Xiaohongshu is also an excellent way to find good chinese food wherever you are! Funnily enough just a few months ago I remember thinking "damn, Xiaohongsu would be a great input source for language practice but I'm not really far enough along to get by with chinese-language input only", now here we are and suddenly there's a lot of bilingual content to ease into it!
Ohhhh so THAT'S why RUclips started shoving xiaohongshu ads into my face a couple of days ago😭😂😂 xiahongshu caught up on what's happening and decided to get even more western users
@@ai_ni2you covered how there’s a LOT of Americans being positively orientalist? It’s honestly incredibly disgusting and pathetic that so many are doing the same thing but just in a positive manner, it’s still the same thing viewing the Chinese/Asians as an other and not fully human.
Just don’t tell them how much you get paid for working in a warehouse or how much time off you get. It’s very funny how Americans have better work/life balance than the communist nation.
This is actually a positive change. People need to look at each other and realize we have more in common than the ruling class. Future wars will be less tolerated
@@SicMundus24 wait I want laissez faire too 😍 to be honest the free market is good for development up till a certain stage, until someone decides to do crazy things spiralling everything out of control or it just becomes a squid game
Are you saying that TikTok users have shattered the Great Firewall of China, which the Communist Party has painstakingly built since 2008? Even China didn't expect that the censorship fortress it erected would be breached by American anti-government protesters.
This is really a historic event. Nothing like this has ever happened on this scale between two countries, especially not between two rival superpowers.
I’m actually not suprised abt XHS being the app they went to. About a month or two ago, TikTok Artists started following XHS art tutorials and showing before and afters, and I think that’s what started the XHS trend right now
thinking about your soft power video. who would’ve thought that communication and connection is what would’ve been able to break the wall instead of something like anime or music. it’s amazing
It hasn’t… the wall between wealthy Chinese gals and wealthy middle class progressive reactionaries has been broken. And now the Chinese governments trying to ban it as they are learning that the US has better workers rights than China (unions, time off etc)
I just love when peaceful cultural exchange happens like this. And sure, we know that the owners of these social media apps don't see us as people, just money to be made. But in cases like this I'll gladly stop thinking about the bad for a minute and just focus on the good that has come of it because honestly that's what the world needs right now. And (late) happy birthday!
You can't have any meaningful exchange, try to exchange your views on Uyghur camps, extermination of Tibet, Philippine islands annexions, persecutions against selected groups within the Chinese society, exchange with Chinese about your high renting prices versus they can't never own a house or apartment or go deep into any meaningful debate, you'll see the "cultural exchange" can only be superficial and serve a narrative, it can never be authentic.
Na this is kind of sad,how Americans can't even sit one single minute without social media. Tiktok got banned in India too because of security reasons and also people addiction to social media and we were fine with it. Americans are actually scrambling to find alternatives.
@ you may be right about using social media for its original intended purpose, to feel more connected to people down the hall in the same dorm as you. This is why I’ve been disconnected from FB since 2015, never had IG or TikTok or whatever. However, using it to connect cross-culturally, with people you would never have a chance to interact with and whose culture is actively screened and filtered from your own by traditional media, government, education and the financial apparatus in order to foster hatred and war is actually super wholesome!
@gomer2813 Ah, that's not what I mean. I'm not trying to say that the US government has ulterior motives. I'm not even sure where I stand when it comes to the Tiktok ban. I just think it's good when people of different cultures get to interact like that.
The app got popular with people discussing protests against the Chinese government back in the 2010s. Then the accounts all got banned and it’s now upper middle class Chinese Instagram… These people are seemingly incredibly Han supremacist, searched their views on the Henan (ethnically Han) and it’s so disappointing. Non Han is even worse.
4:42 - They were relying heavily on overseas Chinese students for content. I also love the exchanges, reminds me of the time on Instagram and Twitter where there is no great fire wall (damn I’m so old). And happy birthday!
