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In 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
by goodcanadian 6y ago
In 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.