Avoiding Creeps on the HelloTalk App

HelloTalk can be great for language exchanges, but there are definitely some creeps out there! Here are my tips for how to avoid the creeps of the language exchange world.

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[quickrev]

I am a boy and i hate that type of boys who are using these educational platform for their crazy things and for bothering girls.
#RESPECT_WOMEN

[aarongmyers]

Also, if you do have a husband/wife/significant other, be sure and post a picture with you spouse/significant other or if you have a family, your family picture. That might help too!

[creamesoda]

I once had a guy ask if I was married, or wanted to marry or date someone in my target language, red flags, but then he asked the same question of the guy who entered the chat party next, it turned out he and another girl in my target language were discussing dating and marrying foreigners from various countries. That just happened to be that day's topic. I think we should be cautious, but also avoid being over zealous. The guy and the girl have become friends who I love speaking with, and have helped me improve my speaking very rapidly.

[diyaelizabeth]

Once a guy asked me what religion I was and I said "Christian" and he said "I'm Christian too" and the conversation just ended there

[hala-sipn]

Be careful girls i met a lot of aggressive people there .

[allmightyx]

There's creeps everywhere in life, don't let it ruin your learning

[mcmike]

I've met some really nice people on HelloTalk. But after awhile of meeting someone and talking to them for awhile. They all of a sudden stop responding to my messages. That's the only bad thing about the app.

[tevvmusic]

I'm a guy and get so many women in my DMs telling me I'm handsome and stuff. It's a blessing and curse

[Victoria-qbdr]

It’s really frustrating when you are trying to learn a language and culture but you are just met with harassment. I tried looking for someone to help me learn German but all I got was creepy messages from guys (mainly Indian guys) who had no interest at all in teaching me and I don‘t think they even knew German or have ever lived in Germany 😕. It’s good that some websites are trying to keep these sort of guys out but there is just that many in the language exchange/ learning community that it’s difficult to catch them all.

[acumennova]

Bruh HelloTalk is for language exchange. These people should go back to being swipped on Tinder

[vincentl.]

I've used it on and off for Spanish. I'm nearly forty and extremely married, but I still prefer taking to women not because I want to flirt, but because, well, women are nicer, more empathetic and nurturing. I ain't got time for the macho crap. My best conversations have been with married women over 30, because we kind of get each other. But I would feel like a creep if I said "I am especially interested in talking to married women over 30."

[djfearross]

I've had a girl asking me about my background before talking to me, I found it strange but during the Language Exchange, she told me that she was bombarded with messages from Indians, Pakistani, Algerians, Moroccans etc looking for language exchanges that often either pretend to come from the UK and hardly speak the language or have actually no interest in learning anything.

Once I went into a Chat Room and it was just full of the said group, telling the girls how beautiful they were. So cringe. Never returned.

[cocomelody]

yeah these guys are so annoying. i just block them at any of these signs: if they don’t speak the language i’m learning, if they say i’m pretty/cute, if they flirt in another way/ ask if i have a partner. Instant block, i don’t even feel bad anymore.

[jayson]

I don’t use HelloTalk but I have found a similar pattern on another language exchange website. So story is a guy messaged me and asked if I could practice English with him, and I agreed. He asked me what my age and birthday was, my age was already on my profile so I just told him. Next message he went on about how our zodiac signs were compatible and asked if I had a boyfriend… btw the guy was 34 and I just told him I was 16. I was weirded out but I didn’t get many chances to talk with foreigners since this was my first time using a language exchange service and I don’t live anywhere near tourist sites, so I tried not to make my feelings obvious and said something like “I don’t know why you’re asking a teen that if you’re 34” then went on about the story/legend behind his zodiac sign to keep conversation going. I guess he got the message and stopped talking back assuming I’d blocked him, though I never did. Thankfully most the people on the site I use aren’t trying to date but that was an odd experience for sure

[rafnaegels]

What's your opinion about tandem?
As a man, i'm fortunate to say i don't have this problem with creeps.
BTW, you can't really ghost people you never have talked with. So don't feel too bad.

[Hardmanferdead]

I’m a guy and I ran into two creeps so far on HT one from Italy and another from Colombia back when I was using for Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. After updating my mobile I’ve re-downloaded HT to practice my Turkish so far I haven’t encountered any weirdoes yet.

[digthewarmth]

Thanks girly for this video! I just joined last night and I'm super excited! :D I already can see the benefits this will have for my language learning. I know creeps will come though.

[james]

Wow, I'm a 21 y/o dude who has an intense love for Spanish. Looking to find a language exchange partner but all the articles I'm reading are bringing this issue up, lol. I don't expect to have this problem because of my sex, but that must be really frustrating and I'm so sorry! Since I'm someone who's never done language exchange before, do you have any tips for how I can help people feel at ease when I approach them to start a conversation (e.g. profile tips)? I'll be trying to find 2-3 people I can have long-term language exchanges with and I want to avoid any (totally reasonable) defensive presumptions by natives

[lovelyeyessee]

messages you don't like are an
opportunity to draw boundaries in
a different language.

[seika]

The most irritate me so much is they won't reply to me if I hide my face, location, age, etc