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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 8550684, member: 360"]You need to find the right groups of people in which to bring it up. </p><p><br /></p><p>I went to a meeting of the local Peranakan Chinese society that we have here in my city (yes, amazingly there's enough of us to actually make a society like this worthwhile!), and after lunch, one of my friends invited me to his house nearby for afternoon tea.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agreed, and went along with him and another friend. While we were having tea, during conversation, it transpired that none of them had ever played mahjong...and I was the only one who ever had. They were very eager to learn, but didn't know anyone who could teach them, and they didn't have a set. </p><p><br /></p><p>I said: "I've got a really old set at home. We're having another society meeting next week, I could bring it along and one of the older members could teach us!" </p><p><br /></p><p>"Woah...okay, let's do it! Someone there is BOUND to know how to play!" </p><p><br /></p><p>I mentioned the idea to a couple of other people, and it caught traction. By the time next week rolled around, we had about half a dozen extra people wanting to learn, or willing to teach - and we ended up playing for the better part of three hours, all using my little set! Its probably the first time it's seen action in half a century![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 8550684, member: 360"]You need to find the right groups of people in which to bring it up. I went to a meeting of the local Peranakan Chinese society that we have here in my city (yes, amazingly there's enough of us to actually make a society like this worthwhile!), and after lunch, one of my friends invited me to his house nearby for afternoon tea. I agreed, and went along with him and another friend. While we were having tea, during conversation, it transpired that none of them had ever played mahjong...and I was the only one who ever had. They were very eager to learn, but didn't know anyone who could teach them, and they didn't have a set. I said: "I've got a really old set at home. We're having another society meeting next week, I could bring it along and one of the older members could teach us!" "Woah...okay, let's do it! Someone there is BOUND to know how to play!" I mentioned the idea to a couple of other people, and it caught traction. By the time next week rolled around, we had about half a dozen extra people wanting to learn, or willing to teach - and we ended up playing for the better part of three hours, all using my little set! Its probably the first time it's seen action in half a century![/QUOTE]
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