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 Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:11 am
Tsukiakari Masurao Chinese and Taiwanese are NOT the same. stare I would have to agree. 3nodding
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:35 am
Yes Charlie.. we've all heard your views on the subject razz
I'm full Chinese myself, but I consider Taiwan to be a part of China just as, say, California is a part of America. Sure, you can say you're Taiwanese just as you can say you're Californian, but if you say you're Californian you automatically imply that you're American; in the same way, if you say you're Taiwanese, you imply that you're Chinese because Taiwan is a province of China as much as Hubei or Tibet (!) or HK.
I hope this thread isn't supposed to address the current political situation.. sweatdrop
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:38 am
Another Point: Puerto Ricans don't call themselves American. Nor are they considered to be American despite the fact that Puerto Rico is a possesion of the United States. Although in my opinion, Taiwan's relationship with China is more distant than Puerto Rico and The United States'.
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:21 pm
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:32 pm
stop it with the face!! its getting freaky!!
anyways,,,tho everyone has a good point,, i do agree with Tsukiakari Masurao that they're not really the same since Taiwan has their own language...tho ppl in cali call themselves californians, they still speak english just like everybody else in United States.
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:34 pm
xoxCharlenexox stop it with the face!! its getting freaky!!
anyways,,,tho everyone has a good point,, i do agree with Tsukiakari Masurao that they're not really the same since Taiwan has their own language...tho ppl in cali call themselves californians, they still speak english just like everybody else in United States. lol, I'm confused.
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Darkaznstargoddess Captain
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:14 pm
stare How does that contribute to the topic? confused xoxCharlenexox stop it with the face!! its getting freaky!!
anyways,,,tho everyone has a good point,, i do agree with Tsukiakari Masurao that they're not really the same since Taiwan has their own language...tho ppl in cali call themselves californians, they still speak english just like everybody else in United States.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/china_ethnolinguistic_1967.jpg
Eh..
In other regions of China, the people there have their own cultures and lanuages. Taiwan isn't the only one. 3nodding
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:19 pm
Darkaznstargoddess stare How does that contribute to the topic? confused xoxCharlenexox stop it with the face!! its getting freaky!!
anyways,,,tho everyone has a good point,, i do agree with Tsukiakari Masurao that they're not really the same since Taiwan has their own language...tho ppl in cali call themselves californians, they still speak english just like everybody else in United States.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/china_ethnolinguistic_1967.jpg
Eh..
In other regions of China, the people there have their own cultures and lanuages. Taiwan isn't the only one. 3nodding
I'm confused about who is wrong and who is right. 3nodding
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:23 pm
Darkaznstargoddess stare How does that contribute to the topic? confused xoxCharlenexox stop it with the face!! its getting freaky!!
anyways,,,tho everyone has a good point,, i do agree with Tsukiakari Masurao that they're not really the same since Taiwan has their own language...tho ppl in cali call themselves californians, they still speak english just like everybody else in United States.
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/china_ethnolinguistic_1967.jpg
Eh..
In other regions of China, the people there have their own cultures and lanuages. Taiwan isn't the only one. 3nodding
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:30 pm
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Darkaznstargoddess Captain
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 2:55 pm
xXHotBabiBluXx I'm confused about who is wrong and who is right. 3nodding
There isn't a universal right or wrong side. 3nodding
It's better to watch than to post meaningless posts. 3nodding It just looks like you're posting only to add to your post counts.
Whether an end to this debate would come? Doesn't seem like it.xoxCharlenexox well, i 'm just using Taiwan since we're dicussing about if ppl from Taiwan are considered Taiwanese or Chinese
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:01 pm
Darkaznstargoddess xXHotBabiBluXx I'm confused about who is wrong and who is right. 3nodding
There isn't a universal right or wrong side. 3nodding
It's better to watch than to post meaningless posts. 3nodding It just looks like you're posting only to add to your post counts.
Whether an end to this debate would come? Doesn't seem like it.xoxCharlenexox well, i 'm just using Taiwan since we're dicussing about if ppl from Taiwan are considered Taiwanese or Chinese Oh, ok, thanks.
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:41 pm
Darkaznstargoddess xXHotBabiBluXx I'm confused about who is wrong and who is right. 3nodding
There isn't a universal right or wrong side. 3nodding
It's better to watch than to post meaningless posts. 3nodding It just looks like you're posting only to add to your post counts.
Whether an end to this debate would come? Doesn't seem like it.xoxCharlenexox well, i 'm just using Taiwan since we're dicussing about if ppl from Taiwan are considered Taiwanese or Chinese
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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 1:35 am
@DASG - ah, I was going to make that point, but you got there before me. Yes - Shanghai has its own dialect, as do most of the provinces of China - a famous one is, of course, Cantonese which is no further from Mandarin than the dialect from many of the other regions in China. Why should Taiwan be any different?
@Charlene - it's ok, it happens to everyone wink Just try and think and sort out what you really think from what you think you think before typing it out. 3nodding
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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:07 am
[This post was made so that I could have the first post in page 3 for my massive rant. razz Enjoy!]
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