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February 16, 2015

The world of comics is a popular and profitable one. All it takes to verify this statement is to observe the amount of merchandise, as well as movies and TV series related to super heroes being released around the world every year.

The popularity of comic stories and characters is not a new trend. The comic phenomenon as part of pop culture dates back several years. Take Batman, for example, a hero many of us have seen in comic books, kissing ladies, and punching and kicking the different bad guys he encounters. While his outfit might have gone through a few upgrades, one thing remains the same: the action is still written “loud and clear” with onomatopoeic words and sounds. How could a comic book be any good without these elements to portray and exciting story?

But see…apparently, Batman doesn’t always give ladies a “mwah” under a romantic starry night, or say “ouch” when the Joker hits him hard. For that matter, neither does the Joker always say “ha ha” when laughing at his victims. Sometimes, while the Joker likes to say “ja ja” (laughing), Batman says “muaks” (kissing) or “ay” (pain) respectively, because they are smart enough to know that, in other countries, you must do as Romans do, and if you want to be popular somewhere else, you’d better take languages seriously like Bruce Wayne would do.

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Do you want to know how different nationalities express certain emotions and action with sounds? Check a few examples here: http://lockerdome.com/tre/6170042811288129/7039310571514130