Hellotalk is a cheat code and tell me if I'm retarded for doing this

[BiggChungus]

Sorry I'll try to be more clear.

What I meant by "out of the blue" is that you wont recieve messages through connect unless your account is bumped, and you bump your account by being active and responding to people.

I have probably messaged like 10 people first and that was pretty much all on my first day, every other message I've gotten was someone else opening.

When I want to get more messages I respond to 10 or so of the openers I got that I wasn't interested in, if it's at peak time the account bump usually gets me maybe 10 new openers, and then the people I responded to usually respond back, giving me like +~20 messages total which is how they accumulate.

Out of the new 10 or so that opened I'll usually pick one I like and progress with them, and then leave the rest for the next account bump.

I currently have 211 messages by doing this but a lot of those are double messages or dudes so keep that in mind. Hope that helps.

interesting. that makes sense now.

that's really weird. I should have figured something strange was going on with the algo. I am fairly fluent so I tend to go straight into calls after 3 messages or so. I also tend to spam approach because I dont have to time to respond to every single message.

from what you're saying, it sounds like the algo punishes people for copy paste messages, punishes for calling, possibly. probably punishes for fluency, as it would probably lessen the women's engagement with the paid features. maybe I am getting punished because it thinks I am korean. there might be some other factor that is fucking me over. maybe because I tend to switch to kakaotalk fairly quickly. maybe it is dinging my elo. I noticed I was getting more messages when I first started my chadfish account. and then slowly people stopped messaging me out of nowhere. Probably I am accumulating penalties to my account.

I should have figured their algo would reward people that stoke more engagement out of women. this is interesting information. I never would have guessed you could get so many unsolicited messages. that seems like a lot. more than most of the other standard dating apps aside from tinder.

just to be clear, how long to you engage in messages with the women before calling or switching to other apps. do you ONLY message them during peak hours?

as far as building experience, I guess you're young. whatever women you end up with will eventually do something completely intolerable because you refused to set boundaries. from then on she will never respectyou again, in ways that are subtle to normies, and it will get worse until you go insane or you force yourself to break up with her. very few dudes really have to stomach to be cold to women before they go through this formational experience. dont feel like you need to rush it. I dont really think calling for 5 hours is that bad. but if you're spending that much time you should probably just go there and be with her. if you like her just do what is fun for you for the moment.

 

[cool]

interesting. that makes sense now.

that's really weird. I should have figured something strange was going on with the algo. I am fairly fluent so I tend to go straight into calls after 3 messages or so. I also tend to spam approach because I dont have to time to respond to every single message.

I don't think the algo would punish for calls but calling doesnt bump your account like messaging does. Spamming people or not getting responses probably fucks u tho.

from what you're saying, it sounds like the algo punishes people for copy paste messages, punishes for calling, possibly. probably punishes for fluency, as it would probably lessen the women's engagement with the paid features. maybe I am getting punished because it thinks I am korean. there might be some other factor that is fucking me over. maybe because I tend to switch to kakaotalk fairly quickly. maybe it is dinging my elo. I noticed I was getting more messages when I first started my chadfish account. and then slowly people stopped messaging me out of nowhere. Probably I am accumulating penalties to my account.

Yeah I either talk in english or really shitty japanese so that makes sense.

I should have figured their algo would reward people that stoke more engagement out of women. this is interesting information. I never would have guessed you could get so many unsolicited messages. that seems like a lot. more than most of the other standard dating apps aside from tinder.

Yeah I was really surprised tbh, this app is a gem imo.

just to be clear, how long to you engage in messages with the women before calling or switching to other apps. do you ONLY message them during peak hours?

Idk it depends, I have a decently long convo and then whenver it gets boring I just say call me sometime and we can do language practice, and yeah I pretty much only message during good hours because bumping my account at 4am japan time would be pretty useless.

as far as building experience, I guess you're young. whatever women you end up with will eventually do something completely intolerable because you refused to set boundaries. from then on she will never respectyou again, in ways that are subtle to normies, and it will get worse until you go insane or you force yourself to break up with her. very few dudes really have to stomach to be cold to women before they go through this formational experience.

Yeah I see what you're saying, as far the ability to be cold to women I think I'm pretty good there because I'm giga introverted and spent 21 years of my life with literally ZERO female interaction so I'm fine being alone. I have no problem going ghost.

dont feel like you need to rush it. I dont really think calling for 5 hours is that bad. but if you're spending that much time you should probably just go there and be with her. if you like her just do what is fun for you for the moment.

