ELI5: Why do English speakers switch Japanese names to have the family name last, but not Korean names? Submitted by JorWat t3_11yqpz1 on March 22, 2023 at 5:49 PM in explainlikeimfive 36 comments 169
a_frayn t1_jd9szsx wrote on March 22, 2023 at 9:19 PM It was also pretty common for Bajorans too. Humans often would assume their given name was their family name. It wasn’t until Ensign Ro corrected Captain Picard that it became more common to use their names correctly. Permalink 2 fodi666 t1_jd9wm53 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 9:43 PM Was? It will happen in the 2300s Permalink Parent 2 a_frayn t1_jd9wqmh wrote on March 22, 2023 at 9:44 PM Sorry. Time travel gets confusing. Permalink Parent 2 [deleted] t1_jd9yd15 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 9:55 PM [deleted] Permalink Parent 1
fodi666 t1_jd9wm53 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 9:43 PM Was? It will happen in the 2300s Permalink Parent 2 a_frayn t1_jd9wqmh wrote on March 22, 2023 at 9:44 PM Sorry. Time travel gets confusing. Permalink Parent 2 [deleted] t1_jd9yd15 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 9:55 PM [deleted] Permalink Parent 1
a_frayn t1_jd9wqmh wrote on March 22, 2023 at 9:44 PM Sorry. Time travel gets confusing. Permalink Parent 2
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