Farmer sounding like thief in English is actually so funny and crazy.

Just imagine the misunderstandings that could arise from something like that.

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Didn't know that cake salesmen were like gods to the Chinese, I mean I kind of get it though 🤣

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So many ordinary English phrases having such poetic Chinese meanings.

It's like two stories being told at once, so interesting.

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Why the sudden electronic beat though, it actually caught me so off guard the first time. 😂

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I keep thinking about how easily someone could misunderstand these sounds if they didn't know which language was being spoken.

Like you could be completely confident in what you heard and just be completely wrong.

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The difference in meaning and depth is actually mindboggling and kind of funny. Sounds like she's asking about how to board a flight but it's a poem about a deep life lesson.

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It must've been so difficult to create these. Not only do the Chinese characters sound like English, but they also form coherent and meaningful poems. LIke that's actually crazy

Must've been a lot of trial and error.

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I wonder how much of the original Chinese meaning I'm missing even with the translations provided. I assume there's still a lot that doesn't carry over into English.

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Even while watching a second time, it's really just so weird hearing English and reading a completely different meaning in Chinese

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Ending on a blank screen feels like the perfect way to finish it. After spending the whole piece trying to draw meaning from sound and tone, it suddenly leaves us with nothing at all. #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

It feels like while they are unable to speak directly through language, they can still understand each other through tone and sound, bringing the words off the screen and into life. #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

I've been trying to figure out why "Wisdom" is on this part. I’m still confused about how we get from “robbery” to "wisdom” because those two words feel like they could not be further apart from each other. #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

I can sense the danger arriving. The tone of voice has changed slightly, and the music has begun to shift just a little. Up to this moment, everything has been understood fine, except now. #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

This part is actually really nice. I played it on the speaker for my roommates, and they actually complimented it, which is not what I originally expected. #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

This part covers itself. The music replaces the need for words to tell the story. #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

For some odd reason, the only words I can almost comprehend in this segment are "excuse me." Im not sure what the Chinese letters mean, but from what I heard, I feel like I understand some of what is being said. #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

Regarding if I wanted to speak along, I actually tried singing along with the vocalist, emphasizing the first English word and the sentence on the slides after the 12:30 mark. It was hard, but I tried. #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

A slide I really enjoyed was at the 7:50 mark. The bottom text, "To possess four walls allows companions," really struck me and reminded me of a fishbowl, with the fish being the companion underwater. #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

A few rules I thought were being broken are that the text on these slides is scattered, which is probably a stylistic choice but is improper. Also, I noticed two instances when the audio did not match, primarily when listening and reading at the start. #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

I felt like a stranger. I can read the English text on the slides, but I felt out of place. Obviously, the Chinese characters and sounds are not things I am familiar with, but I loved appreciating them from a distance, as a stranger. #hwa4 #yingelishiparty