| Jian Shuo, one of the reasons I admire you is because you DO NOT USE an English name which otherwise is so sterotypical of so many other Chinese!
To other readers of Chinese descent, I mean no offence. But I very seriously think that you should respect your own culture much more than the amount of importance you give to Western 'values'. Having a "cool" name like 'Jason'/ 'Jackson'/ 'Michelle'/whatever .. followed by your surname (Chen/Chin/Lee/Lin/Lim/Wang/Wong/etc) which (if I'm not mistaken) should normally be appearing first .. is most likely not going to earn you extra respect. If someone finds it difficult to pronounce a Chinese/Indian/Japanese/Korean/Russian/Arabic/African name - then its THEIR problem, not yours. Let THEM make the added effort to get the pronunciation right. Don't you think so? I'd definitely respect those who stick to their given names/cultural-values/etc in light of ever increasing western influence. |
Why I Don't Have an English Name