tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Jun 07 10:41:20 1998
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Re: Satlho'
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Satlho'
- Date: Sat, 6 Jun 1998 21:18:23 -0400
From: Steven Boozer <[email protected]>
>qay'be' "(It's) Not a problem!" (This phrase is often used here when a
Terran
>would say, "You're welcome". Of course, a Klingon would probably just
grunt
>an acknowledgment -- if s/he was in a good mood.)
I wonder. It's how we use it on this list, because "no problem" is a fairly
common English cliche, but is that how Klingons really use it? The only
example I can think of with any context (perhaps you can provide something
else, Voragh), is when the Klingon demands {cha'SaD DeQ. DaH yIDIl!} "Two
thousand credits. Pay now!" and the Terran replies {qay'be'} "No problem!"
(I believe I'm remembering that scene correctly.)
We're told that {qay'be'} is a good way to show one of the four ideals of
Klingon behavior—probably aggressiveness. I honestly don't think it's a
cultural equivalent of "thank you." If anything, it's their way of saying,
"I'm cool."
SuStel
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