Why they speak Chinese... I think...
POSTED BY: Gambit3
UPDATED: Monday, October 21, 2002 10:40
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One thing that may or may not be important is this: have you noticed that while they all speak chinese, there are NO chinese people...anywhere. There haven't even been any asian extras.
Why? Does that mean something?
Just a thought
"Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair" Ozymandius - Percy Shelley
"It is a reminder to me that all things end" Spock
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Originally posted by Soraya:
The most revealing part about their use of Chinese is the SITUATIONS in which the characters use it. It's mostly in moments of high emotional distress that they switch tongue - a pattern you usually see in people who don't use their mother tongue in every day life. Only when the subconsiousness blurts something out (as in "Our Mrs Reynolds" when Jayne confronts Mal with "Vera" and Mal finally realizes this *won't* be a shoot-out) they return to the language grew up with. Being a German who speaks English most of the times, I know what I'm talking about :-) (been there, done that).
So, my very personal (already dis-proven) opinion would be that they all grew up with Chinese being the first language... and English only coming later (bi-lingual ed from very small age).
Anyone in on this?
I hadn't noticed that, but you are right. It's like me swearing in Spanish or Yiddish, or choosing words from those languages because they are more appropriate, or have a better "fit" or "feel" to them. Brilliant!
Just my dos pesos,
Rex!
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Originally posted by Visionary:
One thing that may or may not be important is this: have you noticed that while they all speak chinese, there are NO chinese people...anywhere. There haven't even been any asian extras.
Why? Does that mean something?
Just a thought
"Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair" Ozymandius - Percy Shelley
"It is a reminder to me that all things end" Spock
Uh, actually there have been Asian extras. They are in the background and can be easily dismissable unless you are actually looking. I think Jaynestown had them a bit more visible though.
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Originally posted by Visionary:
One thing that may or may not be important is this: have you noticed that while they all speak chinese, there are NO chinese people...anywhere.
Why? Does that mean something?
Note the PRC is conducting large scale social engineering with bioweapons and simple thuggery.
Given that almost all surviving chinese children are currently male.
Given that the chinese oligarchs are rolling in money. (PRC's first billionaire was the son of the General commanding the PRC Air Force.)
Given that they are exterminating the lowest classes. (See current reports on Chinese AIDS.)
Given that blondes are stylish and not very bright.
Hummm. Could be a distinct lack of chinese looking humans real soon now.
Jeff
Who sincerely hopes this is mindless and silly speculation.
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