Thread by @starkjeon

I totally agree with this. That’s why I’ve avoided writing meta with a personal slant, and I’ve limited it to a lit analysis style. I didn’t grow up in China so my experiences might not be the same as that of a CN person. Cultural context and language wise, I have to check

https://twitter.com/naanthots/status/1398792088108474373

before posting it. Like with any language, language doesn’t equate to cultural knowledge. An also, being racially Chinese doesn’t equate to being proficient in Chinese either. It’s actually important to have an idea about the writer’s background and their language proficiency

skill level before you read any translated work. (chinese or not)

It’s the same for any language really! There are slangs and cultural differences within English speaking countries as well. :)