Before we got married Ruriko asked "Why do you always answer 'What is your name?' with 'It's a foreign name; ready?'" She gets it now.
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@patio11 I suppose it would have violated too many cultural norms for you to simplify things by taking Ruriko's last name instead? -
@cperciva In addition to that not being culturally normative on either side of the Pacific it is resoundingly unclear that would help. - 2 more replies
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@patio11 i would go w/ "Mc like McDonalds, Ken like barbie, and then z, i, e" Plus side for you: when i spell my name my accent slows down^5 -
@andreasklinger In Japan Mc like McDonalds would get me Mac with probability approaching 1. - 1 more reply
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@patio11 Have you tried saying "Like the protagonists in Strange Brew"?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 surprised you didn't just change your last name to wife's - I know at least one Brian who became a matsuo.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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