I was kinda confused too ahah I've heard it is best not to advertise your second channel on your main one because it will lead to worse performance than natural growth, and aini seems to be doing that I was skeptical towards whether it's actually aini and not some content thief, but this video isn't on her main channel, so it's probably her (how would a thief get this video if it's not uploaded anywhere) (EDIT: NVM SHE LITERALLY CONFIRMED SECOND CHANNEL CREATION IN THE WND OF THE VIDEO)
Really glad to see the genuine joy from your face. As a Malaysian chinese, it's always unfathomable to me how much of a gap there is when it comes to the understanding of chinese and americans towards each other. Also, happy birthday and have a blast with the second channel!
Amazing to see this momentous time in history where people are coming together and sharing goodwill with each other! My dreams for this has finally come true!
I love how light hearted and happy your content here is, although I still love your main channel content it is so beautiful to see your smile in the tb
I logged onto redbook and I was like 😅😅😅 where is all my Chinese content gone to? Now all I see is people learning Chinese and calling themselves refugees 😂
I love this video!! It made me so happy. I didn't really know what was going on yet, just caught on that tik tok was getting banned in America. This progression is just too wholesome, I love the internet. Happy birthday!!
Happy belated birthday girlie! I like this second channel's more casual vibe as an accompany to your main, and would certainly like more in-depth, detailed *research* into the complications behind thirst contents 🤔 I've been hearing talks about the XHS exodus but this video being recommended to me finally gave me the trusted authority i wanted to speak on the topic 😂 Thank you for your take as always!
Not gonna lie, the vibe between Americans and Chinese people on rednote is so wholesome and sweet! It makes me wanna join in, tho…i don’t know if i should or not because of safety concerns. Plus, i have all the socials i need. RUclips, Instagram, tumblr, Pinterest, I’m good. Still, this gives me hope that we can all just vibe with one another, instead of throwing pointless bigotry and racism at each other. Good job my fellow Americans, you did something good…I’m proud. Now please, don’t screw it up…we need to stay in the good timeline.
Happy birthday! loved the video. I hope we get more of you in the future. I'm not american but currently enjoying red note just as much, I've been learning so much about china
I was on the fence about Red till this video. Now I'm excited to see what it's all about. I saw some Red creators on the restored Tiktok too which were also very heartwarming
Happy birthday!!! I’ve also heard people say they want to get tiktok now because the americans are gone 😭 Even though I have nothing against them I can kind of understand why. Unless you intentionally avoid them most of english language social media is americans!
I've been using rednote and I'm not even american or chinese That app is so cool 😭 chineses fellows know something we don't know, the content and video editing is so next level. Congrats on your second channel 🥳
Happy birthday 生日快樂！ Such a fun and detailed video, though it needs to be said that the future of XHS in this context is uncertain at best. For example, China tech-watcher Ed Sander explores 5 possible scenarios on his LinkedIn, and none of them are very optimistic.
thank you for the birthday wishes!! ☺yeah 100%, i'd be really interested to see how things settle down. i have ed sander's write up open but haven't read it yet - it looks super in depth and detailed so im excited to dig into it!! thank you for the rec :)
Trump is manipulative he create a problem and pretend he solve it to get praised also to distract people from real issues and want profit its all about control or else facebook and twitter and the rest of social media apps and platforms would be gone. Politicans are liars and evil.
This is so wholesome. A big brain move of that company would be to add an auto translation feature to make things easier and not require users to switch to a translation app, thus speeding up interactions.
im from the uk but im learning mandarin as part of my degree !! i downloaded xiaohongshu yesterday so i can be more casually immersed in the language !!!! 👍👍👍👍
As an American, I visited China (Beijing) in October 2024, and even so recently everyone was so confused that I would go to China and asked me why 😅 we’ve come a long way in 3 months
I decided a few years ago to study mandarin in college, and so I did. Sadly due to me having to prepare for my certification as an English teacher, I had to stop for a while (btw, yes I passed the certification I only need that diploma which I get now in summer). But it has been so beautiful to see the interactions of xiaohunshu. Im studying harder than ever, while also preparing mentally for all the lesson plans I have to do for this semester 😅(😭). Chinese is a beautiful language with so much history and traditions, definitely one of the most memorable and beautiful interactions Im going to cherish forever 💖💖.
wow thank u i discovered this app through ur video (i'm not from us), gonna dive in👀 and yeah i'm so happy for the reaction of ppl and that tiktiok finally got unblocked!🎉🎉
I really like chinese art are there any art tutorials in that app ? I want to learn the language too. (Tiktok isn't banned in my country since I'm senegalese but I never had the app and I want to try rednote)
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Xiaohongshu is also an excellent way to find good chinese food wherever you are! Funnily enough just a few months ago I remember thinking "damn, Xiaohongsu would be a great input source for language practice but I'm not really far enough along to get by with chinese-language input only", now here we are and suddenly there's a lot of bilingual content to ease into it!