Yeah I go to japan to study in like a month, if I could go sooner I would. And you're right I'm probably overthinking, I'll just funmax and if I don't like being in a relationship I'll dip.

 

[BiggChungus]

thanks for the writeup. best information on the site so far. reminds me of some of the good quality info from the old roosh forums on elo maxing in tinder.

maybe I will change my profile pic too. I tend to musclemaxxx, it seems to work well in tinder but maybe like you said most of the girls in hellotalk are too high inhib to go after anyone that looks like that.

what area of japan are you going to? I have a lot of experience there. ask me if you need to know anything

 

[AlexBrown84]

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maybe I will change my profile pic too. I tend to musclemaxxx, it seems to work well in tinder but maybe like you said most of the girls in hellotalk are too high inhib to go after anyone that looks like that.

yea you shouldn’t do that lol. most the girls are hqnp type

 

[cool]

thanks for the writeup. best information on the site so far. reminds me of some of the good quality info from the old roosh forums on elo maxing in tinder.

maybe I will change my profile pic too. I tend to musclemaxxx, it seems to work well in tinder but maybe like you said most of the girls in hellotalk are too high inhib to go after anyone that looks like that.

what area of japan are you going to? I have a lot of experience there. ask me if you need to know anything

yeah defo dont do that like what alex said, you should aim to max out your high trust stat on hellotalk so go for like an old money type pfp and smiling preferably so you look inviting.

Also im going to tokyo, if you have any tips or notable experiences definitely let me know I'm interested.

 

[nobledomination]

weird I look better than you but get 0 messages

 

[biggunsar]

weird I look better than you but get 0 messages

so you think. a gay guy once told me. its not how you see yourself, but it's how others see yourself. As i was telling him "i dont' think im good looking".
and he was telling me i am wrong

 

[14passport]

exactly, doesnt matter what you think
the most accurate test is how well you do on dating apps

you say you are a 7/10 but get 2 matches on dating apps? guess what, you are far from a 7

 

[nobledomination]

exactly, doesnt matter what you think
the most accurate test is how well you do on dating apps

you say you are a 7/10 but get 2 matches on dating apps? guess what, you are far from a 7

im probably the best looking member on this forum and I get like 50 matches per day now

 

[Marco Pumpo]

im probably the best looking member on this forum

that's what quant also said and he failed in vietnam

 

[nobledomination]

that's what quant also said and he failed in vietnam

I have had sex with more than 200 women

 

[BiggChungus]

yeah defo dont do that like what alex said, you should aim to max out your high trust stat on hellotalk so go for like an old money type pfp and smiling preferably so you look inviting.

Also im going to tokyo, if you have any tips or notable experiences definitely let me know I'm interested.

tokyo is kind of going downhill. shibuya used to be awesome because people would gather there, like literally everyone. the cares there are a bit too busy to run daygame easily. but ifyou start to go to the fringes of shibuya it works a little better. rooftop parties every night (less now but still around.) you can get a tickt for a barhopping party or all you can drink party for about 3k yen or so. there is no singular place to find the parties because as you imagine, the most popular sites get filled up with creeps fast. common venues of entry come from small organizers on sites like meetup or sometimes you can meet them randomly if you speak japanese. there are a lot of rental spaces literally just on top of common shops you've been to. go to the record store? ever wonder whats on floor 30 of the 70 store building? yeah, there are small club venues that rent their space out on tuesday to thursday/friday, and tehre are good pickup chances there because its not as much of meat market as a dance club. people are online more lately so that killed some of the vibe. it's still fun. I'll ask my friends what website people tend to organize through recently. I havent been there since covid.

you can go surfing in chiba, it's kind of close. tokyo itself doesn't have teh best summer life. you would have to go west. but you're probably going to be locked down in tokyo.

you might not want to bother with airbnb. you can get solo apartments easily with leopalace or sometimes with "sharehouse" companies which you dont always share. apartments in the middle of the downtown can be as low as 700 a month. a comparable airbnb would be probably 2000 usd or so.

