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		walthamstow 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Read your way through Hà Nội Chinese-like characters, which were transliterated by Europeans into Latin. This system was made official by the French rulers of Vietnam.

haskellshill 5 months ago [–]

So you're saying that because the country was once colonized, their writing system is not "real" enough for you, and you only consider it a transliteration? That seems extremely disrespectful.

walthamstow 5 months ago | [–]

Nope, I didn't say any of that.

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