Ohhhh so THAT'S why RUclips started shoving xiaohongshu ads into my face a couple of days ago😭😂😂 xiahongshu caught up on what's happening and decided to get even more western users
The ads are everywhere😭
I get those ads all the timem sometimes they're speaking mandarin and sometimes in English with a thick accent 🤣
It's ads even spreading as far as Nigeria... We aren't banned bro, you don't need to reach that far😂
The bond between Tik Tok user and their Chinese spy is unshakable 🫡 already learning mandarin
Omg is that Tech Time with Niru?! You were like my fav RUclips growing up 😭
omg tech time with niru???? we have truly been blessed today 🧎🏻♀
I’ve been thinking a lot about my Chinese spy….i hope they are alright since I left tiktok a few months ago xD
A spy is for life, not just for Christmas
#mychinesespy
Ok I love this. Brb learning mandarin and diving in Rednote
heheee ill see you on duolingo
@@ai_ni2you covered how there’s a LOT of Americans being positively orientalist?
It’s honestly incredibly disgusting and pathetic that so many are doing the same thing but just in a positive manner, it’s still the same thing viewing the Chinese/Asians as an other and not fully human.
Last night I was dreaming that I was speaking mandarin ❤
As a European, the good relationship between Chinese netizens and Americans makes me so much happy, that I’d also like to switch to RedNote. 😭
same im literally considering downloading it as well because of this
We're lots of non-Americans on there!
Europeans try not to copy Americans for everything challenge: impossible
Just don’t tell them how much you get paid for working in a warehouse or how much time off you get.
It’s very funny how Americans have better work/life balance than the communist nation.
I have been using the app for 5 years it's a great app to achieve great hobbies ❤❤
This is actually a positive change. People need to look at each other and realize we have more in common than the ruling class. Future wars will be less tolerated
"If you can't beat them, just ban them!"
-American free market
@@SicMundus24 wait I want laissez faire too 😍 to be honest the free market is good for development up till a certain stage, until someone decides to do crazy things spiralling everything out of control or it just becomes a squid game
The free market is awesome until it starts benefiting other countries
That's not what happened
You wanna know what the Chinese “free” market does to foreign apps, social media services, search engines, and news sources?
Are you saying that TikTok users have shattered the Great Firewall of China, which the Communist Party has painstakingly built since 2008? Even China didn't expect that the censorship fortress it erected would be breached by American anti-government protesters.
This is really a historic event. Nothing like this has ever happened on this scale between two countries, especially not between two rival superpowers.
I guess I'm lucky enough to have the youtube algorithm recommend aini's second channel to me
same omg
Yep, I was unaware of a first channel.
@@snoopyloopygo sub, it’s a video essay
Same, although being subscribed to the main channel I think it was just a matter of time
me too
I’m actually not suprised abt XHS being the app they went to. About a month or two ago, TikTok Artists started following XHS art tutorials and showing before and afters, and I think that’s what started the XHS trend right now
xhs artists are next level omggggg, you might be onto something here
I went there for fashion and hobby content through tiktok last year march
Douyen is also in browser.
yeah this has been bubbling for a while
Makeup tutorials were really popular too! It was bubbling under the surface 👀👀
thinking about your soft power video. who would’ve thought that communication and connection is what would’ve been able to break the wall instead of something like anime or music. it’s amazing
It hasn’t… the wall between wealthy Chinese gals and wealthy middle class progressive reactionaries has been broken. And now the Chinese governments trying to ban it as they are learning that the US has better workers rights than China (unions, time off etc)
I just love when peaceful cultural exchange happens like this.
