Brittany Luce
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Podcast Appearances
If you say so.
I'll do it for you.
Okay, I am at MLK Jr.
Library in D.C.
They have Mahjong every Tuesday night from 5 to 7, and I literally gasped when I turned the corner and saw how many people were playing Mahjong.
140 people, Brittany, were playing with game tiles with Chinese characters on them.
The fact that they're willing to learn these numbers, amazing.
And at some of the tables, people were practicing their language skills.
Here's the organizer, Jenny Mack.
I met up with a regular, Noah Davis, who is teaching himself Mandarin, and we tried a little bit together.
Okay, let's try this.
Okay.
δ½ ε₯½γ δ½ ε₯½γ δ½ ε«δ»δΉεε?
ζε«Emily.
So, you know, it's a standard getting to know you conversation like, hi, what's your name?
How are you?
Noah told me he did use an online service, Italki, to find a tutor.
But there's nothing like practicing in person.
And part of why he wants to learn Chinese is because of his family's love of kung fu movies.
For him, learning a language is a sign of respect.