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Chinese Reactions To Google Leaving China
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Most people have already heard western media reactions to Google leaving China proper and redirecting search traffic to its Hong Kong branch, but ChinaSMACK has translated comments from average Chinese internet users so that non-Chinese can understand how the Chinese public feels. While many of them are supportive of the government on some level, they were able to obtain many comments by those critical of the government before they could be 'harmonized' (deleted) and translated those as well. The deleted comments often complain about the wumao (50 cent party), government employees who are paid 50 cents RMB per post supporting the government, and worry that the Chinese Internet will become a Chinese LAN."
At least use your own account when telling someone you don't agree with a joke. Thanks for asking though, I speak Dutch, German, French, English and several dialects of said languages (not from France and England though).
>>The Chinese people don't leally cale about Google. So I do not undelstand why we talk so much about this. Just my 50 ct.
Oh, lord.
It's the Japanese (mainly) that have the R/L confusion. Mandarin has distinct R's and L's. Their r sound is a little funny, hind of like a "rrreh" sound (http://www.mandarintools.com/sounds/ri4.aif or http://www.mandarintools.com/sounds/rang4.aif). Cantonese speakers commonly confuse L and N, though they can have trouble with R's as well (confusing it with W). However, they usually get exposed to R via Mandarin or British English, so the problem isn't as prevalent.
Please, if you're going to mock a race, at least make sure you get it right. It'd be like making fun of the British for bombing Hiroshima.
Wow, I can't believe you (not you alone) think of this as mocking. Maybe it comes because we have grown up in different places. Man, my Asian friends certainly aren't offended by this one. Probably would be on the receiving end of a Dutchman joke though... at which I can laugh too. Not everything is a racial issue lol.
Hehe, well yes we like sauerkraut (zuurkool in Dutch) also, but I get your point. That's fair :)