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A comment on Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name first” when designing interfaces. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name first” whe... by richie_adler on Thursday August 31, 2023 @08:05AM (#37335871)
Thank you!

Mandatory reference to nohello.net/en/

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Re:Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name first” whe... by isametry on Thursday August 31, 2023 @09:24AM (#37336784)
Clickable: https://nohello.net/

Clickable English: https://nohello.net/en/

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Re:Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name first” whe... by yreg on Thursday August 31, 2023 @10:47AM (#37337997)
That's about something else entirely. You are not supposed to write "Hello" and then wait for a reply making asynchronous communication synchronous.

Starting a full message with your request/business with a greeting is basic decency with no harm.

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