 

[cool]

tokyo is kind of going downhill. shibuya used to be awesome because people would gather there, like literally everyone. the cares there are a bit too busy to run daygame easily. but ifyou start to go to the fringes of shibuya it works a little better. rooftop parties every night (less now but still around.) you can get a tickt for a barhopping party or all you can drink party for about 3k yen or so. there is no singular place to find the parties because as you imagine, the most popular sites get filled up with creeps fast. common venues of entry come from small organizers on sites like meetup or sometimes you can meet them randomly if you speak japanese. there are a lot of rental spaces literally just on top of common shops you've been to. go to the record store? ever wonder whats on floor 30 of the 70 store building? yeah, there are small club venues that rent their space out on tuesday to thursday/friday, and tehre are good pickup chances there because its not as much of meat market as a dance club. people are online more lately so that killed some of the vibe. it's still fun. I'll ask my friends what website people tend to organize through recently. I havent been there since covid.

you can go surfing in chiba, it's kind of close. tokyo itself doesn't have teh best summer life. you would have to go west. but you're probably going to be locked down in tokyo.

you might not want to bother with airbnb. you can get solo apartments easily with leopalace or sometimes with "sharehouse" companies which you dont always share. apartments in the middle of the downtown can be as low as 700 a month. a comparable airbnb would be probably 2000 usd or so.

Thx for the insights. I'm not looking forward to the heat at all I hate hot weather so I'll probably be inside most of the time for the first bit.

For my accomadation I'm gonna be in a sharehouse with a bunch of other students because I'm studying abroad, but it's my own personal apartment thing in there so that will be nice, it's really cheap too.

 

[blatonslatt]

I've been back on the hellotalk grind the past few weeks building a roster of japs before I go and I have to say this app crazy and it's done wonders for my self esteem. I think it mogs normal dating apps because you can find plenty of untapped hqnps, especially if you like jbs cuz a lot of girls on here fake their age, I even had to tell a girl to stop messaging me when she told me she was actually 13 jfl.

This app makes you feel like a foid on tinder, I have 200+ unresponded messages right now because of how eager everyone is to talk to me. At the beginning I was trying to respond to everyone but that quickly became impossible so then I just started choosing the girls of my niche and talking with them until they eventually ask me if they can show me around japan, and then I get their instagram. Also studying abroad in Asia is a huge halo because even with my below average grades I got into one of the top Japanese universities and nips freak out and think I'm a genius when I say I'm going there.

Anyway, my plan got sidetracked when I was bored and messaged a girl I saw that was really my type, we got along super well instantly and I could tell it was a different vibe. This is probably abused dog behaviour but we started video calling for like 5+ hours every day, and after about a week she confessed that she wanted to be my girlfriend when I come to japan in a very sweet way.

I like her a lot but would it be retarded to ltr a girl on my first geomaxxing venture instead of trying to slay, I'm 21 and have only ever had sex once and I definitely don't have it in me to cheat on a girl I really like. Is going into a relationship without having slaying character developlement just asking to get fucked over, what should I do?

I have 8000 messages on hellotalk and my pics have 1k likes

 

[Xavist]

Thx for the insights. I'm not looking forward to the heat at all I hate hot weather so I'll probably be inside most of the time for the first bit.

For my accomadation I'm gonna be in a sharehouse with a bunch of other students because I'm studying abroad, but it's my own personal apartment thing in there so that will be nice, it's really cheap too.

Are you in Japan yet?

 

[cool]

Are you in Japan yet?

yes, been here for a few weeks but i've been busy so havent been using this site. ill make a trip report soon cuz i just had a rly good weekend and i have some time now

 

[biggunsar]

I've been back on the hellotalk grind the past few weeks building a roster of japs before I go and I have to say this app crazy and it's done wonders for my self esteem. I think it mogs normal dating apps because you can find plenty of untapped hqnps, especially if you like jbs cuz a lot of girls on here fake their age, I even had to tell a girl to stop messaging me when she told me she was actually 13 jfl.

This app makes you feel like a foid on tinder, I have 200+ unresponded messages right now because of how eager everyone is to talk to me. At the beginning I was trying to respond to everyone but that quickly became impossible so then I just started choosing the girls of my niche and talking with them until they eventually ask me if they can show me around japan, and then I get their instagram. Also studying abroad in Asia is a huge halo because even with my below average grades I got into one of the top Japanese universities and nips freak out and think I'm a genius when I say I'm going there.

Anyway, my plan got sidetracked when I was bored and messaged a girl I saw that was really my type, we got along super well instantly and I could tell it was a different vibe. This is probably abused dog behaviour but we started video calling for like 5+ hours every day, and after about a week she confessed that she wanted to be my girlfriend when I come to japan in a very sweet way.

