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Ness

Shiny! I get to learn Chinese
Friday, April 15, 2005

By the time Serenity comes out, I'll be speaking Chinese. Or at least learning how to.

Got a shiny e-mail today telling me that I'm allowed to take the intro Chinese course in the fall. Apparently I'm stupid enough that they let me in. Actually, I had to fill out a form and it was up to the department people to decide if I had an inadequate knowledge of Chinese or too much. Of course I didn't mention all the swearing I learned from Firefly , but I don't think it counts.

I think taking Chinese will be a lot more interesting than learning French. As helpful as knowing French is in Canada, Chinese is just something completely different. And besides, I suck at French. Learning Chinese gives me the chance to suck at a completely new language.

I doubt I'll know enough when I go see Serenity , but it's fun to hope that by seeing the movie it'll help me learn.

COMMENTS

Sunday, April 17, 2005 10:07 AM

AURAPTOR


I bought a book ABOUT China, does that count? (Heh heh). But as for the movie, how much Chinese are we really talking about here? Will it be toned down ,taken out completely, or will it be pretty much like what we saw in Firefly?

Friday, April 15, 2005 3:50 PM

GETUPKID


Glad to see I wasn't the only one who learned Chinese in responce to watching Firefly. To tell you the truth it's the best thing I ever did, because now you can say stuff about people and they won't even know it! Best of luck to ya. See you later coyboy...

Friday, April 15, 2005 1:33 PM

LITHI


Don't worry about it. I am a native Chinese speaker and I still didn't understand when they spoke chinese in the show.


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