[TML] Solomani Cultural identity

[Tom B]

Consider this:

The Quebecois speak a version of French closer to 17th century French. They
think the French (of France) have done a hatchet job on the language and
have let it be vastly contaminated by English. That's only in the last 150
or so years. Imagine forward to the 57th century. I doubt any Terran culture
of that age will closely resemble any Earth culture of today. Any French
that may have made the first hops into the sectors around Terra would not be
recognizable by the time it made further hops out into the Imperium and (at
long last) into the Spinward Marches. Those are likely to be colonies of
colonies of colonies.

Of course, you are free to do what you want. But I think language and
cultural values reflect a lot of the real situation of a country. As that
real situation changes, the language and the values change with it. Consider
living on another planet and a lot of centuries gone by to be likely to lead
to some major change.

On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 4:36 PM, Jeffrey D. Greenly <kd6hul at verizon.net>
wrote:

> I've been re-reading Cherryh's Alliance-Union books and they got me to
> thinking about cultural identity among the Solomani.
>
> I realize that it's a purely subjective thing, but I would like to see
> some discussion about how well Terran culture might travel and/or change
> as it moved out into the Imperium.
>
> I'm of the mind that certain cultures with a strong identity, i.e. the
> French, would retain a lot of traditions, maybe language, etc. despite
> time and distance.
>
> Also, I think that Terran ethnic groups would tend to maintain their
> culture. I use this idea as the basis for the Landgrab data I generated
> for Whanga (Regina/Spinward Marches). Whanga is the Maori word for
> "port" or "harbor" and I thought that was something I simply couldn't
> ignore.
>
> So, I'd love to hear comment...
>
> Jeff
>
>
> BTW, I'd also like to know if there's anyone who could point me to a
> good host for my Traveller pages, including Landgrabs. Please contact me
> off-list. Thanks!
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