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Comment by Imustaskforhelp

4 days ago

Well technically I am in high school and Neither have you used ever instagram (okay maybe for that one time , I wanted to propose to my crush , (turns out she didn't have insta , so I had to talk to her friend asking her on my behalf where they said no [aww man])

and I live in India , so tiktok's banned. There are many indian alternatives to tiktok's that I have seen , But rednote being chinese just makes me wonder if its gonna survive.

Y'know things are just different yet so the same. The same fomo happened during the facebook time is now happening with red note.

“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes,” as Mark Twain is often reputed to have said. (I’ve found no compelling evidence that he ever uttered that nifty aphorism. No matter — the line is too good to resist.) (source https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/01/12/history-rhymes/)

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patates  4 days ago

Wait, you proposed to your crush? Proposed as in marriage proposal and crush as in romantic feelings for someone seemingly unattainable? You also asked her friend to ask for you via Instagram?

I know we come from very different cultures and I have no intention of judging you, but can you perhaps give me a clue as to how this would work? I'm intrigued, to say the least.

  • hashhar  4 days ago

    I'm from India too (but at-least a generation older than this kid) and to clarify:

    proposed = asking for a date or if he's too forward / self-centered then asking her to "be my girlfriend"

    crush = a girl I like but haven't told that to her or shown it in public

    And yes for kids in school it's quite common to initiate conversations through mutual friends because otherwise gossip spreads too quick and can sometimes be damaging (both emotionally and socially).

    • patates  3 days ago

      Uh okay, I totally misunderstood then, sorry to all :) Also thank you for the explanation!

nbaugh1  4 days ago

How do the youths feel about Snapchat's TikTok knock-off? Is Snapchat available in India?