Why do the Chinese like to have an English name.

Recently, someone asked me why the Chinese like to give themselves an English name, but Japanese don't do that. That's a good question. I would say because nowadays we are using an unique Latin character's spelling system called Pinyin in People Republic China. With Pinyin, a Westerner cannot pronounce the name correctly. Probably, you'll call Qian Xue as "Kian Zue", but the correct sounds like "Chan Shred", totally different, right? So, we have an English name for a Westerner pronouncing is the idea. Furthermore, I supposed Japanese name's Latin character's pronunciation are similar to English like "Yoko", so they don't have to take an English name instead of it. Does it make sense? Actually, prior to PRC being established, we had a Wade–Giles system which was widely used in here, with it Westerner could pronounce the name correctly, but unfortunately, it has been abolished half century ago in mainland China. However, you can still found it in Taiwan and Hongkong.

That's my point, what's your ideas?

How to call Chinese name is appropriate in China, how about westerner?

Here in China, people always have names with two or three characters, each character having one syllable. If someone's name just with two characters you should call their entire name over.But if some's name with three characters, call their last two characters is considered in manners, For example: if someone is called Wang Bing, then you should address them as Wang Bing; if someone is called Wang Xiao Bing, then you should address that person as Xiao Bing. Or, you just call them their surname plus their job title, like Doctor Wang. Never do what they do in American television shows: don't call someone who's Chinese with a one syllable name like "Lee"," Sun" so on, because it's a little weird and seems like you don't respect others.

Let me explain to you more accurately why should call someone has a name with three characters just call last two. If you speak out entire three characters means formal or you'd like to emphasize your words to him. But if you speak out last two means between you two seems like more intimately. Particular in the meeting or working space people want to show their friendly to others. For example, Mao Ze Dong always call Deng Xiao Ping as Xiao Ping, if call him Deng Xiao Ping, There must be something wrong, then Deng Xiao Ping should be careful it. But if you are very closed and in your private space, call them either two words or three are OK.

Is there some hidden rules about how to call someone's name is properly in westerner's world?

How westerner call Chinese is appropriate behavior in China. In my country, people are expected to never praise themselves, if you do that, it seems as if you are the person who doesn't have self-respect and lost dignity even like a joker. You are supposed to wait someone gives your compliment. This behavior could keep your modesty and everyone believes it's a virtue. Here, people always have two or three characters names and one character with one syllable, so when you have a meeting, make sure you always call them two syllables, if some's name with three syllable then you call the last two. Or, you just call them surname plus their job title, like Doctor Lee. Never do that like American's movies shows, call someone who's Chinese with one syllable like "Lee"," Sun" so on, it's a little weird and seems like don't respect others.

Law of drunken driving Actually, a new law has been announced by traffic police department in our country. It's concerned about strict punishment for drunken driving; if someone drinks more than one bottle of beer, that guy might be thrown into detention house for a fortnight by testing with alcohol detectors. His license will be revoked as well. It's effective, but we still have lots of regulations nobody like to abide by; I know sometime they try to get away with the punishment. But I really think the traffic police should increase their patrol and heavily fine anyone who wants to against the law. Maybe it's too serious, but a good social order is always built by strict governance.

A disaster I'd experienced First of all the follow text based on my true experience. On a day in the 2008, I was sat in my office. All of sudden the whole building started shaking. A couple of seconds later I realized that was an earthquake. So I hide under the desk as soon as I could. I couldn't imagine how big scale of that earthquake was, but the cutthroat shaking lasted several minutes, it was a really terrible experience, I thought I was going to die. After the shaking stopped, everybody went down to the street. It was an outrageous 8. 8 Richter scales earthquake, the epicentre only 100km far from my city which has millions of people live there, about hundred thousand people were killed. Even now, sometimes I feel shaking but it just caused by my heart beat, it's an earthquake aftermath.

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