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In this age of the internet, memes get translated pretty quickly. I'm curious whether you found some definitive source that tracked this meme to its origin in a
by shard 6y ago
In this age of the internet, memes get translated pretty quickly. I'm curious whether you found some definitive source that tracked this meme to its origin in a Chinese story.
- Hello71 6y agofor what it's worth, I don't think they claimed that it originated in Chinese, merely that it was translated from Chinese at some point. it's possible that it originated not in Chinese, was translated to Chinese at some point, then translated back into English.
- srtjstjsj 6y agoThe claim that is was translated from Chinese was invented in this very thread from someone who happened to see a Chinese version.
- Aperocky 6y ago> a story that's been circulating for years in Chinese I don't think I claimed that.
- knite 6y agoYou literally wrote: "the story is almost a word for word translation of a story that's been circulating for years in Chinese".
- Aperocky 6y agoIs it not? There's a story that has been circulating for years in Chinese. CHECK. This story is almost a word for word translation of that. CHECK. What is wrong with that statement? At the same time, A story that has been circulating for years in Chinese would also almost be a word for word translation of this story.