http://jimmod.wordpress.com/2005/08/01/a-rose-by-any-other-name/ A glimpse into the life of an American living in Taiwan. Sat, 11 Sep 2010 15:10:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://jimmod.wordpress.com/2005/08/01/a-rose-by-any-other-name/#comment-1468 Thu, 04 Aug 2005 05:48:30 +0000 http://jimmod.wordpress.com/2005/08/01/a-rose-by-any-other-name/#comment-1468 Yes, Jim, this is true in Chinese cultures. Take me, for instance. My original name is pussyface but after being made fun of on the playground for having the face of a pussy, I changed it.

]]> http://jimmod.wordpress.com/2005/08/01/a-rose-by-any-other-name/#comment-1467 Tue, 02 Aug 2005 06:14:42 +0000 http://jimmod.wordpress.com/2005/08/01/a-rose-by-any-other-name/#comment-1467 I asked my Chinese teacher today about this, and he said it is somewhat common, that you can change your name 2x in your life. This is still very strange to me.

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