Topic: Japan is just a little version of China that doesn’t want to be Chinese
Anonymous A started this discussion 1 month ago #133,278 Two completely different cultures that have almost everything in common.
Anonymous A (OP) double-posted this 1 month ago , 1 minute later[^] [v] #1,420,630 Think about it:
Japan has an emperor, China has Xi Jinping.
Japan has a prime minister, China has Xi Jinping.
Japan has communism, China has anime.
I see no differences at all.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 1 month ago , 2 hours later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,420,638 Real Chinese Food. Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 1 month ago , 1 day later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,420,837 @previous (B)
> Real Chinese Food.
No seafood?
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 1 month ago , 9 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,420,840 @1,420,638 (B)
lol none of that is real Chinese food. It's American-Chinese pig slop.
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 1 month ago , 48 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,420,842 @previous (D)
matt prefers his chinese food to be authentic
Anonymous D replied with this 1 month ago , 44 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,420,848 @previous (E)
Lynne prefers his life to be a series of fake stories.
Anonymous E replied with this 1 month ago , 28 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,420,851 Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 1 month ago , 50 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,420,854 Traditional Hanzi and Kanji are almost identical.
Many characters will look similar but different because the CPC had them simplified, but for 99% of their history China didn't have simplified characters and they were the same. Even now you can guess which have the same meaning most of the time without any prior knowledge of either writing system.
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