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This is something that always bothered me about all three of the OT. Why is it that, when Solo is talking to Jabba, Solo speaks in English, while Jabba speaks in... uhh... whatever he speaks in. However, they can both understand each other. Also, if they can understand each other, why don't they both speak in the same language? Is it because they both have inflated egos and don't think that they should lower themselves to the others' lanuguage? Please shed some light.

Jabba speaks Huttese.
Don't overlook into it, I guess. They used the extra language to give it more "exotic" flavor... BTW, in my country it is very possible to speak in different language to each other and respond in others without a problem. So it is possible anyway.

If people are said to talk galactic Basic,
are the deaf ones talking Visual Basic?

I thought those spoke like Jar Jar?

Still not the point. One theory is that the starwars galaxy had something similar to the Hitchiker's Guide Babbel fish, which is a parasite which translates foreign thoughts into thoughts its host can understand (I think Adams described it both better and funnier than i did, but whatever.)

Yeah, great theory for fiction. Why suddenly switch to another language when your own one is perfectly fine?

because they felt like it.

But with Jabba being a fatass slug, such broken tenants to the Lethargic Creed are unheard of.

lazy would be putting it mildly

Originally posted by Tangible God
Yeah, great theory for fiction. Why suddenly switch to another language when your own one is perfectly fine?

It sounds more outlandish. It's fine to me.

so that they don't have to pay twice as much to the people in charge of subtitles, and so that the actors dont have to learn a nonsense language.

Which they didn't anyway. Ever saw the original track on the Han-Greedo scene... Hilarious.

What's so hilarious about it? i've never seen it

Han shot first.

Anyways, there is no such thing as the babbel fish in Star Wars. They just prefer speaking their native tongue as opposed to dipping into the other's language. Jabba speaks Huttese and understands Basic, but that does not mean he speaks Basic very well.

Just like chewbacca. Understands every word but is unable to produce more than some ear piercing howling.

R2 has the same problem.
****ed up his wordings even master Yoda has.

Originally posted by zhellblah
What's so hilarious about it? i've never seen it

I meant with the temp voice by the actor playing Greedo. He has this really crude British accent.

Originally posted by Sesse
Just like chewbacca. Understands every word but is unable to produce more than some ear piercing howling.

R2 has the same problem.
****ed up his wordings even master Yoda has.
well i think wokies don't have the vocal cords(and thing sthat go with them) to make the sounds
just like moneys cant unless they hold there noise

You're calling Chewie a monkey?

Who called Chewbacca a monkey? How dare you.

He's a carpet, and a damn fine one at that.

o sorry i always get carpets and monkeys mixed up

Apology accepted, Captain Jalek.

That filthy ape should bath sometimes =S

He did in ANH... in the garbage chute.

I heard that after that shot, the suit smelled really bad and they didn't had any spares

Originally posted by Jovan
I heard that after that shot, the suit smelled really bad and they didn't had any spares

well i mean duh the water in there had to be filthy. who really cares? it helps the actor in the chewy suit to know what wookies REALLY smell like

After all..

Han didn't care what he smelled (like). It would seem their friendship is on a solid foundation.