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原帖由 西式唐人 于 2008-11-16 11:22 发表 
改名字有什么,说白了,名字就是个符号,你处在这个英文的国度里,改一下是为了别人方便好叫你。不是也有不少在中国长年居住的外国人给自己取中文名中文姓吗,一句话入乡随俗,用不着太上纲上线。当然如果你就是愿意 ...
Name is a symbol all right; but more often than not, it's more than just a symbol. It's part of your identity, it's part of you. I can't understand why one should submit to the unnameable pressure to "blend in", to "provide convenience to the others". That's a myth; I doubt what kind of "mainstreamers" will actually demand this convenience from you.
And nicknames are widely accepted in this society. My friend Satyaramaranan told us to call him Satya. My friend Mftyakumalan told everyone to call him Mel. Matter of fact, apart from few occasions that one has to use his/her legal name, you can use your nickname everywhere. This is the culture here, at least as I understand. Then, why would one still want to change his name on paper to please the others?
America just elected a new president, and his name is Barrack Obama. He could have called himself Barry O'brien, but he didn't. So I guess it's true that both ways are OK, it's more of a personal choice. However I want to emphasis on the side of personal choice rather than the other tip of the balance, which is to blend in indifferently; because this is the harder way, the harder choice, the choice one is more likely to be criticized upon.
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