On the heels of TikTok's looming shutdown on January 19 over its ownership in the U.S. (unless the Supreme Court intervenes), it looks like another American users are flocking to a Chinese app called Xiaohongshu as people become less optimistic that TikTok can overturn U.S. ban.
From what I have seen the Chinese users seem to be pretty happy, if not a little confused, from the sudden influx of English speakers. Many are making spy jokes, asking for cat pics, and requesting help with their English homework. I do understand the worry of some Americans being anti-communist or even racist, but that doesn’t seem to be an issue right now and I think this is a great opportunity to expose westerners to China and socialism.
From what I have seen the Chinese users seem to be pretty happy, if not a little confused, from the sudden influx of English speakers. Many are making spy jokes, asking for cat pics, and requesting help with their English homework. I do understand the worry of some Americans being anti-communist or even racist, but that doesn’t seem to be an issue right now and I think this is a great opportunity to expose westerners to China and socialism.
Chinese people asking for help with their English homework, Americans asking for help with their math homework.