It helps to have a white name?

Starlet · Joined: 26 May 2003 Posts: 14

I'm HKBC and my parents gave me the English name>chinese name>surname formula as well! My parents both have English first names and NEVER use anything other than their English names when introducing themselves or interacting with people outside the chinese community.

I think it definitely helps in every aspect to have an English name if only if it stops English people taking the mick with your chinese name and employers don't get themselves up in a lather trying to pronounce your chinese name! Well that's what I've found anyway!

I've lived in the UK nearly all my life and I have no trace of an accent and speak like a native. I've also had that weird experience at work where clients call and speak to me on the ph0ne and I give my English name and when they visit they ask to speak to me looking directly at me - obviously assuming that the person they spoke to on the ph0ne with the English name and flawless spoken English MUST be white. Embarrassing on both sides when that happens but I guess that's what happens when you forego the Chinese name!

emem · Joined: 22 May 2003 Posts: 39

Me -- Chinese First Name, English Middle Name, then Sirname.

I really want to put my sir name first. Then people will start thinking that my middle name is my sir name? How absurd....

I don't know how bad it is that having my Chinese name first in job applications. 25% of my applications got me to the interviews. Though not employed by most of them makes me wonder if they invited me to hopefully achieve the equal opportunity status? Or just my bad interview skills and my extremely bad accent?
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eye_candy1870 · Joined: 08 May 2003 Posts: 86

sp amd oceanlee,
if you guys live in india would you call your kids amerjit or sukhvinder with chinese middle name?

think about it.

in fact, any one here know many british indians/pakistanis with white names?? BTW sharon is an indian name not english for those who didnt know.

dramatisedlife · Joined: 20 Oct 2003 Posts: 2 Location: Telford

it always helps when you have an english name when you are younger as its less complicated for kids to say your name. For my name, i was always taunted by my class 'mates'

*sighs*
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porkscratchings · Joined: 27 Feb 2003 Posts: 112 Location: BirmingHAM

I personally don't have a problem with using my Chinese name on CV and application forms - i have a 75% success rate in job apps doing CVs for myself and a mate of mine who is not only Chinese but has ridiculous sounding name.

I don't think having a Chinese name is a bad thing - being unique has many advantages, if u know how to milk it.

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