| From User |
Message Body |
|
takeva
|
Post #502911 |
Pies are good! *w*
 Member
3:22 am, Oct 23 2011
Posts: 277
|
lol chose Sama!!! 
Senpai and kun would be nice to :3
________________
 |
|
Grimslice
|
Post #502916 |
Thread Killer
Member
3:47 am, Oct 23 2011
Posts: 252
|
I chose sensei solely because of Napoleon Dynamite's Rex Kwon Do,
"Bow to your sensei, BOW TO YOUR SENSEI!"
________________
 |
|
sweetnsour321
|
Post #502918 |
Slumbering Remnant
Member
3:54 am, Oct 23 2011
Posts: 654
|
uhh- don't want one(strangely)
just like my name with no honorific attached to it
don't know why though
________________
 ]
I hear you say "Why?" Always "Why?" You see things; and you say "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?"
"hold on to dreams, for if dreams die life is like a broken-winged bird unable to fly." |
|
eccentrrick
|
Post #502951 |
nom
Member
7:30 am, Oct 23 2011
Posts: 1290
|
Sensei. Just because.
|
|
TofuQueen
|
Post #502953 |
Crazy Cat Lady
Member
7:37 am, Oct 23 2011
Posts: 1763
|
I'd be fine with "san", second choice would be "sensei" even though I'm not a teacher/doctor/etc. "Chan" or "kun" would be weird for someone my age; "sama" just....no.... (~_~); and "sempai/kouhai" puts more emphasis on seniority than I'm really comfortable with.
Being called by my last name would take some getting used to, though, as just about everyone calls me by my first name & when they do use my last name it takes me a minute to realize they're talking to me. 
________________
"[English] not only borrows words from other languages; it has on occasion chased other languages down dark alley-ways, clubbed them unconscious and rifled their pockets for new vocabulary."
-James Nicoll, can.general, March 21, 1992 |
|
Glottalstop
|
Post #502957 |
Member
8:04 am, Oct 23 2011
Posts: 2
|
If I had to choose, "-sensei" would be OK, but it's a pity that "-dono" is missing, even though it might not be in use nowadays.
|
|
CuthienSilmeriel
|
Post #502989 |
not entirely sane
Member
12:41 pm, Oct 23 2011
Posts: 765
|
I live in Japan and work as an Assistant Language Teacher here. People in my town and some teachers call me "-san", but I asked everyone at school, including my students, to address me by my first name alone as it seemed really formal otherwise. That is generally what they do, but in formal settings (like the start of the year when the teachers are introduced) I'm either "-san" or "-sensei".
Thye school Kendo club call me Kohai as a joke, because I asked them to teach me Kendo and treat me as a student, not a teacher, so they take great pleasure in doing so. I don't mind, it amuses me as well.
I don't really like to be called by any honorific, but if I had to choose "-san" would be better than any as it's more neutral.
________________
The pen is mightier than the sword...and considerably easier to write with. |
|
Horn
|
Post #503025 - Reply to ( #502957) by Glottalstop |
Member
4:40 pm, Oct 23 2011
Posts: 6
|
Quote from Glottalstop If I had to choose, "-sensei" would be OK, but it's a pity that "-dono" is missing, even though it might not be in use nowadays.
Heh, I also wanted -dono. I picked -sama though. I dunno, it'd feel like an ego boost somehow...who wouldn't like those? Like, imagine your significant other calling you that.
Yeah, I'm weird.
|
|
tactics
|
Post #503029 |
Is a female
Member
5:11 pm, Oct 23 2011
Posts: 3227
|
I don't think my name sounds... 'right' with a honorific. It sounds kinda weird when you throw one on the end of it.
If I had to choose though, -san would be alright I suppose.
________________
 |
|
Pikapu
|
Post #503030 |
-_-
Member
5:15 pm, Oct 23 2011
Posts: 1885
|
None of the above.
________________
Quote from LawX You are like the dense main character in a shoujo manga. Quote from Crenshinibon And you will murder someone one day, pika. If you're my daughter.
PLAY WITH ME IN DIABLO 3!
*PM me for info* |
|
Jooles
|
Post #503032 |
Member
5:37 pm, Oct 23 2011
Posts: 71
|
If I HAD to be addressed by an honorific, I'd prefer shooting myself. Honorifics is one of the many things I dislike about Japanese culture.
|
|
Coccyzus
|
Post #503064 |
Member
7:49 pm, Oct 23 2011
Posts: 135
|
Ha ha, we use them often enough in American English; I think we're just more used to them and tune them out. Though I admit the more stratified honorifics can be a bit grating. I chose sensei, though I usually go by -dono since I'm a successful adult in my field/profession. Chinese speakers usually use the <name>-neesan (big sis) equivalent.
|
|
centzon totochtin
|
Post #503093 |
Herder of Pigeons
Member
10:17 pm, Oct 23 2011
Posts: 132
|
I always liked San because it can be used for male or female, married or unmarried, (weird because Japan's supposedly a more sexist society), would be useful to have one of those in English for situations when those things aren't relevant.
But in real life I hate honorifics, people who call everyone Mr/ Miss/ Sir all the time wind me up. Supposedly it's to show respect but just sounds like it's to show ranks and inferiority or someone's trying to sell you something. I don't understand why anyone would want their girl/boyfriend/partner calling them something like that, surely equality is a good thing and there's a less pointless way they could show their appreciation  , and I thought the whole point was someone that close to you didn't have to bother with honorifics. Each to their own though... 
Last edited by centzon totochtin at 10:23 pm, Oct 23
|
|
Yenoh
|
Post #503098 |
Taro Pail
Member
10:31 pm, Oct 23 2011
Posts: 1957
|
I'd prefer not to have an honorific after my name...if it's needed though, then just -san.
|
|
chineserider
|
Post #503099 - Reply to ( #503098) by Yenoh |
Persona non grata
Member
10:32 pm, Oct 23 2011
Posts: 1439
|
Quote from Yenoh I'd prefer not to have an honorific after my name...if it's needed though, then just -san.
I feel the same.
________________
Nulla in mundo pax sincera
"Always go too far, because that's where you'll find the truth." - Albert Camus |
