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Re:Make Buyers Want to Pay by bostonpete on Friday November 16, 2018 @12:11PM (#18470034)
Not really that funny -- a lot of people with Chinese (I think?) names also adopt an American name to make it easier for people to spell, pronounce, etc.
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Re:Make Buyers Want to Pay by XiZhao on Friday November 16, 2018 @03:37PM (#18471760)
Yeah, my name is Kevin (Xi Zhao) Wang.

But the funny thing is that a slightly different pronunciation of "Xi Zhao" changes the meaning from (roughly) "western prosperity" to "morning bath".

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Re:Make Buyers Want to Pay by catherd on Friday November 16, 2018 @05:59PM (#18472642)
Can confirm. I have basic Mandarin and I would have definitely thought of you as the guy named "take a shower" if you never explained.
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Re:Make Buyers Want to Pay by SandyAndyPerth on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @02:18AM (#18500761)
I've been a member of a very traditional Chinese martial arts club for years. I've only ever known most people by their Chinese name and been surprised at times when I catch them being referred to by a Western name. Others use either inconsistently or are mostly known by the Western name, so it happens here in Australia too.
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