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Sheep-Goats posted:Deers and sheeps sound weird because it's a very narrow set of circumstances where you would be talking about different sorts of sheep or deer. Say you were talking about three very different species of sheep living on an island, though. Now saying "The three sheeps of Calumet island are not.." is preferable to "The three sheep of Calumet island are not..." Okay, but what is that bug's name, does "coyote" rhyme with "oaty" or "oat", and do you say coke, soda, or pop?
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Pirate Radar posted:Okay, but what is that bug's name, does "coyote" rhyme with "oaty" or "oat", and do you say coke, soda, or pop? Wood louse, I dunno because nobody spoke in the road runner loony tunes, and fizzy drink.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cWQGDW8Jb0 Why do these guys rap in English? If their goal is to connect with China's youth, why rap in a language they can't understand? The English is barely intelligible to a native speaker like myself, I fail to see what the point is. Also, they're such great role models to their country's youth when they call the Taiwanese president a "bitch." Very admirable. Also, you'd think they'd be able to afford to pay someone to make custom beats for them when they work for the CCP, but maybe the guy they hired pocketed the money and downloaded an instrumental off of YouTube?
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nickmeister posted:The English is barely intelligible to a native speaker like myself, I fail to see what the point is. Also, they're such great role models to their country's youth welcome to all rap music anywhere ever
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Doctor Dogballs posted:welcome to all rap music anywhere ever Spoken like a complete ignoramus.
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nickmeister posted:Spoken like a complete ignoramus. oooohhhh, he callin you out, dog!!!
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Doctor Dogballs posted:welcome to all rap music anywhere ever Ben Shapiro, is that you?
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I was invited to a family historical hike today but had to cancel because a bunch of my in-laws came down and we had to have lunch together in Northwest Kowloon. The highlight of the lunch was the old uncle complaining that his hotel room didn't have CCTV1, and half the table (other mainland relatives who have lived in HK for decades) replying that well, duh, this is Hong Kong. Old Uncle said "Hong Kong is part of China, it should have CCTV1!" at which point we just rolled our eyes at each other. Apparently he didn't want to come on this trip at all and has never left China before. Of course his wife (my wife's elderly aunt) has travelled a bunch and is cool and open-minded. My niece is heading back to her Canadian university, so my family and my niece's mom head to the airport to see her off. Hong Kong has a very nice express train to the airport, and as we enter through the gates the train pulls in. Niece's mom charges straight ahead to join the crowd of mainlanders pushing their way on, while I look on in bewilderment because the next car is half-empty. My wife had charged ahead with her cousin, with our two kids, who immediately begin complaining that they can't sit down. Me: the next car is empty Wife: ok I'll bring them down I begin to take myself out of the crowded car with the giant luggage I am transporting for my niece because there's no food in Canada. Wife: what are you doing Me: going to the next car Wife: there's not enough time Me: what? Yes there is Wife: no there isn't Me: fine My wife brings the kids down the crowded aisle to the next car A minute passes Niece's mom: let's go down (I'm never going to get the luggage down that aisle) me: uh Niece's mom: let's go Me: um ok I step out of the train and start pushing down to the next door. The doors immediately close and they all depart without me Me: peace and quiet at last!
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Invisible Handjob posted:jesus, haier, I love reading your stories but they make me happy to be old, married, and settled down. Redditors are getting upset that people are saying Donnie Yen was in Star Wars just to grab the Chinese bank notes: 
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Haier posted:Redditors are getting upset that people are saying Donnie Yen was in Star Wars just to grab the Chinese bank notes: annoying fucks, he was like the most fleshed out and best character in the movie, why can that not be enough everybody who thinks the movie was poo poo still loves the blind monk
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Invisible Handjob posted:annoying fucks, he was like the most fleshed out and best character in the movie, why can that not be enough he was both there for the chinese market and a surprisingly cool character
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Do they still call the Space Asians the Epicanthix, with their special racial ability of being inscrutable?
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Not in the New Canon. Yet.
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Haier posted:I am here to remind everyone that dating is the dumbest garbage activity. At the same time, I don't ever want to get married again, or have kids, and I enjoy my shift-around forever-alone life. It's a clashing of interests, but whatevs. When I get old I'ma retire to a village in India and eat porridge and die of dysentery. I already own a room there, so now I just need the illness and soft foods. Was the process of owning a room in India complicated? From your stories and your anecdote about the American hippy who got Indian citizenship, India sounds more open to foreigners than East Asia. Donnie Yen is great, whether he was an attempt to attract Chinese audiences or not. Lastly, speaking of picking up chicks, here's some thoughts about dating in China brought to you by Elmer loving Fudd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fQcpFxxkW8 
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Initially I thought those 2 were for the Chinese market, but they were written far deeper than your typical China inserts (See; Independence Day: Resurgence)which is such blatant Chinese propaganda it was embarrassing. The funniest thing with ID:R is that if you cut every Chinese scene from the movie you would barely have to make any change as she does nothing of import as her insertion was just that blatant. R1 had them as the standard comedy duo which is fairly non-standard in China. While the jokes are obvious "Are you kidding me? I am blind?!" they were funny, they were character types we haven't seen in Star Wars and they had impact to the story with their own arc. They were pretty due bros close too and if they played it up more they could past for gay if they wanted to with a tweak in back story. They don't have anything "China" about them, it was more mildly Asian and they didn't play the accents or make jokes about it. If they had replaced them with any other nationality it would change nothing. Even if they are for the Chinese market it didn't matter.
