<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Do other countries see foreigners change their names?"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/54.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Do other countries see foreigners change their names? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016046.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016046.page GMT Re:Do other countries see foreigners change their names? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016105.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016105.page GMT Do other countries see foreigners change their names?
 hotsauceman1 wrote:
So in my college they take roll. Very often we hav exchange or foreign students. I noticed that many foreign students, especially asian students, go by american nick names, like zoey or mary. Do other countries see this or is this an american thing only?


Well a lot of the 'my age' people of asian descent that I know have a western name for their friends (us) to use which is only barely related to their actual name, which their parents etc use. I don't think its a purely American thing, but it does seem to be more common in the general asian community, as the indian/sri lankan/etc kids that I went to school with didn't do this, we used their normal names.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016173.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016173.page GMT Do other countries see foreigners change their names?
Apparently my friend Joe is not really named Joe lol.....]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016184.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016184.page GMT Do other countries see foreigners change their names? wrestling fan]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016267.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016267.page GMT Re:Do other countries see foreigners change their names?
Noir wrote:
his kid's name is Mana'olana (hope I spelled it write).


If I know anything about Hawaiian names, you need at least four additional apostrophes, maybe five.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016626.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016626.page GMT Re:Do other countries see foreigners change their names?
 rubiksnoob wrote:
Noir wrote:
his kid's name is Mana'olana (hope I spelled it write).


If I know anything about Hawaiian names, you need at least four additional apostrophes, maybe five.


Also you didn't spell right right. Right?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016786.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016786.page GMT Do other countries see foreigners change their names? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016792.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016792.page GMT Do other countries see foreigners change their names? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016832.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016832.page GMT Do other countries see foreigners change their names? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016971.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016971.page GMT Do other countries see foreigners change their names? When I went to college, we had people from other parts of the world (since fer Asians and Europeans, our education is dirty cheap and has a decent level), but the only ones who adopted local names were the ones from China.

The few japanese ah've met kept their names.

I for one, when talking to English speakers, I "translate" my name, which is just adding an "h" to it.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016994.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6016994.page GMT Re:Do other countries see foreigners change their names? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6017004.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6017004.page GMT Re:Do other countries see foreigners change their names?
That said I know plenty of people that go by non Anglicised names, so I guess its just up to the person. I've asked my friends that do it about it before, but they put it down to their parents wanting them to integrate more. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6017047.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6017047.page GMT Re:Do other countries see foreigners change their names?
More common I think are foreign parents who decide to give their UK-born children a "normal" English name. So you have names like David Ononokpono or Michael Chang (made up, of course).]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6017056.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6017056.page GMT Do other countries see foreigners change their names? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6017067.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/550130/6017067.page GMT Re:Do other countries see foreigners change their names? TA squad sing in chemical drills.


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