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Old 2009-08-11, 14:37   Link #1309
Raiga
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Age: 32
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Originally Posted by Zetsubo View Post
I wonder if us Occidental people realize how socially significant first names are to Japanese people ?

There are married couples who still use "surnames" and honorifics... because its just more comfortable and less "embarrassing"
Huh. I knew it was significant, but didn't know it was to that extent. That's interesting. I guess the usual anime speaking style is loads more casual than would normally occur in real life.
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