Tintin, Hergé and Chang – A Friendship That Changed the World

Re:Tintin, Hergé and Chang – A Friendship That Changed the W... by Jarmsy on Sunday June 25, 2023 @06:29PM (#36473320)

The English translators did a great job. This page always stuck in my head for the wordplay: https://2.bp.blogspot.com/ZRlllWCKGjl9aKUy7F_WhgF4-B9fo74LY9...

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Re:Tintin, Hergé and Chang – A Friendship That Changed the W... by Jarmsy on Sunday June 25, 2023 @06:43PM (#36473419)

Most of the joke is the same as the original, but the 'mild and bitter' part is an addition by the translators. Here's a blog post on them with a comparison of this and a few other pages https://auntymuriel.com/2012/12/23/asterix-in-translation-th...

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Re:Tintin, Hergé and Chang – A Friendship That Changed the W... by pie314isi on Monday June 26, 2023 @06:06AM (#36477751)

I knew it would be this page before I clicked. Was not disappointed. This is the most amazing wordplay ever.

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