4 ms·
I really want one of these. I hate signing my name. I never sign anything the same way twice, and it's always a random scribble. I've actually gotten into figh
by amyjess 7y ago
I really want one of these.
I hate signing my name. I never sign anything the same way twice, and it's always a random scribble. I've actually gotten into fights with my bank over this, and before my landlord switched to electronic signatures, signing my lease every year was a huge chore due to the number of signatures involved. Maybe if I'm lucky, the first part of the scribble will look vaguely like the left half of a cursive A, but it falls apart after that. The only area where I'm consistent at all is my initials: I always write my initials as a ligature, as my initials are AJB, which easily link up. [0]
So I really envy that the Japanese can just drop down a stamp and be done with it. I've actually been considering having a custom seal made for me, either using my initials ligature (see [0]) or possibly with my name written in Japanese. I should explain the latter: I decided a while back that if I ever need to write my name in Japanese, instead of rendering my name in katakana [1], I'd use a Japanese name that has similar sound/meaning to my own [2].
[0] The main one I use, and an alternative I've been experimenting with https://i.imgur.com/Z30PLre.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Z30PLre.jpg
[1] Amy Book -> エイミー・ブック
[2] 本えみ <- 本 is the kanji for "Book", and in my name I prefer to read it as もと (Moto), and えみ is Emi (written in hiragana, which is a syllabary that carries no semantic meaning), a fairly common Japanese name that sounds similar to Amy.
- mring33621 7y agoWhen I was a kid, I worked at Office Warehouse (now Staples or whatever bought them). We sold lots of 'Signature Stamps', which were simply a custom-made rubber stamp with your signature on it. IIRC, the customers that bought them were business owners who needed to sign lots of checks. I'm pretty sure this was both normal and considered legal in the US.
- wst_ 7y agoIf you have no Japanese roots I'd rather avoid using kanji and name semantics. Names don't have any meaning and different spelling than one on your official documents may lead to confusion. Only if you ever want to use it legally, of course. If it's just for kicks, then, by all means, go ahead.
- bruxis 7y agoIt's not clear by this comment if you live in Japan, but if you do, it's quite common to have a hanko even for foreign names (custom made, of course, ~¥1000+). If you live in the US, signature seals are quite uncommon but probably acceptable. That said, carrying around a seal (and sometimes forgetting it) is not particularly fun.
- amyjess 7y ago> It's not clear by this comment if you live in Japan, but if you do, it's quite common to have a hanko even for foreign names (custom made, of course, ~¥1000+). Nah, I live in Texas. I'm just a weeb.