Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 21:53:24 +0400 (MSD) From: Nguyen Tam Chinh <chinhngt@sectorb.msk.ru> To: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Alright you primitive screwheads, LISTEN UP!! Message-ID: <20050517215231.B10856@it.hackers> In-Reply-To: <20050517173737.GA60953@thought.org> References: <20050516203932.0A38316A4D0@hub.freebsd.org> <42890874.4030600@t-hosting.hu><20050517173737.GA60953@thought.org>
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On Tue, 17 May 2005, Gary Kline wrote: > On Tue, May 17, 2005 at 08:17:45PM +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote: >> Hi Joseph, >> >> K?vesd?n G?bor wrote: >>> Dear Bill and everyone, >>> >>> just a little comment: as far as I know there are two countries where >>> the first name and the family name is used in different order, and these >>> two countries are Japan and Hungary. I'm Hungarian thus my name often >> >> They are not allone. China also does it and the 'official' Germany, but >> it is not commonly used. >> > Well, (Gary said, ddeliberately changing the ^Subject:), > interesting. My mother's parents are from Hungary, two of my > dad's grandparents from Germany. > > Didn't know about Hungary (or Japan). China, yes. Anybody > on this geek list know any other societies where the surname > is traditionally presented first and the given name last? > In Vietnam :) ----- With best regards, | The Power to Serve Nguyen Tam Chinh | http://www.FreeBSD.org Loc: sp.cs.msu.su |
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