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I don’t think it’s just a matter of translation preference. I think it’s also to be respectful to the people whose names are being mentioned. When Chinese or J
by jasonjei 7y ago
I don’t think it’s just a matter of translation preference. I think it’s also to be respectful to the people whose names are being mentioned.
When Chinese or Japanese concert Roman names to Hanzi/Kana, they try to observe the FIRSTNAME LASTNAME convention if preferred by that culture. Such as スティーブン・ポール・“スティーブ”・ジョブズ (Steven Paul “Steve” Jobs)
- JamesBarney 7y agoThis is something that is hard for me to understand because I wouldn't think it was disrespectful to be called Barney James in another language.(honestly I wouldn't care if they called me Barney James in English)
- panglott 7y agoThis is framed as "respectful", but it's another way to mark the person as an outsider.