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Hi everyone,

I’m new to Lemmy and still learning how everything works here.

I’m from China and just wanted to say hello 👋

What communities do you recommend for new users?

Nice to meet you all!

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[–] kindnesskills@literature.cafe 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Welcome!

I start on my home feed, and when that ends I go to all feed. In all feed I recommend you subscribe whenever you see a post or community you like, and block communities even more liberally to make the all-feed less cluttered and more chance of actually seeing se niche communities.

I sort by new in all feeds and comments so I don't miss anything due to not having as much interaction.

[–] Hengji@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

That’s super helpful tips! I’ll try sorting by new and blocking more communities to find niche content better.

[–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Hey, welcome! ☺️ I'm a big art nerd, so I really enjoy comms like !artshare@lemmy.world and !imadethis@lemmy.zip

There are lots of small niche communities I like that aren't very active, but that I enjoy anyway, so if you see communities that dont have a ton of traffic they might be worth subbing to anyway- if someone posts something you might see it, if they dont then you won't :) dont be afraid to add it to your feed if its something youd wanna see traffic ftom even if its not as active as one might expect on reddit

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

好啊!Where in China are you from?

I studied for a semester in 云南. 好想吃米线啊!

I miss so much food from China. Stumbling home drunk and getting fried rice cooked over one of those intense burners that sound like a jet engine. All the 烧烤 was incredible. And in 云南 the 傣菜 was always so special. 🤤

Because the fediverse is small, niche communities tend to have little content and it's quite likely that most popular content will end up in your feed. I found it was helpful to subscribe to communities after i saw a post i liked from that community.

Welcome, hope you like it!

[–] Hengji@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

Haha for sure! You should come back to China sometime. Wuhan (Hubei), Hunan and Jiangxi all have incredible cuisine. Super spicy, but totally authentic and tasty.

[–] WongKaKui@piefed.ca 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

@hegar@fedia.io @hengji@lemmy.world

Hope y'all don't mind me joining in the conversation lol 😅

I was born in 广州 (Parents from 台山), family emigrated when I was around 8.

I kinda wonder what Guangzhou is like nowadays... my mom and older brother is going there visiting right now and I didn't feel like going cuz of depression and that felt too stressful, and also I wasn't sure how the firewall thing would work... I'm kinda addicted to stuff like Youtube...

I don't even have much memories anymore... I wonder if there's any remnants my "footsteps" in my old apartment.

I remember a memory of having 小笼包 but don't remember much, but I recently had some in the US tho...

I've been to Hong Kong like once when I was so young, barely even old enough remember it.

[–] Hengji@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

不是有很多节点嘛,比如tk上面中国商家也有不少吧,所以防火墙这个是没问题的

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I've been there! Absolutely the best food ever. Climate is ungodly hot, but the food....

[–] Hengji@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

Totally agree! The food is worth the heat 😂

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I'd love to go back, i really want to visit like a million historical sites and food places. I've heard such good things about Hunan food. I always make sure to say "要大辣" when i order chinese here in the US, hoping they will make it proper spicy.

[–] Hengji@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Hahaha you got the right phrase! Hunan spicy is real authentic hot, way spicier than what you get in US Chinese restaurants.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

🤤🤤🤤 I just ate dinner and this is making me hungry again 😂

[–] Hengji@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Wait till you try authentic Hunan chili, it’s even more addictive!😂

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Hengji@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Hope you can come back soon

[–] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Welcome! Hope you have fun here.

I guess maybe superbowl.

[–] Hengji@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago

Thanks! I’ll check it out 🙂

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Hengji@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

Okay, thank you. I’ll take a look.

[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago