Re: CHAT: Art appreciation and conlang appreciation

Barry Garcia wrote:

> Well, I've noticed that for most people in natlangs at least, they
> appreciate scripts more than they do a language. For instance, I've =
heard
> people actually say: "Chinese (Cantonese) is grating in how it sounds, =
but
> the writing is utterly beautiful!". I think it is easier to appreciate
> things by their appearance, than by how they work, for most people.
Of course! Why else do they have a swim suit part of the
miss universe competition, etc, etc.?

/ Daniel