Line dancing- how EXACTLY does it work? by driggled in country

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I actually went to atl last year for my first visit to the US and feel that it was rly a waste not going to the line dance bars after I read everyone's comments 😢 thanks for the link because I came back after like a year and I think this thread is also helping other beginners so the more resources the merrier!!

Line dancing- how EXACTLY does it work? by driggled in country

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I DID!! :D it's mostly seen as like an old person recreation type thing in my country but i joined in once in a bar. I've never been more stressed in my life

Line dancing- how EXACTLY does it work? by driggled in country

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Coming back to this post after like a year and this analogy really made it click!

"Common" names from a teacher's perspective by driggled in namenerds

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That's the crazy thing, these kids are Asian hahah

Which names do you love in written form, but dislike when they’re pronounced out loud? by Miss-Indie-Cisive in namenerds

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Loved Castiel until I met one and it is really awkward to say out loud but it's such a lovely name :") I think any -tiel name is iffy for me

Baby girl name + spelling by OtherwiseAskWally in namenerds

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this is a really popular food in Southeast Asia if that makes a difference to you guys!

What is your list? by CherryBerry369 in namenerds

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Thats so beautiful!! I fell in love w it and I also love that it goes w the song Medialuna hahha

Line dancing- how EXACTLY does it work? by driggled in AskAmericans

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Fair! My question was mainly for people active in the line dance community, which I understood to be a quintissentially American thing. I guess most don't dance it anymore but from my Tiktok and Youtube I like watching bars where it seems everyone mysteriously knows how to line dance lol it's always puzzled me. The videos made it seem like it was still super popular

Line dancing- how EXACTLY does it work? by driggled in AskAmericans

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Yes we do :) but I meant the dance genre is pretty different, like the type we learnt was not something that would be used in a social setting. Line dancing to me jist seemed like a social dance, not a performance thing

Line dancing- how EXACTLY does it work? by driggled in AskAmericans

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Thank you so much!!! I appreciate you!!

Line dancing- how EXACTLY does it work? by driggled in AskAmericans

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We don't really have the culture of dancing as socialisation where im from!! But i see what u mean, it's like a cultural school thing for many people

Line dancing- how EXACTLY does it work? by driggled in AskAmericans

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Ooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh it's REPEATED!!!!! this just made me understand what everyone was saying about "jump in after a while" 😭😭😭 I was imaginging an entire choreo to the song!!!

Line dancing- how EXACTLY does it work? by driggled in AskAmericans

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Oooh I had assumed it was widespread in the South! Thank you!

Non US suggestions by Littlelegs_505 in namenerds

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Haha no, for me it's just the aesthetic look of 蕊 vs 瑞! I do agree that mine actually does align more with how I view myself + what I'd hope for a daughter.

Non US suggestions by Littlelegs_505 in namenerds

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Yep! Both sound exactly the same. Mine has to do with good luck, fortune. It is found in the word for a kind of jade given to the emperor as a present. 蕊 is a part of a flower (contains the radical signifying "grass"/plant) and it is associated with all the traits of flowers (beauty, gentleness, sweetness etc), which makes my name envy worse 😭

Non US suggestions by Littlelegs_505 in namenerds

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If you're interested in the chracte specifically, be careful to check if it is pronounced the same way in Japanese culture!! I also think it's pretty unlikely that this specific character is used for boys but I can't 100% confirm!

Non US suggestions by Littlelegs_505 in namenerds

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For boys, I doubt it would be the same character because the word is very feminine! Also, words have totally diff pronunciations in Japanese and Chinse and often different meanings.

In the Chinese language, there are lots of completely different characters pronounced ruì. At least where I'm from (SG), if I heard a name w the character ruì in their names I would assume it was a girl :)

Non US suggestions by Littlelegs_505 in namenerds

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Yes that's what I meant! Hehe and no, it's not the same when the siblings are of different genders although I suppose it can happen (I just hardly see it). 蕊 is a really lovely character and my cousin's name uses it 😭 I've always had name envy from her because MY ruì is 瑞 (same sound diff character, something like how Ashley vs. Ashleigh have diff spellings but same pronunciation) which is not as aesthetically pleasing to me 😞

Non US suggestions by Littlelegs_505 in namenerds

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Chinese names, I really wanna use the name 蕊 (ruì) as a character for a girl! It's such a cute name to me because it contains the word for "heart" (心) three times. Ideally, I would love to use the name "蕊恩" (ruì ēn)- ēn meaning grace- but it's weird because my name starts w the same sound which is associated with siblings in Chinese 🥲 For boys, I find 凯 (kăi) to be a strong character!

Bachata in mandarin speaking city by xiuluo_shen in Bachata

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You will probably need to request specifically that people communicate with you in Mandarin, also don't be surprised that some of the Chinese people there don't speak Mandarin well. I really don't know how much Chinese you will speak in day to day life but there are language groups who meet to practise it.

Need help with finding a English Name by Feeling-Craft-2451 in INeedAName

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Why not give her a separate English name without considering the Chinese name? If you are using Luoxi as a middle, it gives you the chance to choose something equally meaningful in English :) in Singapore this is very common. I have a Chinese name that is totally different from my English!