I like her a lot but would it be retarded to ltr a girl on my first geomaxxing venture instead of trying to slay, I'm 21 and have only ever had sex once and I definitely don't have it in me to cheat on a girl I really like. Is going into a relationship without having slaying character developlement just asking to get fucked over, what should I do?

ya AOC is 16, smart move.

 

[Rance]

interesting. that makes sense now.

that's really weird. I should have figured something strange was going on with the algo. I am fairly fluent so I tend to go straight into calls after 3 messages or so. I also tend to spam approach because I dont have to time to respond to every single message.

from what you're saying, it sounds like the algo punishes people for copy paste messages, punishes for calling, possibly. probably punishes for fluency, as it would probably lessen the women's engagement with the paid features. maybe I am getting punished because it thinks I am korean. there might be some other factor that is fucking me over. maybe because I tend to switch to kakaotalk fairly quickly. maybe it is dinging my elo. I noticed I was getting more messages when I first started my chadfish account. and then slowly people stopped messaging me out of nowhere. Probably I am accumulating penalties to my account.

I should have figured their algo would reward people that stoke more engagement out of women. this is interesting information. I never would have guessed you could get so many unsolicited messages. that seems like a lot. more than most of the other standard dating apps aside from tinder.

just to be clear, how long to you engage in messages with the women before calling or switching to other apps. do you ONLY message them during peak hours?

as far as building experience, I guess you're young. whatever women you end up with will eventually do something completely intolerable because you refused to set boundaries. from then on she will never respectyou again, in ways that are subtle to normies, and it will get worse until you go insane or you force yourself to break up with her. very few dudes really have to stomach to be cold to women before they go through this formational experience. dont feel like you need to rush it. I dont really think calling for 5 hours is that bad. but if you're spending that much time you should probably just go there and be with her. if you like her just do what is fun for you for the moment.

I know this thread is old but I chadfished on HelloTalk too. I actually used an extremely flattering AI-generated image at first, then switched to a more realistic AI-generated image after accruing a bunch of followers, and finally switched to a real photo after I was well established in the algorithm. This was at the beginning of the generative AI era and Stable Diffusion, so maybe people would have a sharper eye for it nowadays.

From the beginning I was paranoid about algorithmic penalties. One thing I thought would hurt me is if I didn't respond to men. So I would often respond to men a few times and then stop. Every action I did on the app was to make myself seem as innocent and normal as possible. There's no way to tell whether it was necessary, but I'd recommend it.

As for OP's heartache dilemma: it might be too late, but consider there's a middle ground between dating your long-term girl and not seeing her at all. Date her. She will be a great asset in warming up to Japan. While you're dating her, make friends, go out, and casually meet other girls on a friendly level. When you've gotten to the point where you are sure you have other options, you can break up with her then. I realize this is scummy but it's not cheating.

 

[blatonslatt]

I know this thread is old but I chadfished on HelloTalk too. I actually used an extremely flattering AI-generated image at first, then switched to a more realistic AI-generated image after accruing a bunch of followers, and finally switched to a real photo after I was well established in the algorithm. This was at the beginning of the generative AI era and Stable Diffusion, so maybe people would have a sharper eye for it nowadays.

From the beginning I was paranoid about algorithmic penalties. One thing I thought would hurt me is if I didn't respond to men. So I would often respond to men a few times and then stop. Every action I did on the app was to make myself seem as innocent and normal as possible. There's no way to tell whether it was necessary, but I'd recommend it.

As for OP's heartache dilemma: it might be too late, but consider there's a middle ground between dating your long-term girl and not seeing her at all. Date her. She will be a great asset in warming up to Japan. While you're dating her, make friends, go out, and casually meet other girls on a friendly level. When you've gotten to the point where you are sure you have other options, you can break up with her then. I realize this is scummy but it's not cheating.

its not that deep lol

 

[Rance]

its not that deep lol

You're right, but before I came to Japan I thought HelloTalk would be my lifeline, not realizing how many other routes there were. So I was paranoid.

It's not entirely unfounded after hearing the stories of people getting banned from Tinder for seemingly no reason. Also, HelloTalk is a Chinese app that frequently bans people for mentioning Taiwan/Tibet/etc.

Also I thought you guys would find the number of unread messages I have funny:

 

[blatonslatt]

You're right, but before I came to Japan I thought HelloTalk would be my lifeline, not realizing how many other routes there were. So I was paranoid.

