Often expressions are exaggerated, and I think this is just a "thing" that they do. Most of the time it's for comedic purpose, but not always.
You think it is not a thing the people in Japan (for example) do in general? I don't know many Japanese people - I have one Chinese friend, but she has been living in UK for ages.
What are you confused about with Japanese names/surnames? I don't know a lot but I can tell you this much: they do the same thing that the Chinese do - last name is first, and people are almost always referred to by their last name unless there is some kind of intimacy (Friend/family relationship)and there is usually some kind of suffix added to the end like -san, -kun, -chan or others to designate the relationship & respect.
I think you have answered all my questions - I was sometimes confused what is the first name and what is second. And also suffixes were a little confusing for me. Thank you so much! It makes so much sense! I must be tone deaf as well because I almost never can work out when actors address each other by their names - pronunciation seems to be really different to what I expect.
It's much easier to love the male leads from the beginning. (for me)
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Date: 2006-08-25 04:48 pm (UTC)Often expressions are exaggerated, and I think this is just a "thing" that they do. Most of the time it's for comedic purpose, but not always.
You think it is not a thing the people in Japan (for example) do in general? I don't know many Japanese people - I have one Chinese friend, but she has been living in UK for ages.
What are you confused about with Japanese names/surnames? I don't know a lot but I can tell you this much: they do the same thing that the Chinese do - last name is first, and people are almost always referred to by their last name unless there is some kind of intimacy (Friend/family relationship)and there is usually some kind of suffix added to the end like -san, -kun, -chan or others to designate the relationship & respect.
I think you have answered all my questions - I was sometimes confused what is the first name and what is second. And also suffixes were a little confusing for me. Thank you so much! It makes so much sense! I must be tone deaf as well because I almost never can work out when actors address each other by their names - pronunciation seems to be really different to what I expect.
It's much easier to love the male leads from the beginning. (for me)
Most definitely :)