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"the French translator – did his very best to Frenchify the dialogue and to erase all cultural details he thought would confuse the reader."
Yesterday, I saw a tweet saying "itadakimasu" shouldn't be translated to "thank you for the food" because no English speaker says that before meal, and I don't understand how that's relevant at all. When you read it, you're supposed to think, "oh Japanese people say that, huh?" You're not supposed to think "what the fuck man? What the actual fuck? I never say that! No one around me says that! Why would someone (from a different culture) possibly say or write that? The world is going crazy! Aaaaaaa!" Like 😭😭😭 I guess Kuang gets me.
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"the French translator – did his very best to Frenchify the dialogue and to erase all cultural details he thought would confuse the reader."
Yesterday, I saw a tweet saying "itadakimasu" shouldn't be translated to "thank you for the food" because no English speaker says that before meal, and I don't understand how that's relevant at all. When you read it, you're supposed to think, "oh Japanese people say that, huh?" You're not supposed to think "what the fuck man? What the actual fuck? I never say that! No one around me says that! Why would someone (from a different culture) possibly say or write that? The world is going crazy! Aaaaaaa!" Like 😭😭😭 I guess Kuang gets me.
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