Re: Yang Wenli
Ondine (ondine@rocketmail.com)
Fri, 4 Jul 1997 01:11:17 -0700 (PDT)
---Chi Ming Hung wrote:
>
> On Jul 3, 2:33pm, Rick Han Lin wrote:
> > Subject: Yang Wenli
> >
> > Well, I have heard enough discussion about the Logh games that I
will
> > never be able to get.
>
> Yip, they should stop talking about it unless they upload the games
for all
> to play ^_^
That would be what I want too ! If someone dare risking breach of
copyrights..... However, you can't stop people talking about it.
Anyone going to upload the games ?????
> > I just finished reading the recent archive of the character
discussion in
> > the mailing list. I have noticed that most people on this list do
not
> > like Yang that much. People think he is lazy, irresponsible,
happy as
> > long as he can drink tea, ect. To be honest, first time watching
the
> > season 1 series, I didn't really care for him. But as I watch the
series
> > over and over, I learned to like Yang WenLi. He is very cynical
> > about the war and all, but he never gave up hope on peace. (I
think he
> > did feel disillusion about democracy) He had conveyed a great
deal of
> > wisdom, and I think he is a wonderful character...
>
> It depends on whom you ask. I know for a fact that Yang is very
popular
> in Japan. And I think the reason is quite simple: People tend to
identify
> with characters that bear resemblance to themselves. So if you're of
> European descent (especially of German descent -_^), then most
probably you'll
> like Reinhard. On the other hand, if you're Asian, you'll probably
like
> Yang more. It's not racism or anything, it's just the way it is.
>
> In fact Tanaka's depiction of Yang and Reinhard are pretty
stereotypical
> depictions of Asians and Europeans. Asians tend to do things in
moderation
> and with deliberation, while Europeans are more outwardly agressive,
exactly
> the personalities of Yang and Reinhard.
>
> So if you count the number of Asian LoGH fans worldwide vs. the
number of
> European LoGH fans, I'd say Yang has a slight advantage -_^
>
> sorejaa,
>
> Ming.
>
>
>
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