It's not entirely unfounded after hearing the stories of people getting banned from Tinder for seemingly no reason. Also, HelloTalk is a Chinese app that frequently bans people for mentioning Taiwan/Tibet/etc.

Also I thought you guys would find the number of unread messages I have funny:
View attachment 8673

here’s mine!

 

[Rance]

JFL I got mogged on the geomax forums

 

[blatonslatt]

JFL I got mogged on the geomax forums

it’s ok mate im the biggest white celeb on there

 

[BiggChungus]

JFL I got mogged on the geomax forums

I guess you're using moments a lot as you mentioned in the other thread

I have plenty of connections through the app. thing is most of them are what you would expect, people generally wasting your time. I run into this problem in tinder. more people than I have time to actually talk to.

I suspect I am definitely getting punished by the algo. In the end though the time to instant date ratio is lower than I would like. smaller apps generally used to be better than hellotalk, but the smaller app climate is kind of dead in the water lately.

 

[Rance]

I guess you're using moments a lot as you mentioned in the other thread

I have plenty of connections through the app. thing is most of them are what you would expect, people generally wasting your time. I run into this problem in tinder. more people than I have time to actually talk to.

I suspect I am definitely getting punished by the algo. In the end though the time to instant date ratio is lower than I would like. smaller apps generally used to be better than hellotalk, but the smaller app climate is kind of dead in the water lately.

I had plenty of time-wasters but not a ridiculous amount. I guess two things that I developed over time were 1) an ability to reply to messages unconsciously while I was on the train or bored in class, and 2) better recognition of conversation patterns that were more likely to lead to a dead end.

There's really no magic bullet; the effort-to-return ratio of HelloTalk is rather low as with any dating app. You'd still be shooting yourself in the foot by not using it though unless you're an 8/10+

I have been using a similar app called Tandem for Chinese learning, though it seems less popular in Japan.

Wait, I almost forgot the most important protip of all. If you subscribe to the premium subscription for HelloTalk you can set multiple target languages. Set your other two target languages to Chinese and Spanish. You'll be inundated with messages from China and Latin America, your follower count and overall engagement will skyrocket, putting all eyeballs on you.

 

[14passport]

I guess you're using moments a lot as you mentioned in the other thread

I have plenty of connections through the app. thing is most of them are what you would expect, people generally wasting your time. I run into this problem in tinder. more people than I have time to actually talk to.

I suspect I am definitely getting punished by the algo. In the end though the time to instant date ratio is lower than I would like. smaller apps generally used to be better than hellotalk, but the smaller app climate is kind of dead in the water lately.

that's the attractive of hellotalk, there's a facade to pretend they arent looking for white dick
so naturally the time to date is gonna be a lot longer on average, while on tinder, you have to ask for date in 2-3 days max or it dies

 

[BiggChungus]

I had plenty of time-wasters but not a ridiculous amount. I guess two things that I developed over time were 1) an ability to reply to messages unconsciously while I was on the train or bored in class, and 2) better recognition of conversation patterns that were more likely to lead to a dead end.

There's really no magic bullet; the effort-to-return ratio of HelloTalk is rather low as with any dating app. You'd still be shooting yourself in the foot by not using it though unless you're an 8/10+

I have been using a similar app called Tandem for Chinese learning, though it seems less popular in Japan.

Wait, I almost forgot the most important protip of all. If you subscribe to the premium subscription for HelloTalk you can set multiple target languages. Set your other two target languages to Chinese and Spanish. You'll be inundated with messages from China and Latin America, your follower count and overall engagement will skyrocket, putting all eyeballs on you.

I hate looking at my phone. I am used to getting instant dates from dating apps so adapting to helltalk has been a little rough. amazing advice. thank you.

 

[jbw4life]

Do you all pay for subscription to message people nearby? Or is there a way to do it for free?

 

[Mid]

whoops wrong thread

 

[AlexBrown84]

Do you all pay for subscription to message people nearby? Or is there a way to do it for free?

you can use it for free but the subscription mogs

better than paying jew prices for bumble and tinder

 

[jbw4life]

you can use it for free but the subscription mogs

better than paying jew prices for bumble and tinder

Doing it for free doesn't let me message people nearby. I mostly see people from China.
Is $6.67 per month a good vip offer?

 

[Rance]

Is $6.67 per month a good vip offer?

Yes, I believe that's over 50% off assuming you're talking US dollars.

