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I've always found it quite funny how common it is in the US to be the 2nd or 3rd e.g. "Peter II Smith". I haven't seen this anywhere in Europe besides in histor
by Krasnol 6y ago
I've always found it quite funny how common it is in the US to be the 2nd or 3rd e.g. "Peter II Smith". I haven't seen this anywhere in Europe besides in history books for kings etc.
It looks like one of those "need to compensate for lack of history" things.
- goodcanadian 6y agoIn certain parts of the US (mostly Texas, I think), it is common to give your first born son the same name as you. In that case, using Sr. and Jr., or numerals becomes a practical matter of identifying which Peter Smith you are talking about.
- Krasnol 6y agoI like that "Senior/Junior" thing but I always wondered if people actually say "Hi, I'm Peter the third...".
- cascom 6y agoI’ve never heard it, but the thirds often end with nicknames like Trip (as in triple) or Tres (south Texas / 3 in Spanish) or if your in south Louisiana the the prefix of petit (little, eg Jean and petit Jean) is appended to the junior vs the senior
- mindslight 6y agoIME (n=2), people don't really use "senior/junior/third" when introducing themselves. Disambiguation is done with nicknames (eg John vs Johnny), and the titles only come out when it makes sense to talk technicalities.