Things you just don't get

Douglas · Jan 27, 2014

mafoofan said:
I don't think it is and Anglicization of anything--just a common English name amongst Chinese American women.

:foo:

imatlas · Jan 27, 2014

mafoofan said:
Regardless, it is difficult to Anglicize most Chinese names. Chinese Americans born here are typically given an official and social name in English and a completely unrelated Chinese name that usually exists just for the sake of tradition. Even when I've visited family in Taiwan who can only speak Chinese, I'm still called "Matthew." Well, more like "Meh - tiu." In contrast, my Chinese name sounds completely different and virtually nobody ever uses it.

This is another data point for my "things Jews and Chinese Americans have in common" database.

Do you want to hear the other data point? Hint: it has to do with Christmas.

TheFoo · Jan 27, 2014

Douglas said:
:foo:

Are you insinudating you don't understand the distinction?

L'Incandescent · Jan 27, 2014

I used to have a Korean friend named Pedro (not his given name).

Douglas · Jan 27, 2014

mafoofan said:
Are you insinudating you don't understand the distinction?

I was not insinudating it at all.

Douglas · Jan 27, 2014

Thing I don't get: Those FB quizzes "What stupid show character are you?" I saw one for Big Bang theory - there's like 5 people in the whole show, aren't there? Did you really need to resort to a quiz to figure it out? And why does it matter? Why do you care?

imatlas · Jan 27, 2014

You got Sheldon, didn't you.

indesertum · Jan 27, 2014

I think it's similar to Eugene in Koreans. I've only ever met korean Eugenes

SchwererGustav · Jan 27, 2014

indesertum said:
I think it's similar to Eugene in Koreans. I've only ever met korean Eugenes

Ha! I've known quite a few Korean Eugenes too.

lawyerdad · Jan 27, 2014

SchwererGustav said:
Ha! I've known quite a few Korean Eugenes too.

That sounds like some sort of euphemism.

lawyerdad · Jan 27, 2014

mafoofan said:
Regardless, it is difficult to Anglicize most Chinese names. Chinese Americans born here are typically given an official and social name in English and a completely unrelated Chinese name that usually exists just for the sake of tradition. Even when I've visited family in Taiwan who can only speak Chinese, I'm still called "Matthew." Well, more like "Meh - tiu." In contrast, my Chinese name sounds completely different and virtually nobody ever uses it.

So your Chinese name isn't "official" in any way -- effectively it's just a (little-used) family nickname?
Just curious.

otc · Jan 27, 2014

lawyerdad said:
So your Chinese name isn't "official" in any way -- effectively it's just a (little-used) family nickname?
Just curious.

I know people who have it officially as their middle name. I know several who had their chinese name as their official name, but had it legally changed to their american name during college.

ethanm · Jan 27, 2014

How could someone feel comfortable wearing double monks in the Oval Office.

HRoi · Jan 27, 2014

Is that Al from Home Improvement?

L'Incandescent · Jan 27, 2014

Ethan must have the eyes of a eagle I had to make the photograph very big to recognize style of shoe.

Double monk is my favorite style of shoe wouldn't wear it to the Oval Office, though, unless the President were my buddy just chillin'.

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