# Humans from galaxy far far away? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 9, 2002, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-from-galaxy-far-far-away/108032 "2002-05-09T05:24:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-from-galaxy-far-far-away/108032/21 "2002-05-10T11:04:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Miller \* > \*\*Also, Han is called a Corellian because he was born on the planet Corellia. Leia, from Alderaan, is an Alderaanian. Luke is a, um, Tatooineite. Or something. Anyway, it’s his nationality, not his species. \*\* Wrong! [This](http://www.wcug.wwu.edu/~paradox/han.html) is probably taken from an ‘official’ source (for some reason [StarWars.com](http://StarWars.com) isn’t working for me). ---
**Author:** ![dirty\_bird18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@dirty\_bird18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirty_bird18)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-from-galaxy-far-far-away/108032/22 "2002-05-10T15:02:35Z")
This might not be related but, has anyone noticed Han in ESB when says to the taunton keeper, I’ll see you in hell. Even in our time there are different names for it, so for him to use it back then I thought was surprising. Why use the reference at all? ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-from-galaxy-far-far-away/108032/23 "2002-05-10T15:33:50Z")
Hows this? When we hear English, we are hearing a translation. (in the expanded universe, the common language is called Basic I think) Anyhow, when C-3PO or whoever says “human” it really is a different word, but “human” is the closest translation into English Brian ---
**Author:** ![ricksummon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ricksummon/32/3333_2.png) [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-from-galaxy-far-far-away/108032/24 "2002-05-10T19:56:39Z")
> [@](#): > > What about Han Solo telling Jabba the Hut that he’s “a beautiful human being” in the “Special Edition”? It’s the same thing as Han Solo telling C-3PO “Thank you. Thank you very much,” just after he interrupts the kiss with Princess Leia. **He’s being sarcastic.** ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-from-galaxy-far-far-away/108032/25 "2002-05-10T20:06:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by 5-HT \* > I’m certainly not going to out geek anyone on this, but just because there are other Hutts, does that neccessarily mean that that is their species? I remember someone(Leia I think) saying “the Hutts are gangsters”. Certainly every member of the species(if it is one) isn’t a gangster. Of course maybe its just a cultural stereotype :). Oh, come ON! Next you’ll say that not all Ferengi are selfish double-dealing thieves! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Neptune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@Neptune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neptune)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-from-galaxy-far-far-away/108032/26 "2002-05-10T20:06:45Z")
According to > **[Han Solo](https://www.starwars.com/databank/han-solo)** > > Visit the StarWars.com Databank and explore the life and legacy of Han Solo with a character biography, pictures and videos. Han’s species is human. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-from-galaxy-far-far-away/108032/27 "2002-05-10T23:21:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GuanoLad \* > \*\*Wrong! > > [This](http://www.wcug.wwu.edu/~paradox/han.html) is probably taken from an ‘official’ source (for some reason [StarWars.com](http://StarWars.com) isn’t working for me). \*\* Nope. Han’s _race_ is Corellian, the same way _my_ race is Caucasian. We’re both still human. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2002, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-from-galaxy-far-far-away/108032/28 "2002-05-11T01:31:33Z")
Darn. Well, it never used to say that. They used to have “Race: Human” for the other characters, and “Race: Correllian” for Han, which I thought was weird. Looks like they’ve clarified it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-from-galaxy-far-far-away/108032.md?page=1)