why need english names?

last SG · 2010-08-04T23:37:45+00:00

if indian dominated the world then how? muthu tan, prem teo?Nice suggestions.

dragg SG

i was trying to locate some friends from the past via facebook. i found most, if not all of the chinese now use names like david, sebastian, nancy etc.

as far as i can remember none of my classmates had such names. i know them as tan ah seng, ho yew fai, ting kok kwang etc.

call yourself tan ah seng if you are tan ah seng. not gordan tan. who the **** knows gordan tan is actually the tan ah seng 20-30 yrs ago?

btw, i dont see malays calling herself nancy fatimah bte faisal. why do chinese have to follow anything and everything, angmoh?

TTFU SG

Convenience.

^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~ SG

It's not funny when some angmoh ppl mispronounce ur chinese name... and they like to call u by your chinese surname becoz angmoh surname is behind de...

TYING SG

Ya lor. I don't know why they have to give english names. At least yours still easy to pronounce. Mine has got something like Tresston, Spykler and all sorts of weird names which I cant even pronounce. I think next time i just call everyone eh eh eh can liao.

Fenixx SG

SGF that time oso got one bugger want Japanese name Ichibawa Kaninabe mah........

Rock^Star SG

it's a way of life la haha.....others have moved on. You just havent. Well, I'm not saying that's wrong....maybe u r more sentimental to your roots than others.

BanguIzai SG

when culture & mindset changes, one day we may take up Arabic names or Russian names for convenience

BanguIzai SG

when culture & mindset changes, one day we may take up Arabic names or Russian names for convenience

Junyang700 SG

ah seng ah beng not in liao mah... ah lian... ah huay... lol...

Junyang700 SG

SGF that time oso got one bugger want Japanese name Ichibawa Kaninabe mah........I

ITCHY KIAM PA KNN BAEY

jgho83 SG

i want to use my chinese name but somehow, i was given an english name becos they find it easier to pronounce... so...........

jgho83 SG

but i hate it and will try to give my chinese name as intro as much as possible next time.

dragg SG

for convenience? what an excuse!!

there are plenty of people still using their own name.

why dont the caucasians use chinese names so its easier for us to remember them?

maskedangel SG

Well, we’re communicating in english, aren’t we?

dragg SG

Well, we’re communicating in english, aren’t we?

我可以用华语和你交谈。你肯吗？

AEW5001 SG

lol

me until now no gib myself eng name

maskedangel SG

Can’t read it on my bb. Sorry.

Wouldn’t understand it too if the characters were visible..

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btw, i dont see malays calling herself nancy fatimah bte faisal. why do chinese have to follow anything and everything, angmoh?

This is partly due to the anglicisation of Singapore by PAP.

Veggie Bao SG

Yes, the heavy angloization process in Singapore.

It is very heavy.

However, I wont comment too much on it.

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Just comment, there's no need to be afraid of the anglo dog Lee Kuan Yew.