New member from China: @Honda Sun

[Honda Sun]

大家好，我是来自中国的孙本田。我知道这个名字听起来像日本人，但其实只是因为我的中文名字和“本田”发音很像，而且我的姓氏拼音也是“孙”。我取这个名字只是为了方便大家称呼我。
很多年前，我开始抽烟斗烟丝，并彻底爱上了它带来的浓郁美妙的口感。但后来工作变得异常繁忙，我几乎没有安静的时间来真正享受它，所以最终我戒了烟斗很长一段时间。
幸运的是，2024年我辞掉了之前的工作，搬回了家乡，现在我是一名农民，也做着一些小生意。这让我又有了很多空闲时间，于是我又重新拾起了抽烟斗的习惯。有了这么多空闲时间，我也对种植烟草和学习如何调配优质烟草产生了浓厚的兴趣。
期待与大家交流分享经验。谢谢！

 

[Honda Sun]

Hey everyone on the forum, I'm Honda Sun from China. I know the name makes me sound Japanese, but it's really just because my Chinese name sounds a lot like "Honda," and my last name in pinyin is exactly "Sun." I picked this name just to make it easier for folks to call me.
Many years ago, I got into smoking pipe tobacco and totally fell in love with the rich, amazing flavors it gives you. But then work got super busy, and I rarely had any quiet time to myself to really enjoy it, so I ended up quitting the pipe for a long time.
Luckily, in 2024 I left my old job, moved back to my hometown, and now I'm working as a farmer and small-time vendor. That gives me plenty of free time again, so I've picked up my pipe habit once more. Having all this spare time has also gotten me really interested in growing tobacco and learning how to make good blends.
Looking forward to chatting and sharing experiences with all of you. Thanks!

 

[Honda Sun]

Man, how dumb can I be? My English sucks, so I wrote my forum intro in Chinese first, then asked Grok to translate it into English. I meant to copy the English version and paste it, but I accidentally copied the original Chinese text instead.
Because my browser has auto-translate on, it looked kinda normal to me, so I didn’t realize I had posted the Chinese version. Only after I sent it did I notice my stupid mistake.
Once I realized what I’d done, I had to reply again right under it with the English version. What a dumb move, seriously

 

[deluxestogie]

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Bob

 

[Alpine]

Welcome to FTT

pier

 

[jclif43]

Welcome!

 

[ShiniKoroshi]

Man, how dumb can I be? My English sucks, so I wrote my forum intro in Chinese first, then asked Grok to translate it into English. I meant to copy the English version and paste it, but I accidentally copied the original Chinese text instead.
Because my browser has auto-translate on, it looked kinda normal to me, so I didn’t realize I had posted the Chinese version. Only after I sent it did I notice my stupid mistake.
Once I realized what I’d done, I had to reply again right under it with the English version. What a dumb move, seriously

I like seeing the Chinese version, thank you.