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Re:Why Koreans ask what year you were born by losvedir on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @07:24PM (#44252883)
I did in that timeframe. To be clear, it's not "Mr Surname" but just plain "Surname". I have a lot of friends like that, "Boughter", "Mooney", etc. Not everyone, but particularly if the first name was a common one or they played sports.

I'm actually surprised you're not familiar with the practice. Think Scully from X-Files or Stifler from American Pie.

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Re:Why Koreans ask what year you were born by snypher on Wednesday June 11, 2025 @11:38PM (#44254101)
>Stifler from American Pie

I always assumed it was his first name, thanks for expanding my understanding just a little!

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Re:Why Koreans ask what year you were born by InitialLastName on Friday June 13, 2025 @10:34AM (#44268908)
Not just Scully, but essentially everybody from every doctor or police procedural goes by their last name. The shows aren't called Meredith's Anatomy, Gregory, Adrian, or Theo.
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