Hexbear has been getting a lot more attention and activity as of late, and while it is very fun to dunk on the new people posting on the site in bad faith, a post to appreciate the new good faith users contributing to the site seems like a great idea.

So, what new users do you appreciate, and what should other potential new users do to get the same reception?

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[–] ElGosso@hexbear.net 47 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you have questions, feel free to ask.

[–] JuneFall@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What is the best way to learn Spanish?

[–] macabrett@hexbear.net 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

at a young age from a native speaker

[–] Commiejones@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago

preferable to start in the womb or soon after

[–] JuneFall@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think this is the objectively correct answer lenin-laugh

However how about for me who is sadly an older adult?

[–] macabrett@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Everyone I know who is trying to learn a language as an adult uses duolingo, but I think that's more out of convenience and less because it's actually the best way to learn.

The best way is still probably from a native language speaker who has been teaching a class for a while.

[–] Nagarjuna@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The only folks I've known to learn Spanish as adults have all worked back-of-house

[–] JuneFall@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A friend of mine is a Spanish first language speaker and when I visit them the next time I would like to have a rudimentary language skill set, just to be nice and show appreciation to them.

worked back-of-house

Does this idiom mean working in areas without customer contact like back office, kitchen, maintenance, IT, technical stuff, labs etc?

[–] Nagarjuna@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

It specifically means the kitchen in a bar or restaurant