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oohhboy posted:R1 had them as the standard comedy duo which is fairly non-standard in China. While the jokes are obvious "Are you kidding me? I am blind?!" they were funny, they were character types we haven't seen in Star Wars and they had impact to the story with their own arc. They were pretty due bros close too and if they played it up more they could past for gay if they wanted to with a tweak in back story. I read something somewhere that pointed out that big blockbusters with China pandering tend to have very simple stories and dialogue because they are easier to translate into Chinese. Without the baggage of cultural references, it's easier to sell overseas.
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Their dialogue weren't anymore complex or simple than the rest of the dialogue and Star Wars isn't exactly the high water mark for that kind of thing. Any translation wouldn't be an issue. The only thing is that their overt motivation was a little weak, but you could easily implied why they were doing what they were doing. Imagine trying to translate West World. That would be an impossible task without brutalising the hell out of it.
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I watched the movie with Chinese subtitles. The movie overall had accurate translation, but there were definitely plenty of lines that lacked the nuance of the spoken English. Can't be helped.
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Jan 1, 2017 11:41
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Haier posted:I am here to remind everyone that dating is the dumbest garbage activity. At the same time, I don't ever want to get married again, or have kids, and I enjoy my shift-around forever-alone life. It's a clashing of interests, but whatevs. When I get old I'ma retire to a village in India and eat porridge and die of dysentery. I already own a room there, so now I just need the illness and soft foods. Have a cat pic in return~ 
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Trump is sending another mixed signal on foreign policy. Looks like the meeting is going to go down. China is almost certain to kick up a massive fuss and it might get messy. Technically he isn't breaking protocol should he met her as far as most of the world is concerned she isn't officially anything to a non-existent state. https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/01/well-see-trump-leaves-door-open-possible-meeting-taiwans-tsai-ing-wen/ quote:U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday left open the possibility of meeting with Taiwan’s president if she visits the United States after he is sworn in on Jan. 20 and also expressed continued scepticism over whether Russia was responsible for computer hacks of Democratic Party officials.
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That's an hilarious dick move. If this is what Trump's about, maybe I won't be so morose watching the country burn.
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Accretionist posted:That's an hilarious dick move. If this is what Trump's about, maybe I won't be so morose watching the country burn. The US should continue to encourage China's crazy ex like behavior. Taiwan number 1!
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quote:Trump, citing protocol, said he would not meet with any foreign leaders while President Barack Obama is still in office. Would be perfect if he met before the transition. Either China doesn't do anything and looks weak or they bitch about it in which case they basically admit Taiwan isn't under their control.
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My favorite part about Haier stories is how cheap he is about going on a date and when he gets surprised and is nervous about his stomach because it's bloated from eating. Also, whenever the person he supposed to date is late and/or confused about what their end of the bargain is. "I cannot find your home. I am 28 stops away and we are meeting in 30 mins."
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aeglus posted:Would be perfect if he met before the transition. Either China doesn't do anything and looks weak or they bitch about it in which case they basically admit Taiwan isn't under their control. Stuck between a rock and a loss of face.
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Glenn Quebec posted:My favorite part about Haier stories is how cheap he is about going on a date and when he gets surprised and is nervous about his stomach because it's bloated from eating. I like when he shits on autistic people while also making GBS threads his pants.
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If you aren't doing both of those things, what the hell are you even doing on SA? Did they come for the car forum?
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0/10 it wasn't taiwan (#1) that got hit
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I CANNOT EJACULATE WITHOUT SEEING NATIVE AMERICANS BRUTALISED!
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blowfish posted:0/10 it wasn't taiwan (#1) that got hit Tibet or hong kong also
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Poland must be happy, being referred to as western in some capacity.
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Velisarius posted:Poland must be happy, being referred to as western in some capacity. isnt this russias deeply held secret desire too
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nickmeister posted:I read something somewhere that pointed out that big blockbusters with China pandering tend to have very simple stories and dialogue because they are easier to translate into Chinese. Without the baggage of cultural references, it's easier to sell overseas. I saw Neighbors 1&2 with a Taiwanese audience, there were several times where I laughed at references and everyone else sat on their hands waiting for airbags to blow up.
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GoutPatrol posted:I saw Neighbors 1&2 with a Taiwanese audience, there were several times where I laughed at references and everyone else sat on their hands waiting for airbags to blow up. I saw the first Avengers movie in Taiwan and one of the few times I actually thought the dialog was funny was when one of the team made a reference to flying monkeys and Captain America jumped in that he got the reference since it was from before he was frozen. Dead silence in the theater. No subtitles for that line. The translator hadn't even bothered trying to explain the joke. But sometimes I'm just a jackass and laugh at inappropriate moments, like towards the end of Avatar when the giant blue lady is reaching her hand into the trailer to try to rescue Sully and sh'es shouting, "JAKE SULLY!". I lost my loving mind laughing at how absurd the whole thing was while the audience watched respectfully. My wife was so embarrassed. Much loss of face.
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quote:Model X owner Ji Chang Son filed a lawsuit against Tesla on Friday, claiming his vehicle suddenly accelerated as he was parking it in his garage. Filed in the US District Court in the Central District of California, the suit "alleges product liability, negligence and breaches of warranty, and seeks unspecified damages," according to Reuters. https://goo.gl/KhLS2x
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Pirate Radar posted:Okay, but what is that bug's name, does "coyote" rhyme with "oaty" or "oat", and do you say coke, soda, or pop? Roly poly, oaty, I say soda now but my dad says pop.
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Velisarius posted:Poland must be happy, being referred to as western in some capacity. Arguably it is in terms of religion and alphabet, unless the Slavitude cancels everything out
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