> 嗯嗯, was "cute" where a man should have just said 嗯. Apparently, this is the kind of thing that will get you. Chinese people that I have talked to in Shanghai

> 嗯嗯, was "cute" where a man should have just said 嗯. Apparently, this is the kind of thing that will get you. Chinese people that I have talked to in Shanghai laughed at me when I said I liked using stickers (表情包)/emoji on WeChat. Apparently, guys are hardly meant to use them and that stickers/emoji are for girls. Personally, I didn't take heed of their advice nor cared as everybody has their own way of communicating. I use 嗯嗯 stickers whenever I feel like it instead of 嗯. I use 哦 sometimes instead of 嗯 to annoy people and act like I am paying attention. As an Asian guy, most of my friends/acquaintances in China are female. I have no issues talking to Chinese guys but tend to get on well with females there I guess. However, back in London where I grew up, almost all of my friends are male. Confused? So am I.. lol.