Re: Language Difficulty

LOL  Now *THAT*'s a lulu.  It sounds rather like the things some Americans
say about French and German.  BTW I got these really bizzare looks from a
group of Americans a few months back when we got into a conversation about
which languages souned the most beautiful and I mentioned liking the sound
of Russian.  I thought they were gonna call for the men with the nets, but I
*STILL* like the sound of Russian . . . and Cantonese.

Adam

So lift the cup of joy and take a big drink.
In spite of it all it's a beautiful world.
-------Suzanne Knutzen




>From: "Douglas Koller, Latin & French" <latinfrench@...>
>Reply-To: Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...>
>To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
>Subject: Re: Language Difficulty
>Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 15:56:29 -0400
>
>>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*
>
>I've trotted this old saw out a couple of times on this list, but:
>
>The traditional Chinese saying goes:
>
>It is more pleasant to listen to two beggars fighting over a piece of
>fish in Suchow (Suzhou) dialect than it is to listen to two lovers
>bill and coo in Cantonese.
>
>Kou

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