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I just want to voice my irritation that Taiwanese dramas tend to get the shaft when it comes to subbing. So few prior to 2007 have been subbed. It's kinda annoying when I want to watch an older drama (Marry Me, Goku Dou High School, In Love With a Rich Girl, Engagement for Love, Express Boy, Say Yes Enterprise, Legend of Speed, Scent of Love, Come to My Place, and a ton more!).

I am EXTREMELY appreciative to the sub groups who take on taiwanese dramas. There are so few of them (I'd say around 10). I wish I could read Chinese/understand Mandarin so I could watch the ones that haven't been subbed.

That was my purpose for learning Mandarin in the first place, but I've discovered I REALLY like the language. And I'm fascinated with Taiwanese culture! Who knew?!

I bought more Mandarin learning stuffs today. One is a set of flashcards. Thing is, I honestly have no idea if they're in simplified or traditional.... I wasn't even sure they were in Mandarin until I saw that they had pinyin on them (Cantonese has a different romanization system). I hate it when books/other learning materials don't identify which dialect they're in. Sure, anyone who has even begun looking up Chinese can differentiate between Cantonese and Mandarin, but if you haven't, you're screwed, because most books just say "Chinese".... as if all Chinese people speak ONE language.

The other thing I bought is a study guide sheet thing. It definitely uses simplified, but I figure I could use it mainly for the pinyin.

I also bought a small book to practice my hanzi in. Yay!

Date: 2008-10-02 03:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] airplanemusic.livejournal.com
If you wanna take pics of some of the cards I might be able to tell you whether they're traditional or simplified.. oooor not. who knows! if there's a booklet or something, it might say.

.....sooo sleepy. damn walmart!

Date: 2008-10-02 01:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] uisceros.livejournal.com
Hehehe!! I figure I could just look them up. The dictionary I use has both traditional and simplified in it... I'm just lazy, and want them to tell me!

Hehehe!! I'm sleepy too... but not from walmart...

Date: 2008-10-02 06:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] heartbeatxx.livejournal.com
LOL I don't need to worry about subs cause I just listen to the mandarin/read the chinese. I are a Taiwanese :Dv

asdfgh YOUR ICON &hearts! Fated to love you is THE SHIZZLE :D

Date: 2008-10-02 01:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] uisceros.livejournal.com
Damn you and your Mandarin proficiency!! Yeah, well... I can speak German! So there! (not that german comes in handy for ANYTHING... but whatever..)

I loved Fated to Love You too! It was sooo cute! I can't wait to see Invincible Shan Bao Mei! (But alas, I have to wait for subs!)

Date: 2008-10-03 07:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] heartbeatxx.livejournal.com
LOL but my mandarin isn't THAT good. XD I suck at writing.

Have you finished Fated to Love You? I have like 2 or 3 more eps to go 8D

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