tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jul 13 16:47:20 1998
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Re: Klingon Culture
- From: Terrence Donnelly <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Klingon Culture
- Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 18:46:11 -0500
At 04:36 PM 7/13/98 -0700, you wrote:
>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.
Nope, sorry; you can't. Or, rather, you can _if_ you do it
in Klingon.
>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.
nuch ghaH qabDaj 'angbe'bogh HoHwI''e'. chay' qabwIj vIleghlaH? (che'ronDaq
*mirrors* tu'lu'be'ba'!)
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