Re: SPAM (Was Re: SV: [RML] p gertrudae and I.werneri)
HH (Harro.Hieronimus at t-online.de)
Wed, 18 Nov 1998 19:37:49 +0100
Piabinha at aol.com schrieb:
> In a message dated 11/17/1998 9:52:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> straube at digital.net writes:
>
> > ROLFL, that was good :) Speaking of names, asian names have mystified
> > me for a while (surprise surprise <g>). Which part of your name would
> > be considered your first? That is by our western standards?
>
> oh come on, bjorn, they are so EASY. usually chinese, vietnamese, korean,
> japanese, cambodian names list the family name first. but japanese tend to
> reverse that ("westernize"), so it's akira KUROSAWA, although in japan he is
> kurosawa akira. but in the west, you never know unless ask or do your
> research, sometimes they do and sometimes they don't.
>
> of course, this order does not apply to indonesian, indian, pakistani or
> burmese names. also, i understand some europeans put their family name first,
> like hungarians? is that correct?
>
> tsuh yang
Even the Bavarians do so, a German native tribe with a very difficult language.
Best regards
Harro Hieronimus, Solingen, Germany
harro.hieronimus at t-online.de
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