| Well I have never thought of the legal responsibility before Jian Shuo mentioned it. I am not sure the practice in China but in HK, we put the english name with the complete name (e.g Chan Tai Man, David). So I guess it's clear enough to declare who you are. Some of my friends who are Catholics/ Christians actually put the names on ID too. Well I must say that they spend a little bit longer time to fill up forms and applications......
Well I don't really think that using an english name means you don't respect your culture. The essence of Chinese culture is compatibility. Using an english name, to me, is just another code that I will response. An english name doesn't turn you into gweilo/gweipor. This little trick can't fawn a foreigner, not even a Chinese. |
Why I Don't Have an English Name