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Re:How I got the French Tech Visa to start my company in France by exhilaration on Friday August 21, 2020 @11:24AM (#24235650)
What about your name? Do you have to give that up too to culturally integrate? I'm sure you've seen the articles about CVs rejected by French firms for having Jewish and Muslim names:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2015/11/2...

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Re:How I got the French Tech Visa to start my company in France by read_if_gay_ on Friday August 21, 2020 @11:32AM (#24235711)
That absolutely sucks, and does put the rejections in a bad light, but names don’t directly affect your behavior. Religion is different in that regard.
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Re:How I got the French Tech Visa to start my company in France by realusername on Friday August 21, 2020 @10:14PM (#24241004)
> What about your name? Do you have to give that up too to culturally integrate?

In the past you had that too yes, your name was transformed into a French equivalent.

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