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Zid wrote on 2011-10-18 01:31
I'll have to agree with Kitae here. Titles are redundant, and at least Americans know the concept of "showing respect when it's due" rather than "every time to always remind you and everybody else you're 'lesser/better' than the person you're referring to".
As a Vietnamese who always have to speak his native language with his family, I can say Vietnamese dialect is as demanding on honorific titles as Japanese (or any other Oriental language), and I get insulted constantly by the previous generations when I even forget to say one honorific. By saying (even behind my back) I'm dishonorable, rude, and/or I have no manners.
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Kollin wrote on 2011-10-18 01:50
Quote from Cynic;623900:
Have =/= actually use, btw.
I (almost) always use them. But I was raised in the south and we are usually brought up to be polite.
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Skye wrote on 2011-10-18 02:05
Quote from Kollin;624912:
I (almost) always use them. But I was raised in the south and we are usually brought up to be polite.
May I ask what part of the south you live in...?
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Piero wrote on 2011-10-18 02:11
I get what you mean. I only speak Japanese with my fellow Japanese class friends, and my Japanese friends, and I just find it really fun to use those titles you mentioned.
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Kollin wrote on 2011-10-18 02:11
Quote from Skye;624954:
May I ask what part of the south you live in...?
Georgia.
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Skye wrote on 2011-10-18 02:13
Quote from Kollin;624969:
Georgia.
Oh, okay. I do think that's probably a nicer southern state.
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Kollin wrote on 2011-10-18 02:16
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Oh, okay. I do think that's probably a nicer southern state.
Just don't go to Atlanta, or any major city. They are not very nice :whisper:.
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paladin wrote on 2011-10-18 02:47
That makes chinese the odd one out of the asain countries
I dont know of any honorfics out side of standard
Superiors mostly
Like master , boss etc
Its part of american culture, we dont like the whole class system that spilits people -honorfics form part of that system
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Kazuni wrote on 2011-10-18 02:53
Quote from paladin;625013:
That makes chinese the odd one out of the asain countries
I dont know of any honorfics out side of standard
Superiors mostly
Like master , boss etc
Its part of american culture, we dont like the whole class system that spilits people -honorfics form part of that system
Not really.. China still has Mr/Miss/Mrs/Doctor like almost any culture, and they also have the equivalent of niichan and neechan, although they don't have as many variations. (o, san, chan, etc)
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Phunkie wrote on 2011-10-18 05:19
Forget titles. We're all equal.
Ms./Mr./Mrs./Madam/Sir/Young Man/Young Lady, all of those work.
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Okami wrote on 2011-10-18 15:41
Quote from Phunkie;625249:
Forget titles. We're all equal.
Ms./Mr./Mrs./Madam/Sir/Young Man/Young Lady, all of those work.
Haha, I was talking to my boyfriend about this the other day and that's almost exactly what he said :)
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Akemii wrote on 2011-10-18 16:01
Different cultures different customs. Reason is pretty obvious.
Don't get me wrong though, when I watch anime and stuff, I always get jealous of them. I mean... I wish I could add the titles at the end of names, and use onee-san/onee-chan for my siblings....