Yeah, I have noticed that about Bulma, and really, it does make sense. A lot of the times when she does seem especially rude or snappy is due to the fact that she's understandably freaking out about the coming of the Saiyans. The two people she was primarily with as well, Roshi and Oolong, didn't especially help her mood either, though Roshi is an especially more tolerable person to be around, due mainly to the deal of insight he possess, than Oolong. Of course, Roshi's failings tend to pop up more often around Bulma then anyone else....
Going back to Vegeta, another odd thing that I felt about him and the other Saiyans in this translation was the subject of their racial pride. Both Raditz and Nappa seemed to focus on the idea of the pride of being a Saiyan in regards to their whole race, including half-breeds like Gohan, while Vegeta focuses soley on his racial pride as an extension of his personal pride. Both Raditz and Nappa acknowledge that they consider Gohan as a true Saiyan warrior, Raditz going so far as to say he'd grant Gohan a true Saiyan's death due to how impressed he was. Vegeta never uses this kind of language towards anyone else who is a Saiyan, except in reference to himself, which of course goes back to his personal pride. Watching Vegeta's evolution, really, is one of the most interesting things about the series.
Another thing that I just wanna spout on about is one of the more volatile subjects in the fandom, that being the treatment of the true human characters. A lot of the fandom feels the humans are given an especially poor deal of treatment due to the fact of how powerful the Saiyans are. While the Saiyans do take the spotlight in this regard, I've never really thought it that bad since a) Goku had always been the established main character to begin with and b) the human characters, especially Krillin, are god-like in battle power in their own right. They aren't 'Super Saiyan' god-like, but that hardly really matters when they're basically the strongest group of humans on the planet. Krillin is, in fact, probably my favorite character within the series, partially due to the fact that I tend to love underdog characters in anime (which is one of the reasons for my devotion to the character of Alexander Anderson in Hellsing) as well as the believable humanity of the character.
There's also the issue of Yamcha, and the unfair treatment he tends to receive from the fandom.
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