Traditional or Simplified Chinese?

[theUSguy425]

Which one is better and why?

[Rowan]

Traditional. I think it looks better and I always like the original ways languages are spoken.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

I prefer traditional, because the words look right.

In simplified Chinese, a lot of words look incomplete.

For example, the word for "fly" (the verb).
Traditional Chinese: 飛
Simplified Chinese: 飞

The simplified version just looks weird.

[Mod Sloth]

I find that anytime you ask for opinions about traditional vs anything, purists will find traditional to be more aesthetically pleasing, while everyone else finds it to be more cumbersome.

[theUSguy425]

Originally posted by Stockmunky:

I find that anytime you ask for opinions about traditional vs anything, purists will find traditional to be more aesthetically pleasing, while everyone else finds it to be more cumbersome.

So far, I've heard good things from traditional. I'll wait to see about simplified.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

Originally posted by Stockmunky:

I find that anytime you ask for opinions about traditional vs anything, purists will find traditional to be more aesthetically pleasing, while everyone else finds it to be more cumbersome.

People in Hong Kong and Taiwan and various other parts of the world use traditional Chinese characters on a regular basis.

[theUSguy425]

Originally posted by Quint the Robot Girl:

Originally posted by Stockmunky:

I find that anytime you ask for opinions about traditional vs anything, purists will find traditional to be more aesthetically pleasing, while everyone else finds it to be more cumbersome.

People in Hong Kong and Taiwan and various other parts of the world use traditional Chinese characters on a regular basis.

True, but I'd assume mainland China still mostly uses simplified.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

Originally posted by theUSguy425:

Originally posted by Quint the Robot Girl:

People in Hong Kong and Taiwan and various other parts of the world use traditional Chinese characters on a regular basis.

True, but I'd assume mainland China still mostly uses simplified.

My comment was in reply to Stockmunky saying that "everyone else finds it to be more cumbersome".

[Naedmi]

Traditional seems like cursive writing and Simplified looks like cursive, but a little easier.

Glad I'm not Chinese, my handwriting already sucks enough in English.

[theUSguy425]

Originally posted by TheDean:

Traditional seems like cursive writing and Simplified looks like cursive, but a little easier.

Glad I'm not Chinese, my handwriting already sucks enough in English.

Ditto to that, mine's like a retarded monkey.

[Shard]

Traditonal chinese sucks, anyone who says it's "beautiful" has obviously never learned Chinese.
In 20st century Mao zedong made simplified Chinese to make it easier for peasants to learn, which is needed due to illiteracy of the country..

I'm a functional illiterate chinese and you get an idea of how hard it's to learn traditional chinese, either way the writing should've been latinized if it has to reach a global-speaking stage.

[theUSguy425]

Originally posted by ProdigyGamer™:

Traditonal chinese sucks, anyone who says it's "beautiful" has obviously never learned Chinese.
In 20st century Mao zedong made simplified Chinese to make it easier for peasants to learn, which is needed due to illiteracy of the country..

I'm a functional illiterate chinese and you get an idea of how hard it's to learn traditional chinese, either way the writing should've been latinized if it has to reach a global-speaking stage.

What if they don't move it to a Latin base?

What if they just keep it as is?

[Shard]

Originally posted by theUSguy425:

Originally posted by ProdigyGamer™:

Traditonal chinese sucks, anyone who says it's "beautiful" has obviously never learned Chinese.
In 20st century Mao zedong made simplified Chinese to make it easier for peasants to learn, which is needed due to illiteracy of the country..

I'm a functional illiterate chinese and you get an idea of how hard it's to learn traditional chinese, either way the writing should've been latinized if it has to reach a global-speaking stage.

What if they don't move it to a Latin base?

What if they just keep it as is?

Then westerns will have the same struggling to learn.
If Chinese becomes globe, westerns will try to rebel due to how ridiculously hard to learn Chinese characters

[theUSguy425]

Originally posted by ProdigyGamer™:

Originally posted by theUSguy425:

What if they don't move it to a Latin base?

What if they just keep it as is?

Then westerns will have the same struggling to learn.
If Chinese becomes globe, westerns will try to rebel due to how ridiculously hard to learn Chinese characters

I'd say English is also extremely difficult, with all of its crazy rules and words that sound the same but have versions that are applied in different contexts.

And I don't know if assimilation from any side would be easy,
people resist when they're forced to change.

[nyamo]

Traditional. Simplified is actually more complicated imo.

[theUSguy425]

Okay, another question. What characters would Chinese immigrants use in New England?

There's a Chinatown in Boston. I would assume it'd be simplified, but I'm seeing flags of Taiwan and a receipt I have looks like it's in Traditional.