Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name first” when designing interfaces

Re:Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name first” whe... by RestlessMind on Thursday August 31, 2023 @12:09PM (#37339458)

There are many Indian languages where verb conjugations are either male or female and there is no neutral option.

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Re:Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name first” whe... by makeitdouble on Thursday August 31, 2023 @02:20PM (#37341563)

By curiosity how do you deal with generic instructions ? Like if you needed to have "you will need to come to this counter to apply for special discounts" printed next to a ticketing machine ?

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Re:Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name first” whe... by RestlessMind on Thursday August 31, 2023 @02:35PM (#37341808)

Generally, male gender is presumed if a neutral form is not available.

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Re:Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name first” whe... by archon1410 on Thursday August 31, 2023 @02:58PM (#37342096)

Male pronouns are assumed in most such cases, but that is not necessary in the example you provided—the instruction would be the same for both genders, in Hindi at least. "आपको विशेष छूट के लिए आवेदन देने के लिए इस काउंटर पर आना होगा।" It doesn't have any gendered pronouns, most such instructions don't.

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