HelloTalk pro subscription will take you way further than a dating app subscription if you're willing to put in the effort. The hundreds of new messages won't do much for you if you're not willing to engage. It's especially great if you also plan to use the app for its intended purpose, language learning.

 

[jbw4life]

Yes, I believe that's over 50% off assuming you're talking US dollars.

HelloTalk pro subscription will take you way further than a dating app subscription if you're willing to put in the effort. The hundreds of new messages won't do much for you if you're not willing to engage. It's especially great if you also plan to use the app for its intended purpose, language learning.

How effective is the app for reverse geomaxing in the west?

 

[Rance]

How effective is the app for reverse geomaxing in the west?

Unfamiliar with the term, is reverse geomaxxing when a non-Western person goes to a Western country (Indian guy geomaxxes to United States), or is it when a Western person pursues non-Western foreigners in a Western country (American guy pursues Chinese international students)?

 

[Orientalist]

when a Western person pursues non-Western foreigners in a Western country (American guy pursues Chinese international students)?

That

How effective is the app for reverse geomaxing in the west?

You can still check out the nearby section without premium and see for yourself. Where I am in the midwest there's like 10 girls over multiple languages so it never began lol. Assuming you're in California or something I'm sure it'd be a good time; if you think about it they have to be pretty FOB to set their target language as English

 

[jbw4life]

Unfamiliar with the term, is reverse geomaxxing when a non-Western person goes to a Western country (Indian guy geomaxxes to United States), or is it when a Western person pursues non-Western foreigners in a Western country (American guy pursues Chinese international students)?

The latter

 

[jbw4life]

That

You can still check out the nearby section without premium and see for yourself. Where I am in the midwest there's like 10 girls over multiple languages so it never began lol. Assuming you're in California or something I'm sure it'd be a good time; if you think about it they have to be pretty FOB to set their target language as English

Yes, I can check/see the nearby section, but I can't message any of them without a subscription.
But I guess in California it should be better. Thanks.

 

[Rance]

The latter

It's decent. I've messaged a few international girls but haven't met up with any. Some are international students, others are girls planning on visiting as a tourist and want someone to "show them around." The volume of foreigners is extremely low so it's a slow burn. Additionally, there's attractive white guys all over the damn place which means you have to chase more and deal with a high-supply low-demand dynamic.

If reverse geomaxxing you'll also want to use the app Tandem. It's popular in certain regions like Taiwan and also allows you to view a user's location without having a subscription.

The best way to date international girls in the U.S. is to learn a popular foreign language (Mandarin is best, other options would be Cantonese/Korean/Vietnamese) and game girls who moved to the country some time ago, like as a kid. They won't be using language exchange apps. This also applies to first-generation girls who of course speak good English, but will value that you speak their mother tongue.

 

[Orientalist]

The best way to date international girls in the U.S. is to learn a popular foreign language (Mandarin is best

我學中文了～
Vietnamese is a nightmare

 

[Rance]

我學中文了～
Vietnamese is a nightmare

Based Traditional Chinese, 我也學繁體中文了
I plan to switch to Simplified soon though since I have an actual path to mainland China in the near future

 

[jbw4life]

It's decent. I've messaged a few international girls but haven't met up with any. Some are international students, others are girls planning on visiting as a tourist and want someone to "show them around." The volume of foreigners is extremely low so it's a slow burn. Additionally, there's attractive white guys all over the damn place which means you have to chase more and deal with a high-supply low-demand dynamic.

If reverse geomaxxing you'll also want to use the app Tandem. It's popular in certain regions like Taiwan and also allows you to view a user's location without having a subscription.

The best way to date international girls in the U.S. is to learn a popular foreign language (Mandarin is best, other options would be Cantonese/Korean/Vietnamese) and game girls who moved to the country some time ago, like as a kid. They won't be using language exchange apps. This also applies to first-generation girls who of course speak good English, but will value that you speak their mother tongue.

Can you message girls nearby on Tandem without a subscription? How soon girls are willing to meet on HelloTalk/Tandem? I just don't want pen pal bs

 

[Marco Pumpo]

Unfamiliar with the term, is reverse geomaxxing when a non-Western person goes to a Western country (Indian guy geomaxxes to United States), or is it when a Western person pursues non-Western foreigners in a Western country (American guy pursues Chinese international students)?

