Sep 12, 2016 9:57 PM
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palmo
Remember that time everyone in the 'Verse spoke Mandarin, but not one Asian got a speaking role?
KinoUnko
as a mandarin speaker, it's one of the worst language for offending people.
gifsaregifsnotgifs
yes please?
DarkNinja2462
It in Mandarin
FinklesteinShitKid
¿Que?
DreadTheMuffins
妈了个逼
ThunderCuntDickButt
+1 for the user name
thecuteocalypseishere
The worst part of foreign-language shade-throwing is when you understand but can't join in without using English and blowing it :/
Boobeez
I miss sassy clothed women on imgur instead of instasluts
turbodog
I made FP with her pic, then learned she had asked for it to be taken down. M'lady.
wizardofkek
Orb99
Not here in Vancouver... I talk shit in French lol
doubledouchecanoe
5/7 would wish to be twixt her nethers
Mgiggity
Hmmm Twixt
Left Twixt or Right Twixt
peristalticrush
5/7 would take her in a manly fashion...because she's pretty
Herrschmidt
because she's pretty.
ATransgenderedRose
JasonForge
你的媽媽是一隻倉鼠,和你的父親聞起來像莓。
TonyStarkWantsOne
dungadooball
gorramit!
IMakeUpRandomFacts
That finger has seen some action
HandsomeJackWilshere
She looks like a poor man's Elliot from scrubs.
Kraken9
Have you seen firefly tv series?
Unfortunately no, it's on my backlog but I'm actually trying to finish scrubs first.
Hurry up. You won't be able to see this bird flipping girl as Dr. Reid again.
saralas
Disregard Scrubs for now, you'll need it when you finish Firefly and need more joy to recover from the brief but beautiful work, Firefly.
Haha, I'll take yours and krakens word and watch it tonight
tft57
Name please!?!?
spankatorium
wo xiangyao cao nide pigu
Assfuggin
Chinese buggery, best buggery!
Aldjino
fuck you too bitch !
RIPNTEAR
What in the gorram
ImBadAsh
v
TedTheMan
She has such a pretty finger.
IneverCommentButWhenIdo
My first though exactly
Vhiyur
That's a strange fetish
solarshado
Uncommon maybe, but as fetishes go, it's pretty tame...
SyrianBeachParty
Seems longer than what it should be
IDidntKnowWhattoMakeMyUsernameSoIMadeThis
I'd let her put it in my bum
jj1520
Dammit you beat me to it
thekevinshow
'Cause she's pretty?
Yes, because she's pretty
ChetTheRocketStedman
I just watched firefly for the first time this week. What's with all the mandarin? I figured it was a way to curse on tv. Is there more?
Beardgoesalltheway
In the rush to colonize space, US and China made ships. Both get to the new planets are cohabitate...because it's a new world, old govs dont
2/ matter. So, most people speak both English and Mandarin. This is the Firefly 'verse.
oldelidog
Season 2 has even more Mandarin. Also, Wash lives forever.
nobody is amused by this comment.
I am.
Have you considered the possibility that you're a terrible person?
Sometimes. Then I realize I'm a wonderful person.
SpringToMyWinter
Think about 1/3 of people on earth currently being Chinese. That makes Mandarin a strong candidate for a galactic first language.
SexDungeonsandDragons
Not really. In-universe, I guess it's a reflection of the blending of cultures/languages as we became a spacefaring civilization.
ErikClemmensen
iirc the dominant cultures in the Alliance when it started were the Chinese and US. Thus the vernacular mixes both.
prettya
My 那个
那个please
MatchGirlMegg
Holy mother of God and all her wacky nephews.
Starford97
Had the biggest crush on her when firefly came out.
AccountCreatedToUpdogVotes
Hell, I remember Space Cases.
cashew3655
Same
but not anymore?
FuzzyducklingSaysWhat
Forever!
I mean kinda
blooregardqkazoo
Everytime I hear a group laughing and speaking mandarin I assume they making fun of someone.
PieAndPunch
Just look at them and say TAO NE MA. I think that's how you'd spell it in English
ydoolz
Ha! Totally not racist.
5 people down voted me for stating a truth. Point to a person that you know that isn't Chinese and speaks Mandarin. A tiny percentage isn't.
timberdoodle5
As someone who speaks Mandarin, I can say that you are correct.
Kehy
I work as a cashier and we get a lot of foreign tourists. I've lost count of how many languages I've prolly be insulted in
SnookerSylph
How did you learn? I REALLY want to learn because English is my only language I know, but don't know how to go about learning
ChaosLegionnaire
If you really want to learn, the best way is to put yourself in an environment where you have frequent exposure to it. I picked up basic 1/2
Comprehension of mandarin because all my coworkers used it. If you can, find a friend who is interested and speak to them solely in that 2\3
Language. If not, spend more time on sites based on that language. You can even set your facebook and other social media to the language 3/4
ImSureIHaveAnAccount
Statistically the answer is probably being born into a family that speaks it. :P
TwelveAngryMuffins
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All good answers. I'm not linguistically gifted but my mother who is Chinese taught me from an early age.
Either get yourself a Chinese Mom or live in a Chinese speaking country.
ProfessorDumbass
SOME PEOPLE illegally torrent rossetta stone chinese 1,2 & 3. *whistles innocently
I had never even thought of that. You can really torrent anything cant you? Thanks for the general information that is not advice in any way
palmo
Remember that time everyone in the 'Verse spoke Mandarin, but not one Asian got a speaking role?
KinoUnko
as a mandarin speaker, it's one of the worst language for offending people.
gifsaregifsnotgifs
yes please?
