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Help[Opinions] "Exotic" means American crap.
in reply to a message by CN
I swear, if I see one more continental European couple using an English name that doesn't exist in their culture on their innocent child, I would like to kill myself.
To all non-English-speaking Europeans: Get over names like Kevin and Liam and use REAL European names. Look at your name day calendars or older name books (i.e. without the foreign crap) to see what you can use. Even a name that EXISTS in your country, like Ester or Lukas, is better than a name like Kevin or Jessica. Learn that modern English names (names like Madycynne and Khaedyn) lack class. And all the nice (i.e. lesser-used, not cliche) English names like Leona and Richard are found only on old people nowadays (you'll notice it especially with the women).
And now, Americans are using foreign names without knowing the real meanings. Would I name my child Zuleika, Aydin, Florian, or Yukiko? As nice as they sound, I wouldn't because I am a monolingual English-speaking American.
Knowing that no children in Sweden have Swedish names, no children in Germany have German names, or that no children in France have French names makes me want to barf. The only Europeans still using THEIR OWN names are (get ready to cringe) the Moroccan, Pakistani, Turkish, and Somali immigrants, none of whom belong in Europe anyway due to their prudishness and intolerance.
To all non-English-speaking Europeans: Get over names like Kevin and Liam and use REAL European names. Look at your name day calendars or older name books (i.e. without the foreign crap) to see what you can use. Even a name that EXISTS in your country, like Ester or Lukas, is better than a name like Kevin or Jessica. Learn that modern English names (names like Madycynne and Khaedyn) lack class. And all the nice (i.e. lesser-used, not cliche) English names like Leona and Richard are found only on old people nowadays (you'll notice it especially with the women).
And now, Americans are using foreign names without knowing the real meanings. Would I name my child Zuleika, Aydin, Florian, or Yukiko? As nice as they sound, I wouldn't because I am a monolingual English-speaking American.
Knowing that no children in Sweden have Swedish names, no children in Germany have German names, or that no children in France have French names makes me want to barf. The only Europeans still using THEIR OWN names are (get ready to cringe) the Moroccan, Pakistani, Turkish, and Somali immigrants, none of whom belong in Europe anyway due to their prudishness and intolerance.
This message was edited 11/2/2008, 12:37 PM
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