2 months agobannedandcensored
This concept has always bugged me as well whenever I speak to Chinese people and they tell me their "English name", I want to know your real name, not one that's made for it to be easier for me to say!
3 months agocallmestevey
Non Cantonese speakers will just butcher the pronunciation of your name 😂 “Lam?? Lamb? Lamp?” Gotta teach them mfs how to read and write your real name 臨 if you want to take the power back. Why would you even romanise your Chinese name?
4 months agosammie_shumki
I live in the Netherlands, with my Chinese name i#I don’t get a job. Cos companies finds it hard to pronounce your name and prefer for another person. As soon I changed to English “easy” to say. Within 5 min. I received more than three companies for interviews. Before I was not even invited. I don’t have College or University degree. But this happens. If you live in HK or China. Sure no problem. Once you live in other countries.. and small town. It is different. I see this also in workplace. If you are the only Asian. Or they will mock your name. You are lucky never experience to be discriminated against your race. Wish you never experience it.
5 months agodrawmud
令我諗起細個讀小學個阿sir要我地自己改一個英文名 印象中係唔知改咩好 跟住最後就係老師叫我地Amy Mary Vivian Brian John Peter 😂 但圍內同學仔互相稱呼大家中文全名 睇完你呢條片真係有共鳴 就係細個時改咗個英文名冇attachment 同本身父母改俾我嘅名有一個分別就係中文名有一個意思喺度 英文名好似就係搵個自己鍾意嘅字咁嘅感覺
5 months agohoklautang
我在外國工作40年.初初頭10年用英文名，後來轉了工，同事後來問我中文名.我問為什麼問我中文名.他說叫我中文名，大家有親切感，所以現在在外國 用中文名同外國人打交道到現在
6 months agoboxwood_me
I get it. As an Anglo-Australian in Hong Kong I adopted a Chinese name which I never used. I settled on a little fun, "阿癫" as a fun way to introduce my English name, Dean. With 阿癫 I found a way to be remembered and make fun. Identity is an interesting thing.
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