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Re:Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name first” whe... by cheese_van on Thursday August 31, 2023 @10:36AM (#37337798)
Can confirm. In Germany, recipients of a US visa often complain that their title isn't used on the visa, only their name. Especially PhD visa applicants.
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Re:Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name first” whe... by tetris11 on Thursday August 31, 2023 @12:26PM (#37339761)
I think that's just out of the necessity of not having to explain who exactly "her Dr Rer Nat" is.
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