Comments by "Lawrence D’Oliveiro" (@lawrencedoliveiro9104) on "The Hakka, Explained" video.

  1. 7:33 In 🇲🇾 there is a town called Taiping. I was told it means “peace forever”. Its founding (or at least renaming?) was part of the settlement of a long-running feud between two different groups of Chinese migrants in the area.
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  2. 12:57 When a stronger culture copies from a weaker one, it’s called “cultural appropriation”. When a weaker culture copies from a stronger one, it’s called “colonization”. Either way, you have to wonder if there isn’t some kind of cultural-purity agenda going on ...
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