Timeline for How can I help Japanese speakers using my hard-to-pronounce name?
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| May 23, 2018 at 14:19 | vote | accept | Kozaky | ||
| May 18, 2018 at 13:36 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackTravel/status/997471036311527425 | ||
| May 17, 2018 at 9:48 | history | edited | Kozaky | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Poorly worded part I hadn't noticed before.
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| May 16, 2018 at 22:00 | answer | added | fkraiem | timeline score: 5 | |
| May 16, 2018 at 20:53 | answer | added | Gene | timeline score: 1 | |
| May 16, 2018 at 19:08 | comment | added | Armstrongest | Hey, if Arnold Schwarzenegger can be known as シュワちゃん (Shuwa-chan) I think abbreviating is A-Okay. | |
| May 16, 2018 at 19:01 | comment | added | Willeke♦ | When traveling in Japan, using hostels I would call ahead, spell my name when asked, give my nationality when asked and when I arrived my name was never to be found but my nationality was always enough to be recognized. I bet your first name/nickname is more personal than a nationality. (But it worked for me and I would do it again.) | |
| May 16, 2018 at 18:38 | comment | added | Armstrongest | @Kozaky informal in which circumstances? For the most part, Japanese are extremely accommodating people and will opt to just use whatever is most comfortable to you. I wouldn't worry too much about formality of your name. Kozaky-san is just as formal as McDonald-san in all but the most regally official situations. | |
| May 16, 2018 at 18:34 | answer | added | Armstrongest | timeline score: 10 | |
| May 15, 2018 at 10:10 | comment | added | Kozaky | @Johns-305 This is certainly possible with my first name. I had wondered at times if it would be considered too informal. | |
| May 14, 2018 at 20:06 | comment | added | mkennedy | This should probably be an answer--have a native Japanese speaker transliterate your name into katakana and show it when giving someone your name. | |
| May 14, 2018 at 17:59 | comment | added | xuq01 | I've been to Japan and almost no one ever wanted my name...So, could you try avoiding having people pronounce your name at all? | |
| May 14, 2018 at 16:03 | comment | added | DTRT | Is it possible to use a nickname or short version that has a more direct spelling->pronunciation factor? Like instead of Catriona, use Kate or Cat. | |
| May 14, 2018 at 15:48 | history | asked | Kozaky | CC BY-SA 4.0 |