tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 13 16:16:03 1998
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Klingon Culture
Ok, I know this is primarily a klingon language site but I am also hoping that
i can use this as a forum to discuss klingon culture. After all language is a
major part of a culture. I was thinking and the way klingons live is quite
like how the samurai of fuedal japan lived. They had sparse furnishings and
yearned for honor and combat. However i did find one piece of information
that is contradictory in a comparison of the two cultures and it is an
honorable death. The klingons believe that it is dishonorable to die by one's
own hand. My question is why is this so? However in the Bushido it was
considered honorable to die at one's own hands (showing courage and integrity)
and a disgrace to die at the hands of one's enemy (showing weakness). Could
anyone give me their personal throughts and opinions on this subject. thank
you.
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