It’s always something like Tiffany or Kevin followed by the most ancient sounding surname ever
MaximumView2916 on
It’s always ‘Jonathan’ or ‘Cynthia’ on the email, but as soon as you meet in person, the ‘Lah’ and ‘Leh’ come out in full force.
DennisDEX on
You should meet Filipinos
shieZer on
Malaysian Chinese too (I’m one myself), plus Malaysian Indians to a lesser extent also have English first names and an Indian name somewhere in the middle.
GB_Alph4 on
This is your typical Asian in an English country.
In Spanish and Portuguese countries the same thing can be said. Same with French and German.
Yes I have an English first name and an Asian surname.
HK_Mathematician on
Same here in Hong Kong
dearcossete on
More like obscure western name plus Chinese name.
“Theophilus Ng” or “Dunstan Chua”
Or Mr Clement Ee who happens to live in Clementi.
ppgamerthai on
We got Sanskrit name, Chinese surname (sometimes Sanskritized), and a nickname that’s just a random English word here
NonGeniusSetter on
Jenny Chinese?
NIN10DOXD on
I’ve met quite a few Chinese Americans named things like Gladys, Janice, Evelyn, Billy, Bernard, etc. Basically, anything older sounding.
alreadykaten on
Malaysian Chinese names too. Stuff like Brian Lee, even if they aren’t Christian
heyzirrrri on
Edgar Allen po
Random_name4679 on
I knew a Vietnamese American with a very English sounding first name and a French surname
DiamondRocks22 on
oh cool sleuth bot is spot on after so many major fails
hongooi on
I still remember a guy named Johnson Wang in school (he was from Hong Kong though)
SluggJuice on
John Singapore
jeff3rd on
“Have you ever been a member of the Chinese Communist Party?”
Away-Dust6440 on
Also why does most of them always uses the same English first name, I met too many Jason and Joseph
throwAwayMan2475 on
Fun fact: their founding father, Lee Kuan Yew’s first name was actually “Harry”.
Eatmyscum on
Funny Seinfeld episode somewhat related to this.
Andagaintothegym on
You should meet the Chindo or Chinese Indonesian
AkiraQil on
Indonesian is either Arab + Sanskrit. And majority of us dont even share last names. My name was fully arabic, my brothers name was full Sanskrit.
HumbleMolasses1 on
Daniel Loo
Klingon_from_Borneo on
Amongst my Singaporean (and Malaysian) peers…I have a tonne of friends sharing the same names such as: Alvin, Ivan, Kelvin, Kevin, Daniel, John.
Like for example, you might know three named Alvin Wong, two named Alvin Tan, and a few named Alvin Chua. Maybe I need more friends with names other than ‘Alvin’.
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It’s always something like Tiffany or Kevin followed by the most ancient sounding surname ever
It’s always ‘Jonathan’ or ‘Cynthia’ on the email, but as soon as you meet in person, the ‘Lah’ and ‘Leh’ come out in full force.
You should meet Filipinos
Malaysian Chinese too (I’m one myself), plus Malaysian Indians to a lesser extent also have English first names and an Indian name somewhere in the middle.
This is your typical Asian in an English country.
In Spanish and Portuguese countries the same thing can be said. Same with French and German.
Yes I have an English first name and an Asian surname.
Same here in Hong Kong
More like obscure western name plus Chinese name.
“Theophilus Ng” or “Dunstan Chua”
Or Mr Clement Ee who happens to live in Clementi.
We got Sanskrit name, Chinese surname (sometimes Sanskritized), and a nickname that’s just a random English word here
Jenny Chinese?
I’ve met quite a few Chinese Americans named things like Gladys, Janice, Evelyn, Billy, Bernard, etc. Basically, anything older sounding.
Malaysian Chinese names too. Stuff like Brian Lee, even if they aren’t Christian
Edgar Allen po
I knew a Vietnamese American with a very English sounding first name and a French surname
oh cool sleuth bot is spot on after so many major fails
I still remember a guy named Johnson Wang in school (he was from Hong Kong though)
John Singapore
“Have you ever been a member of the Chinese Communist Party?”
Also why does most of them always uses the same English first name, I met too many Jason and Joseph
Fun fact: their founding father, Lee Kuan Yew’s first name was actually “Harry”.
Funny Seinfeld episode somewhat related to this.
You should meet the Chindo or Chinese Indonesian
Indonesian is either Arab + Sanskrit. And majority of us dont even share last names. My name was fully arabic, my brothers name was full Sanskrit.
Daniel Loo
Amongst my Singaporean (and Malaysian) peers…I have a tonne of friends sharing the same names such as: Alvin, Ivan, Kelvin, Kevin, Daniel, John.
Like for example, you might know three named Alvin Wong, two named Alvin Tan, and a few named Alvin Chua. Maybe I need more friends with names other than ‘Alvin’.
Jackie Chan
I have one friend John Singuatva
Gerard Lu Bu