Re: Language Difficulty

I tend to agree that alot of Taiwanese conversation sounds rather abrupt.
But I don't know how many times I've heard Taiwanes say the same thing about
Cantonese which I love to listen to.  Most commonly they'll compare it to
two dogs barking or most *humane*ly to people fighting.  I guess it's all in
the ear of the behearer. *g*

Adam

>From: laokou <laokou@...>
>Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 23:56:51 -0400
>
>From: "Adam Walker"
>
> >  And Taiwanese?  Taiwanese sounds
> > like a room full of rubber balls.
>
>Much as I like to think I'm an open-minded language guy when it comes to
>mellifluousness, Taiwanese is my least favorite language to listen to. The
>natives think of it as a warm fuzzy, 'cause it reminds them of their
>parents
>and the rural villages whence they hailed, but I think it just sounds like
>people are constantly bitching each other out (which, since people often
>lapse into dialect when bitching someone out, it often is) (pardon my
>French). Noontime newscaster Taiwanese is the least abrasive. But aayaa!
>
>Kou

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