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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 onionisafruit on Thursday August 31, 2023 @09:37AM (#37336960)
Having not been in this position myself, my instinct is to drop the greeting line in emails altogether. I’m sure you considered that and had a good reason not to drop it.
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Re:Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name first” whe... by nicbou on Thursday August 31, 2023 @10:30AM (#37337708)
I personally find it somewhat rude, unless it's a follow up message or someone I know very well.

To give a bit of context I help people as a courtesy when the information on my website does not suffice. If readers can't be arsed to say hello before they ask for a few minutes of my time, I quietly wonder who raised them. Imagine walking up to a retail employee and blurting out "I need printer paper" without saying "hello" or "excuse me".

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