DarkNinja2462
It in Mandarin
FinklesteinShitKid
¿Que?
DreadTheMuffins
妈了个逼
ThunderCuntDickButt
+1 for the user name
thecuteocalypseishere
The worst part of foreign-language shade-throwing is when you understand but can't join in without using English and blowing it :/
Boobeez
I miss sassy clothed women on imgur instead of instasluts
turbodog
I made FP with her pic, then learned she had asked for it to be taken down. M'lady.
wizardofkek
Orb99
Not here in Vancouver... I talk shit in French lol
doubledouchecanoe
5/7 would wish to be twixt her nethers
Mgiggity
Hmmm Twixt
doubledouchecanoe
Left Twixt or Right Twixt
peristalticrush
5/7 would take her in a manly fashion...because she's pretty
Herrschmidt
because she's pretty.
ATransgenderedRose
because she's pretty.
JasonForge
你的媽媽是一隻倉鼠,和你的父親聞起來像莓。
TonyStarkWantsOne
dungadooball
gorramit!
IMakeUpRandomFacts
That finger has seen some action
HandsomeJackWilshere
She looks like a poor man's Elliot from scrubs.
Kraken9
Have you seen firefly tv series?
HandsomeJackWilshere
Unfortunately no, it's on my backlog but I'm actually trying to finish scrubs first.
Kraken9
Hurry up. You won't be able to see this bird flipping girl as Dr. Reid again.
saralas
Disregard Scrubs for now, you'll need it when you finish Firefly and need more joy to recover from the brief but beautiful work, Firefly.
HandsomeJackWilshere
Haha, I'll take yours and krakens word and watch it tonight
tft57
Name please!?!?
spankatorium
wo xiangyao cao nide pigu
DreadTheMuffins
Assfuggin
spankatorium
Chinese buggery, best buggery!
Aldjino
fuck you too bitch !
RIPNTEAR
What in the gorram
ImBadAsh
TedTheMan
She has such a pretty finger.
IneverCommentButWhenIdo
My first though exactly
Vhiyur
That's a strange fetish
solarshado
Uncommon maybe, but as fetishes go, it's pretty tame...
SyrianBeachParty
Seems longer than what it should be
IDidntKnowWhattoMakeMyUsernameSoIMadeThis
I'd let her put it in my bum
jj1520
Dammit you beat me to it
thekevinshow
'Cause she's pretty?
IDidntKnowWhattoMakeMyUsernameSoIMadeThis
Yes, because she's pretty
ChetTheRocketStedman
I just watched firefly for the first time this week. What's with all the mandarin? I figured it was a way to curse on tv. Is there more?
Beardgoesalltheway
In the rush to colonize space, US and China made ships. Both get to the new planets are cohabitate...because it's a new world, old govs dont
Beardgoesalltheway
2/ matter. So, most people speak both English and Mandarin. This is the Firefly 'verse.
oldelidog
Season 2 has even more Mandarin. Also, Wash lives forever.
solarshado
nobody is amused by this comment.
oldelidog
I am.
solarshado
Have you considered the possibility that you're a terrible person?
oldelidog
Sometimes. Then I realize I'm a wonderful person.
SpringToMyWinter
Think about 1/3 of people on earth currently being Chinese. That makes Mandarin a strong candidate for a galactic first language.
SexDungeonsandDragons
Not really. In-universe, I guess it's a reflection of the blending of cultures/languages as we became a spacefaring civilization.
ErikClemmensen
iirc the dominant cultures in the Alliance when it started were the Chinese and US. Thus the vernacular mixes both.
prettya
My 那个
DreadTheMuffins
那个please
MatchGirlMegg
Holy mother of God and all her wacky nephews.
Starford97
Had the biggest crush on her when firefly came out.
AccountCreatedToUpdogVotes
Hell, I remember Space Cases.
cashew3655
Same
solarshado
but not anymore?
FuzzyducklingSaysWhat
Forever!
Starford97
I mean kinda
blooregardqkazoo
Everytime I hear a group laughing and speaking mandarin I assume they making fun of someone.
PieAndPunch
Just look at them and say TAO NE MA. I think that's how you'd spell it in English
ydoolz
Ha! Totally not racist.
ydoolz
5 people down voted me for stating a truth. Point to a person that you know that isn't Chinese and speaks Mandarin. A tiny percentage isn't.
timberdoodle5
As someone who speaks Mandarin, I can say that you are correct.
Kehy
I work as a cashier and we get a lot of foreign tourists. I've lost count of how many languages I've prolly be insulted in
SnookerSylph
How did you learn? I REALLY want to learn because English is my only language I know, but don't know how to go about learning
ChaosLegionnaire
If you really want to learn, the best way is to put yourself in an environment where you have frequent exposure to it. I picked up basic 1/2
ChaosLegionnaire
Comprehension of mandarin because all my coworkers used it. If you can, find a friend who is interested and speak to them solely in that 2\3
ChaosLegionnaire
Language. If not, spend more time on sites based on that language. You can even set your facebook and other social media to the language 3/4
ImSureIHaveAnAccount
Statistically the answer is probably being born into a family that speaks it. :P
TwelveAngryMuffins
.
timberdoodle5
All good answers. I'm not linguistically gifted but my mother who is Chinese taught me from an early age.
timberdoodle5
Either get yourself a Chinese Mom or live in a Chinese speaking country.
ProfessorDumbass
SOME PEOPLE illegally torrent rossetta stone chinese 1,2 & 3. *whistles innocently
SnookerSylph
I had never even thought of that. You can really torrent anything cant you? Thanks for the general information that is not advice in any way