Why do they speak in Chinese on Firefly?

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JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, January 19, 2015 12:02 AM

Although I did not intend to degrade the caliber of this post:

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Originally posted by Dogurasu:
It never gets old when someone says it's sad or pathetic or whatever, that Americans don't speak more than one language....
You're not thinking it all the way thru.
English is spoken all over the globe.. If it's not the primary language, it's usually the secondary language.. Americans speak English so there is really no reason for an American to speak a second language unless they need to speak it for travel or for employment.
The USA is full of cultures that speak every language on Earth....
So what, exactly, should Americans speak as a second language to please you? DO you not see the problem? If you live in New York you would need to know a dozen different languages to speak to all of the different cultures that visit the that part of the country.. If you live in the South, you could find Spanish helpful, and if you life near Canada or around New Orleans, you might find French helpful. It's not "sad" that Americans don't speak other languages... Most of them have no need to speak another language. People from non-English speaking countries aren't more intelligent because they can also speak English.. They have to know English if they want to be able to communicate in a universal manner. You can communicate with English all over the world, but if an American learns a second language, that second language is only good in a few places on Earth but English can be used everywhere.
The only reason an American needs to learn a second language is if they plan on living in a foreign country for a while but if they are just traveling around the world, then English is all you really need.
If they do no traveling at all, then there is absolutely no need to speak another language unless it's needed for employment or for recreation.

Use your head for more than a hat rack.

I might not have seen a more elegant explanation on the subject.

BARKINGPUMPKIN

Sunday, January 10, 2016 11:08 AM

If the show is depicting an English-Chinese culture, why are there not a lot of Asian cast members?

JAYNEZTOWN

Thursday, January 30, 2025 9:58 PM

and some speaking it on a cartoon 'Futurama'

Psyché Rock: the strange connection between musique concrète and ‘Futurama’
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/psyche-rock-connection-musique-concrete-f
uturama/

JAYNEZTOWN

Saturday, March 28, 2026 6:15 PM

10 Best Fictional Languages, Ranked
https://collider.com/fictional-languages-best-ranked/

6 Popular Fictional Languages Every Cinephile Should Know
https://lingopie.com/blog/popular-fictional-languages/

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