Message: "Re: Japanese names on non-japanese kids?"

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[Opinions] Re: Japanese names on non-japanese kids?

by StarGirl (guest)

1/29/2006, 7:40 PM

I hate it when caucasian anime geek kids give themselves japanese names as internet aliases. a huge pet peeve with me. I don't think it should be done...

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- shijin (guest)

1/29/2006, 10:45 PM

Yeah, I hate that too.

Sorry, I'm feeling ironic.

- Jeana Bradbury +4

1/29/2006, 8:23 PM

A good friend of mine is Japanese and his name is Joe his daughters names are Lori, Lena and Lisa. I don't think there is anything wrong with it, if you have at least a connection to Japan in someway.

- StarGirl (guest) +3

1/29/2006, 9:28 PM

I'll agree with that. it's fine if you have a very strong connection it just bothers me when people do it becuse their lives revolve around anime...

- Ndi

1/30/2006, 5:02 PM

They're actually names from books, not anime. :) My favorite author is Haruki Murakami.

- Jeana Bradbury

1/29/2006, 10:56 PM

Also there are popular japanese name that are also used in America try things like...

Naomi
Reina
Mari
Jun
Mina
Ect..

- Jeana Bradbury

1/29/2006, 10:55 PM

I love anime but I'd never use a japanese name unless I had strong connections to either someone with a Japanese name or I'd have at least been there.

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