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Mar 29, 2017 · In reality, using an English name can be quite useful for a person’s career. Especially, for people working within internet or high-tech fields. Equality is extremely important for people working in these fields and so is keeping a culture of equality in the workplace. This means that even interns should be able to call the CEO by his name.
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Apr 27, 2009 · Using English names also creates a more egalitarian atmosphere. Most forms of address in China reinforce pecking orders, such as “Third Uncle” and “Second Daughter” at home or “Old Wang ...
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Oct 5, 2020 · And if we’ve chosen to use another name, like a nickname or an abbreviated name, that’s just as important as our birth name because we’ve chosen to identify ourselves with that name. When other people remember and use our names correctly, it sends a clear message: the person has paid attention to us. It makes us feel valued.
Many immigrants are resistant to changing their name anyway because it feels like losing a part of themselves, but if you have a second name that you've been using whenever you speak English and that has been a part of your identity for a long time (and you also know people would be expected to use a different name in your own country) as is the case for most Chinese immigrants, it's not ...
Some people choose an English name that is related to the meaning of their Chinese name. A woman named 月 (Yuè, moon) chose the name Selena who was the Roman goddess of the moon. Sometimes, choosing a name based on the meaning of a Chinese character results in a non-standard English name, such as Alone or Season. Some people choose an English ...
May 2, 2013 · If you have a 'foreign-sounding' name, you'd be all too familiar with people regularly mispronouncing your name or even refusing to use your name. Snéha Khilay was in a similar situation recently. Here she reflects on how far multicultural Britain has come if people still have discriminatory attitudes towards names.
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Oct 4, 2017 · There is no easy, politically correct answer to this issue. Chinese students are free to use their birth names should they choose, but using English alternatives is becoming increasingly common ...
