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Originally Posted by speeder
irony is non-existent to them.
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This is a very interesting topic in relation to Asians in particular. I did a fair bit of reading on it at one point; ie; the impact of a pictogram language on a peoples' culture and sensibility over time. Fascinating stuff. I mean we formulate thoughts with the words of our language. Imagine trying to think ironically in a language composed of pictograms. The mind boggles.