#but didnt realize they wouldnt speak japanese lmaooo
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bilingual (I am Italian-Japanese Gio truther) Giovanni who also learned English VS Ghetsis who only knows English (I think he also knows Latin but that's less applicable). Ghetsis would be so peeved that he'd been 'outdone'
Japanese-Italian Giovanni >>>> But honestly I've been thinking about this and while I love the language barrier team rr content, seeing how many regions in pokemon are based on Japan (first 4 gens basically), how Alola is connected to Kanto (pretty sure there was a city in there inspired by Kanto culture), how the currency is based on yen, I believe that Japanese is the dominant language/culture in the universe rather than English.
Having said that Giovanni would still learn other languages outside of Japanese and Italian because it's just good for business. And Ghetsis knows Japanese for the same reason, but other than that he'd only know like ancient languages he needs for his historical research. So he'd still feel outdone because while knowledge of dead languages is cool for showing off it's not that useful in day to day life lmao (at least it lets him understand the modern languages somewhat but still not nearly on the conversational level). Basically jack of all trades vs guy whose knowledge is needed in specific situations (and you just know that he acts soooo full of himself whenever Gio needs his expertise).
#ask#giovanni#ghetsis#terribledadshipping#implied at least#anyways sorry for taking so long with answering hfdgkdfhdjf college kept me busy and my gf got me a bit into tekken so yeah#i have two more overdue asks i want to make art for as well#also take everything with a grain of salt ive only had basic english-focused linguistsics and my knowledge of the series is spotty at times#so uh yeah. criticisms welcome#Japanese Italian Giovanni my beloved#also context this was sent after ive rbed a comic about giovanni beating himself up because he invited ghetsis and lysandre to join team rr#but didnt realize they wouldnt speak japanese lmaooo
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