Mandarin and Cantonese are technically my “Native” languages, but honestly English is my “real” native language.
I kinda wanna go on those sites and like talk to Mandarin/Cantonese speakers, since I know English at a native level, I’m sure there’s gonna be a lot of people that wanna talk to me to practice English… its a also good way for me to practice my Cantonese or Mandarin that I haven’t had a chance to speak for a long tine.
Problem is, I have social anxiety… also privacy issues, I’m worried my voice could get cloned or something, and I kinda don’t wanna expose my face online for video chats…
So… so you think the privacy risk is worth getting to re-connecting with my people?
I’m not sure what sites or apps specifically you have in mind, but if you’re THAT worried, you could always also just stick to text chat, which I believe most apps support as well.
I’ve been doing that for German for a while now with a small group of regulars and none of us have ever seen each other’s faces and we’ve only used voice chat a couple of times, but it’s still more fun than talking to an AI, and it feels good to be able to help people, even if it’s just minor stuff like getting their grammar right.
If you often feel lonely and/or have difficulty making friends IRL, I would definitely recommend giving it a try.