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HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• frenchfrynoob@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Tomorrow I’m planning to write a short piece about how a simple translation difference created an unexpected connection between two games that couldn’t be more different in style. The way Chinese gamers turned that into a running joke really says something about our sense of humor — self-aware, playful, and deeply rooted in the quirks of language.

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Ooo, was that the post about yakuza? I am almost through like a dragon (I’m playing a month at a time on a library copy) and need to play persona 5 to understand it properly but I’ve picked up a little bit from the internets.

    Also I wanted to compliment you. Your comments and posts are very well written for someone who, I assume, being from China, English is not your first language? I can tell you spend a fair amount of care and attention writing.

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    • frenchfrynoob@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      yes

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    • frenchfrynoob@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      “I sincerely want to ask a question. I posted something today — hey, genuine question, not trying to argue.

      I shared this piece because I truly thought the Chinese net cafe CF culture and stories like Aunt Juan were interesting enough to be seen by people outside China. Even if it’s niche, I put real effort into writing it.

      So when the reply is just ‘I read the first 2 sentences and now I have cancer’ — what do you actually hope to achieve? Does that kind of response make the internet a better place, or does it just make people less willing to share their own cultures and experiences?

      I’m honestly curious about your perspective.”

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      • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        You should probably address that question to the person who wrote that, not just people at random. I couldn’t tell you what their goal is.

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• frenchfrynoob@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’d like to learn more about foreign gaming meme culture and emojis — where people share them, how they evolve, that sort of thing. Do you have any recommendations on where I should go to observe and participate? And out of curiosity, where doyoupersonally go for gaming memes?

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Uh, I don’t, really. Gaming helps me recharge, but passions are cooking, music, and storytelling. (I love how much better games have gotten at storytelling since, let’s say, Dragon Quest. Taking a long perspective like that is almost like looking at filmmaking from To The Moon. Having been alive for it is thrilling)

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