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minus-square鳳凰院 凶真 (Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down1·edit-24 hours agoFun Fact, in Cantonese, “Big Ben” is translated as “大笨鐘”, or literally “Big Stupid Clock”. I guess that’s the Hong Konger’s way of getting back at UK for the colonialism. 🤭
minus-squareMacN'Cheezus@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 hours agoOkay, that IS a fun fact.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 hours agoMore a rhetorical coincidence. Ben sounds like 笨 which means “fool” in Mandarin.
minus-squareWALLACE@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·47 minutes agoI bet they’re so happy to be back under China’s thumb now
minus-square鳳凰院 凶真 (Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-225 minutes agoI mean, there is a timeline where China became Democratic, and HK could’ve be thriving under this alt-universe’s democratized ROC rule. But unfortunate, this timeline, we get shitty CCP tyranny, and they are working hard to eradicate the Cantonese language. What’s that saying: “Out of the frying pan into the fire”? Yea HK is basically that lol. Regardless, “Big Stupid Clock” is still a funny name, regardless of one’s opinions on the UK.
Fun Fact, in Cantonese, “Big Ben” is translated as “大笨鐘”, or literally “Big Stupid Clock”. I guess that’s the Hong Konger’s way of getting back at UK for the colonialism. 🤭
Okay, that IS a fun fact.
More a rhetorical coincidence.
Ben sounds like 笨 which means “fool” in Mandarin.
I bet they’re so happy to be back under China’s thumb now
I mean, there is a timeline where China became Democratic, and HK could’ve be thriving under this alt-universe’s democratized ROC rule.
But unfortunate, this timeline, we get shitty CCP tyranny, and they are working hard to eradicate the Cantonese language.
What’s that saying: “Out of the frying pan into the fire”? Yea HK is basically that lol.
Regardless, “Big Stupid Clock” is still a funny name, regardless of one’s opinions on the UK.