I coined the term:

Geomax - Domestic geomaxxing / Reverse geomaxxing

After living in other countries for a few months i permanently left my hometown a few years ago because I missed the international environment that offers girls from places all over the world. I moved to the capital of my country and only escape in winter usually working remotely. I don't think...

geomax.me

But i get where your initial confusion is coming from.

Moving to the USA from another country is what we would rather call geominning here.

Great thread btw.

 

[Rance]

Can you message girls nearby on Tandem without a subscription?

I'm not sure how it works exactly on Tandem, but a couple times girls messaged me, I looked at their profile and see they're 20 minutes away. I do not know if there is a way to search your locality as there is on HelloTalk.

How soon girls are willing to meet on HelloTalk? I just don't want pen pal bs

I usually text for 3-7 days, then chat on the phone with them once or twice, then arrange for a meet maybe a couple days after the first phone call. Other times I will arrange the meet first then chat with them on the phone a day or two before we meet in person. This is all about building familiarity and not letting the tension run cold (PUA lingo: always be escalating).

Overall I would say 1-2 weeks from the first message to the first meet. It depends on how quickly each of you reply to each other. Some girls only check the app every couple days which could extend the timeline to 3 weeks.

 

[Orientalist]

Based Traditional Chinese, 我也學繁體中文了
I plan to switch to Simplified soon though since I have an actual path to mainland China in the near future

I think it's a shame they switched honestly—one of the most fascinating aspects of Chinese is obviously in observing the composition of the characters and inferring its meaning based on the radicals, and that was often all but lost in a lot of the so-called simplified characters it seems. And most kanji are closer to traditional as well, which makes it even more easy mode

 

[AlexBrown84]

I coined the term:

Geomax - Domestic geomaxxing / Reverse geomaxxing

After living in other countries for a few months i permanently left my hometown a few years ago because I missed the international environment that offers girls from places all over the world. I moved to the capital of my country and only escape in winter usually working remotely. I don't think...

geomax.me

But i get where your initial confusion is coming from.

Moving to the USA from another country is what we would rather call geominning here.

Great thread btw.

if you’re european, geomaxxing to usa will almost certainly be a plus

you’ll most likely be taller than everyone

healthier

and then you can earn american money, the easiest place in the world to clear six figures a year

 

[Rance]

And most kanji are closer to traditional as well, which makes it even more easy mode

Yep this is the main reason I chose Traditional. Knew most of the meanings and only had to learn readings

 

[jbw4life]

Yes, I believe that's over 50% off assuming you're talking US dollars.

HelloTalk pro subscription will take you way further than a dating app subscription if you're willing to put in the effort. The hundreds of new messages won't do much for you if you're not willing to engage. It's especially great if you also plan to use the app for its intended purpose, language learning.

Actually I didn't realize that's the price if you buy the sub for 1 year ($79.99) which ends up being $6.67 per month - I just got a limited promo for 1 year for $63.99 which is $5.3325 a month. You can only cancel before the 1 year renews.
I want to test drive the app first, so maybe the 1 month for $12.99 is a better option to start with.

 

[Rance]

Actually I didn't realize that's the price if you buy the sub for 1 year ($79.99) which ends up being $6.67 per month - I just got a limited promo for 1 year for $63.99 which is $5.3325 a month. You can only cancel before the 1 year renews.
I want to test drive the app first, so maybe the 1 month for $12.99 is a better option to start with.

Good idea. For foreign travelers HelloTalk will be mostly valuable for about 5 months, maybe 2 months prior to arriving and 3 months after. But for a reverse geomaxxer it may be a more permanent thing so taking advantage of the yearly offer after trying for a month may be the move.

 

[jbw4life]

Good idea. For foreign travelers HelloTalk will be mostly valuable for about 5 months, maybe 2 months prior to arriving and 3 months after. But for a reverse geomaxxer it may be a more permanent thing so taking advantage of the yearly offer after trying for a month may be the move.

I'm getting lots of fake vibes on the app, like fake profiles waving me and what not.
Some seem scam like with barely any profile or moments, it especially started to increase when I was going to sign up to pay, and then when I didn't it started to increase even more. Not sure if the app can be trusted with it's users authenticity.

 

[AlexBrown84]

I'm getting lots of fake vibes on the app, like fake profiles waving me and what not.
Some seem scam like with barely any profile or moments, it especially started to increase when I was going to sign up to pay, and then when I didn't it started to increase even more. Not sure if the app can be trusted with it's users authenticity.

sounds like you’re too non nt and autistic for it anyways