And sure, we know that the owners of these social media apps don't see us as people, just money to be made. But in cases like this I'll gladly stop thinking about the bad for a minute and just focus on the good that has come of it because honestly that's what the world needs right now.
And (late) happy birthday!
You can't have any meaningful exchange, try to exchange your views on Uyghur camps, extermination of Tibet, Philippine islands annexions, persecutions against selected groups within the Chinese society, exchange with Chinese about your high renting prices versus they can't never own a house or apartment or go deep into any meaningful debate, you'll see the "cultural exchange" can only be superficial and serve a narrative, it can never be authentic.
This is actually super wholesome.
Na this is kind of sad,how Americans can't even sit one single minute without social media.
Tiktok got banned in India too because of security reasons and also people addiction to social media and we were fine with it.
Americans are actually scrambling to find alternatives.
@ you may be right about using social media for its original intended purpose, to feel more connected to people down the hall in the same dorm as you. This is why I’ve been disconnected from FB since 2015, never had IG or TikTok or whatever. However, using it to connect cross-culturally, with people you would never have a chance to interact with and whose culture is actively screened and filtered from your own by traditional media, government, education and the financial apparatus in order to foster hatred and war is actually super wholesome!
It's hard to justify wars, even trade wars with other countries when you see the other side as human
As far as anybody can tell, this was an issue of data and hacking.
@gomer2813 Ah, that's not what I mean. I'm not trying to say that the US government has ulterior motives. I'm not even sure where I stand when it comes to the Tiktok ban. I just think it's good when people of different cultures get to interact like that.
@@cassif19 You just commented that this is a trade war.
@@gomer2813 No, I didn't
The app got popular with people discussing protests against the Chinese government back in the 2010s. Then the accounts all got banned and it’s now upper middle class Chinese Instagram…
These people are seemingly incredibly Han supremacist, searched their views on the Henan (ethnically Han) and it’s so disappointing. Non Han is even worse.
4:42 - They were relying heavily on overseas Chinese students for content.
I also love the exchanges, reminds me of the time on Instagram and Twitter where there is no great fire wall (damn I’m so old). And happy birthday!
its soo entertaining seeing these exchanges!! i loveee all the interactions. and thank you for the birthday wishes! :D
Just one of those happy moments when two cultures appreciate each other
I was so confused why an aini video was floating around with under 1k views but its a second channel YAY
hahahaha we're a secret club here :') thank you for coming over!~
I was kinda confused too ahah
I've heard it is best not to advertise your second channel on your main one because it will lead to worse performance than natural growth, and aini seems to be doing that
I was skeptical towards whether it's actually aini and not some content thief, but this video isn't on her main channel, so it's probably her (how would a thief get this video if it's not uploaded anywhere)
(EDIT: NVM SHE LITERALLY CONFIRMED SECOND CHANNEL CREATION IN THE WND OF THE VIDEO)
Was confused initially too
This second channel is the RUclips equivalent of "now let's take a silly one"
🤪truly just here for a good time
Really glad to see the genuine joy from your face. As a Malaysian chinese, it's always unfathomable to me how much of a gap there is when it comes to the understanding of chinese and americans towards each other. Also, happy birthday and have a blast with the second channel!
Amazing to see this momentous time in history where people are coming together and sharing goodwill with each other! My dreams for this has finally come true!
I love how light hearted and happy your content here is, although I still love your main channel content it is so beautiful to see your smile in the tb
🥹🥹 thank you for watching!~
Oh this is AMAZING! I had no idea people are so welcoming, that's wonderful.
Also, happy bday!
thank you!! 🫶🏼 yess the app is so wholesome right now, its so nice :')
seing the whole thing unfold as someone whos not in America is so funny
Also HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Aw I love the interactions between the Chinese and Americans
I logged onto redbook and I was like 😅😅😅 where is all my Chinese content gone to? Now all I see is people learning Chinese and calling themselves refugees 😂
Hahahaha i knowww my whole feed was in english 🤣 i really thought i opened the wrong app for a second hahaha
@ai_ni2 i felt this 🤣
I love this video!!
It made me so happy.
I didn't really know what was going on yet, just caught on that tik tok was getting banned in America. This progression is just too wholesome, I love the internet.
