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His wife is Chinese and at the time he was very publicly studying Mandarin (and still is). In any case, asking a stranger, albeit a VIP, to name your to-be-bor
by ithinkinstereo 9y ago
His wife is Chinese and at the time he was very publicly studying Mandarin (and still is).
In any case, asking a stranger, albeit a VIP, to name your to-be-born first child is pretty weird. Doubly so in the context of Chinese culture.
And I wouldn't say this is due to "hyper-sensitive" Chinese culture. It would be seen as unusual even in western cultures.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoFirst, it is just a Chinese name, not the English name on the kid's birth certificate, it wouldn't be considered anything more than a nickname to us. Yes, it would be weird in western cultures, but not incredibly so, there definitely would be nothing like the hyper sensitive Chinese response that occurred in 2016.
- ithinkinstereo 9y agoThe response in China was relative to how important naming a child is in Chinese (really, East Asian) culture. You are applying western standards to the Chinese response, which makes little sense.