When PeeBee says...

Since ME2 aliens seem to know a lot about human culture, despite we being the newest arrival being only part of galactic society for a few decades, while humans struggle to even pronounce alien names. Humanity is special.

Kind of goes along with Samara knowing about Knights and Samurai, funny enough.

Don't think I'd agree.

Both Samara and Peebee are interested in cultures outside of their own, and take an interest in some human history. The context is much different, but the similarity is still there.

Admittedly, it's just something I'm inferring about her.

She has no interest in what the Matriarchs have to say, devotes all her time into the Remnant, looks into Angara/Remnant artifacts, understands Vetra's latin phrase, and spends off hours in the Hyperion.

It would be more accurate for me to say she's into anything non-Asari than specifically human history.

Hey, at least the angara don't use the latin alphabet nor do they signal their streets in English.

Garrus had a couple of lines where the 'mistranslation' had been addressed. I can't point the exact moment or dialogue, but he did not know what 'chicken' was (while having heard that many things 'taste like it'), there was something about 'duck'\'ducking' (again, him not knowing what's that\how to do it). Both examples belong to ME3, I think.

Andromeda has some 'lost in translation' moments too, but I don't think those were executed too well (and they should've written much more of that).

Worst 'crime' I can think of is the Angaran sense of humour. I mean, really? We've been living on the same planet for centuries, we belong to the same Human race, and jokes/humour are still the hardest part to translate! 'English humour' would be a great example. I believe that no less than 60% of our planet won't EVER understand what's that so funny about Monthy Python, even when provided with the proper translation. And then, of a sudden, we have Jaal sharing jokes with Liam (and playing jokes on him too - like teaching him a marriage ritual song telling him it's a popular kid's rhyme).

I swear by Shrubbery and a Herring, that no hating was implied! Ni!


It's just an example of an 'absurd' humour, which many people can't\don't understand. And we are the humans.

You've got a point there, if humans can't even agree on what's funny what are the chances an angara is suddenly gonna agree?

I now of course feel the need to point out that your mother was a hamster.

Eh, I'll just fart in y'all's general direction because this thread's TL;DR.

Why is it unrealistic to assume Peebee has spent a considerable amount of time invested in human culture and understanding? She even describes herself as having a very short attention span and always wanting to search out something new or understand something no one else does - hence her diving head long into the Remnant in Andromeda despite all the problems the Initiative was suffering from and then her subsequent disappointment that the Angara had been researching Remnant as well. With that in mind, it's actually unreasonable to assume that she DIDN'T jump full board into human understanding, research and culture when they showed up on the galactic stage. No one else in council space would have done it before after the First Contact War and it would be an interesting challenge for her as well. That would explain her detailed understanding of human culture, idioms, and yes even her humanized nickname.

I rather think it's evidence for some instances of cringeworthy writing. That's what I felt when hearing that line.

I suspect PB is a big fan of 20th century pirate movies.