human in their presence, and respected their space accordingly.

I know deer are like 500 pounds of muscle but they LOOK like they're hollow. I should be able to knock on a deer and hear a metallic echo. that's what God intended but something went wrong

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This one got me...

....las venden así

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I used to have a hot pink version of that chair and I cannot for the life of me find out where they are sold now. It was such a comfortable and easily transportable chair. Perfect for anywhere. The beach, your back yard, your room. Just a generally great chair.

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That twist!

Karen vs the manager

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So what you're saying is, the dancing frog is your spirit animal?

if i was an animal and i knew i was being observed and researched i would do something super fucked up. but only once. never again. ruin their lives. keep them guessing.

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New desire unlocked.

I feel like this would be carnally wholesome. Like you just can't hold back your affection so badly that you consume each other.

this has definitely been said before but the thought of consuming an aphrodisiac with a partner and seeing who snaps first.. and both of you inevitably lose yourself to pleasure >>>

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Thanks for the reminder, reblogging for anybody else that forgot too.

You disrespect yourself when you beg someone for BARE MINIMUM things like love, attention, respect, affection, support, reciprocation, etc. Don’t do that shit again.

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You know sometimes I'm just minding my business, and then I'm violently reminded how much I love women.

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As a 26 year old thats been here for about 8 years I don't think there is an exit for us.

also as a 22yr old who has been on tumblr basically daily for the last six years or so

i’m thinking it’s time to start weaning myself off of this goddamn shitstorm of a website