Maou-sama ni Shoukan sareta kedo Kotoba ga Tsuujinai - Vol. 2 Ch. 16 - I Could Understand Her Words (1)

[magnatrout]

@need4speedrazor6 based

 

[macroblitz]

@SirAllen I think almost every country has a different way of addressing people.

 

[Darketower]

@SirAllen For me, it’s a constant reminder of huge difference between Japanese and American culture. The idea of social standing is so integral to the way that the Japanese view the world, that it permeates literally every aspect of their language. There are honorifics that acknowledge whether your relationship with someone is personal or professional, whether they’re older or younger, whether they’re a casual friend or a polite stranger. Every time they address one another, the honorifics they use reaffirm “I understand your social station and my relation to it.” Removing those honorifics is deeply personal, because it implies that you no longer separated by that all-encompassing social construct.

On the flip side, Americans exist in a culture that started in rebellion of that hierarchy, so much so that it’s written in our founding documents. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” There are certainly degrees of social respect, but it’s not hard-coded into the language, and in most cases we operate under the idea that “respect must be earned.” Plus, it’s literally written in our laws that we don’t acknowledge any conferred titles (like that of nobility). So, yeah, it’s always going to be a bit different for us.

 

[0xdeade1f]

@Kevadu Sorry about that. Apparently my level of reading comprehension is inversely correlated with how late it is.

 

[SasazukaIchimashi]

I'm not surprised that there are or were more people from Earth who were transported to this world.

I suspect that some of the Heroes' Party are Earth humans who don't speak Japanese. Has Ren even met all of the members of the Heroes' Party or has he only met that one girl who fell into the kitchen?

 

[w33btr4sh]

@Darketower sorry but I don't think that example really works with America, since our modern English comes from England and the English most definitely have an extensive history of a hierarchical culture

 

[motheblackcat]

That's an interesting debate you have there, my two cents on this is that first there's actually only a few honorifics : sama, san, kun / chan (without variations such as tan, dono and the likes which are semantically the same). These only refer to degree of respect and distance but don't give any input on the profesionnal or personnal character of the relationship. Also in that regard the absence of honorifc only imply that you are very close to the person or a lack of respect.

 

[Groceries]

She went from speaking Qbert to Japanese. She's skilled.

 

[GravityTaxes]

@OP_Zed yeah so did dysentery but that's not a good addition to isekai stories either

 

[OP_Zed]

@GravityTaxes imagine some other worlder solves the dysentery problem

I'm probably gonna jinx this, am I?

 

[kevin282819]

He just ditched maou and nias...

 

[NeonWinter]

0_0

 

[gab06x]

I need the next chapter ASAP!

 

[Zaldun]

GRAMS OG

 

[New_Human]

damn, have to wait one month?

but thanks for the chapter 😀

 

[WORTWORT]

lol grandma to ths rescue

 

[caffeinateddrugs]

The plot THICC'n

 

[katzuya]

AYYYYYYYY FINALLY !
Nice one mangaka-san !

 

[Hmmmmmmmmmmmm]

Goddamn, i thought he was finally able to understand mary. wait, but then the manga would be over.

 

[BakedBanana]

nice