Pointless thread

nyarlothothep

I was just wondering, there was good comparison made between the Vulcans and France, the French are snooty, highly cultural etc and the Vulcans are snooty, highly cultural etc so I was thinking what nations would you compare star trek races species to? For example the Klingon are easy, Nordic people, because they're so firmly rooted in Viking culture. Romulans would be the Russians ie the cold war with the Fed,, the borg are the Germans due to their efficiency and relentlessness, the humans are the anglo sphere or the EU, the Nausicans are the Latvians and so on.

FGR

I wonder will I be the first to wonder who the Dominion are? :pac:

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

the really tricky one is who the ferenghi are

knucklehead6

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

the really tricky one is who the ferenghi are

The Swiss. Or maybe the Caymen Islanders.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

eh......no

unless i'm missing the comedy in your post

knucklehead6

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

eh......no

unless i'm missing the comedy in your post

it's well disguised, but hidden.

goz83

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

the really tricky one is who the ferenghi are

Would Jewish count as an answer?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

goz83 wrote: »

Would Jewish count as an answer?

it would indeed

change the stereotypically enlarged body part and boom, you got yourself a sci fi race of aliens

Sonics2k

Pretty sure the Vulcan's were based on Ancient Greek culture?

Indricotherium

I feel the ferengi are probably an allegory of 20th and 21st century humans.

I don't feel it's as clear cut as that with the klingons either. In the original series, Klingons were devious and tricksome. True, they were always spoiling for a fight, but they also had their devous disguise and underhanded plots. Vikings etc are not popularly known for these.

Much more like the cardassians of DS9 than the klingons of the 24th century series.

NothingMan

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

the really tricky one is who the ferenghi are

Surely they're the Romani gypsies?

Woden

Removed one post. I feel discussion of the creation of races based on ethnicity/countries etc is fine but will be watching for anything I feel is out of line.

Woden

nyarlothothep

Indricotherium wrote: »

I feel the ferengi are probably an allegory of 20th and 21st century humans.

I don't feel it's as clear cut as that with the klingons either. In the original series, Klingons were devious and tricksome. True, they were always spoiling for a fight, but they also had their devous disguise and underhanded plots. Vikings etc are not popularly known for these.

Much more like the cardassians of DS9 than the klingons of the 24th century series.

The Klingons seemed like a metaphor for the USSR or the Mongols under Genghis Khan. In relation to the ferengi that's what Rodenberry said, so probably right. Interesting that the Vulcans are meant to be the ancient Greeks.

Indricotherium

nyarlothothep wrote: »

The Klingons seemed like a metaphor for the USSR or the Mongols under Genghis Khan. In relation to the ferengi that's what Rodenberry said, so probably right. Interesting that the Vulcans are meant to be the ancient Greeks.

Hardly the best known for burying their passions.