Happy birthday!!
I'm not a tiktok user but of course I heard about the ban, its nice how you show the positve thing about it
and happy birthday!!!
Happy belated birthday girlie! I like this second channel's more casual vibe as an accompany to your main, and would certainly like more in-depth, detailed *research* into the complications behind thirst contents 🤔 I've been hearing talks about the XHS exodus but this video being recommended to me finally gave me the trusted authority i wanted to speak on the topic 😂 Thank you for your take as always!
Not gonna lie, the vibe between Americans and Chinese people on rednote is so wholesome and sweet! It makes me wanna join in, tho…i don’t know if i should or not because of safety concerns. Plus, i have all the socials i need. RUclips, Instagram, tumblr, Pinterest, I’m good.
Still, this gives me hope that we can all just vibe with one another, instead of throwing pointless bigotry and racism at each other. Good job my fellow Americans, you did something good…I’m proud. Now please, don’t screw it up…we need to stay in the good timeline.
I didn't notice it was your second channel until you told so~
Happy belated birthday 🎂🎈🎂
Also, happy birthday, Aini!! 🎂🎉🎈
thank you!!! :))
Happy birthday! loved the video. I hope we get more of you in the future.
I'm not american but currently enjoying red note just as much, I've been learning so much about china
I was on the fence about Red till this video. Now I'm excited to see what it's all about. I saw some Red creators on the restored Tiktok too which were also very heartwarming
The most American thing ever to happen was them choosing a random man as the CEO 😂😂 😭😭 that sht was so funny
Happy birthday!!! I’ve also heard people say they want to get tiktok now because the americans are gone 😭 Even though I have nothing against them I can kind of understand why. Unless you intentionally avoid them most of english language social media is americans!
this is probably the biggest surge of chinese soft power we've seen this decade 💀💀
The funniest part is how they'll all get banned or segregated from the chinese users within a month
Happy Birthday!! Thank you soooo much for all of your wonderful video essays 😊😊😊
thank you for the birthday wish and for watching!! 🥹💞
This is crazy, I love this interaction!
Never had tiktok and decided to download red note to boost its number. Damn best decision ! It's so warm and kind here. Also good cosplays 😂
THIS IS SO CUTE I LOVE PEOPLE SO MUCH
I've been using rednote and I'm not even american or chinese That app is so cool 😭 chineses fellows know something we don't know, the content and video editing is so next level. Congrats on your second channel 🥳
i feeeel!! everyone there is sooo talented omg 😭thank youuu for watching!~
This story has been so crazy, Aini had to create a second channel just to cover it😂
As an user of red note for a long time I am surprised people only now find out about the app just because tik tok is banned
The IRONY of TikTok users moving to Red because of the US "suppression of free speech"! 🤣
Happy birthday 生日快樂！
Such a fun and detailed video, though it needs to be said that the future of XHS in this context is uncertain at best.
For example, China tech-watcher Ed Sander explores 5 possible scenarios on his LinkedIn, and none of them are very optimistic.
thank you for the birthday wishes!! ☺yeah 100%, i'd be really interested to see how things settle down. i have ed sander's write up open but haven't read it yet - it looks super in depth and detailed so im excited to dig into it!! thank you for the rec :)
The American government doesn't seem to understand what happens when you tell Americans what to do.
People in general hate it when they are forced to pick sides, and American government should know better than attempting this stunt.
Trump is manipulative he create a problem and pretend he solve it to get praised also to distract people from real issues and want profit its all about control or else facebook and twitter and the rest of social media apps and platforms would be gone. Politicans are liars and evil.
😂😂 what did you expect from Donald Trump lol hii from the uk
So glad this popped up in my reccomend. Happy Belated Birthday 🎂
This is the cutest thing ever! It made me actually want to redownload social media again despite the mental health improvement from my lack of ❤
omg happy late birthday!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRLLL
i was mad cause wdym there's a new aini vid and i did not get a notification until i realized that it's a second channel. subscribed ~ also hbd aini!
Happy Birthday! Fun video! I'm excited to see what you put on this channel.
thank you!! ☺
This really comes to show that we all aren’t that different but government and borders separate us
Your wish came true, girl!
