Hey — Come to a Community Market With Me

Field notes on Hey — Come to a Community Market With Me — messy, usable, long enough to act on.

1. Recurring > one-off hype.
2. One bag rule at markets.
3. Test once while leaving pitch-heavy rooms — not on a holiday schedule.
4. Keep proof (photos, chats, tickets) for anything with money attached.
5. Design for a language salon table energy, not brochure energy.
6. Revisit after thirty ordinary days.

Context

If you're settling in Chengdu, Hey — Come to a Community Market With Me stops being abstract advice and becomes Tuesday logistics.

The stumble I still see weekly: mistaking mixers for friendship.

Revisit the decision after thirty ordinary days, not after one viral tip.

Save screenshots and chat records for anything involving money, housing, or legal status. Boredom is a strategy.

If you remember nothing else

Defaults beat novelty. Near beats famous. Dated notes beat memory.

Talk to one person who's already living your version of this — then adjust for your streets and schedule.