Traditional or Simplified Han Characters

Philippines
September 4, 2009 9:15pm CST
Among traditional and Simplified Han characters, which do you prefer using? I am not Chinese but I like to learn Mandarin and as for Chinese characters, I like the traditional because it retained the age old meanings within each stroke. As for the simplified, the complex characters lost its essence.
2 responses
inedible
@inedible (768)
• Singapore
5 Sep 09
I prefer simplified, simply because it's the version I learned at school so it's a lot easier for me to read. It's also the version I know how to write. I can read traditional writing but I can't write it.
20021114476
@20021114476 (691)
• Philippines
5 Sep 09
Thanks for the response. Anyway, as the name suggests, it simplifies things. As for decorative purpose, will you still prefer the simplified?
inedible
@inedible (768)
• Singapore
6 Sep 09
Nah. For decorative purposes, old writing is prettier.
tvb2009
@tvb2009 (237)
• Singapore
23 Sep 09
Both has its pro and cons though. But simplified chinese is indeed easier and more common nowadays.