Good video! I was surprised to see it's your first!
This is so wholesome. A big brain move of that company would be to add an auto translation feature to make things easier and not require users to switch to a translation app, thus speeding up interactions.
i just opened tiktok and I got kicked out. im so done for
omg u from the us?
Good. People talk to people.
Not politicians to politicians.
Whoa, didn't know you had a second channel. Glad i got this recommended
Happy belated bday aini !!!
thank you!! :D
aini2 is perfect please keep posting here
Happy belated birthday, Aini.
thank you!! :D
For 90 days btw after that it’s banned in the US
Aini! Thanks for this refreshing take on the TikTok/RedNote debacle. Also, Congratulations on your second channel. Good luck with 2025... ✌🏿
Can we get the reaction to the Thirst Traps video next?? 😳👀 also Happy birthday!!! 🎂🥳
Happy Birthday!🎂🍰🎊🎉🎈✨🎁
Tiktok is back so.. Your birthday wish actually came true! What are the odds??????
Happy belated birthdayy!!!
you ATE DOWN with this title!!! I had to watch lol 😙🤌🏾
Your reaction is like me looking for curiosity between cultural connections 😂
OMG HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY!!!🎉🎉🎉💗 i hope you had an amazing week full of love
happy belated bday! fireee vid
thank youuuu hahaha 🫶🏼
im from the uk but im learning mandarin as part of my degree !! i downloaded xiaohongshu yesterday so i can be more casually immersed in the language !!!! 👍👍👍👍
TikTok is back for me (it was banned earlier)
As an American, I visited China (Beijing) in October 2024, and even so recently everyone was so confused that I would go to China and asked me why 😅 we’ve come a long way in 3 months
Happy birthday! Hope this positive vibe continues until it is strong enough to change the minds of grumpy old men. 😉
This is real real backstory of why everyone speaks a weird mix of chinese and english in the scifi TV show firefly
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Happy Birthday aini😀
thank you!! :D ✨
Aini's second channel! Gonna subscribe ❤
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 🎈🎂
thank youuu!! 💖
@ai_ni2 ofcourse!
Almost makes me want to open an account even though I’m not from the US. This is so funny !
Happy Birthday!! 🥳🎉🎂🎁
thank you!!! 🥰💖
Happy belated birthday! 🎁🎉✨
Happy Birthday Aini 💕💕💕💕
I love the app I have been using for 5 years it really boosts you with creativity and new hobbies ❤❤
I believe that this thing was blown out of proportions, because tiktok has 170 mln users in USA while the other app has below 1 mln
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!! Have a blessed year
omg we're bringing the two countries together!!
That's why they quickly stopped the ban, they don't want people to learn that those on the other country aren't that different.
I decided a few years ago to study mandarin in college, and so I did. Sadly due to me having to prepare for my certification as an English teacher, I had to stop for a while (btw, yes I passed the certification I only need that diploma which I get now in summer). But it has been so beautiful to see the interactions of xiaohunshu. Im studying harder than ever, while also preparing mentally for all the lesson plans I have to do for this semester 😅(😭). Chinese is a beautiful language with so much history and traditions, definitely one of the most memorable and beautiful interactions Im going to cherish forever 💖💖.
A few days late but happy birthday! 🥳
wow thank u i discovered this app through ur video (i'm not from us), gonna dive in👀
and yeah i'm so happy for the reaction of ppl and that tiktiok finally got unblocked!🎉🎉
Happy birthday!!!
Spreading freedom wherever we go, freedom and some other... Stuff
Happy birthday ^-^🎉
Happy birthday!!! 🙌🏻❤
thank youuu!! 🥰
I really like chinese art are there any art tutorials in that app ? I want to learn the language too. (Tiktok isn't banned in my country since I'm senegalese but I never had the app and I want to try rednote)
happy birthday! 🥳
thank youu!! 🫶🏼
Is it just me who only realised that this was aini’s second channel after finishing the video?
I need you to make a full length video on this 😭😭
!!! it's something i'll keep an eye on! i wouldn't count out a main channel video on it after more time has passed and things settle down 👀