Re: Alright you primitive screwheads, LISTEN UP!!

From: Nguyen Tam Chinh <chinhngt_at_sectorb.msk.ru>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 21:53:24 +0400 (MSD)
On Tue, 17 May 2005, Gary Kline wrote:

> On Tue, May 17, 2005 at 08:17:45PM +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote:
>> Hi Joseph,
>>
>> K?vesd?n G?bor wrote:
>>> Dear Bill and everyone,
>>>
>>> just a little comment: as far as I know there are two countries where
>>> the first name and the family name is used in different order, and these
>>> two countries are Japan and Hungary. I'm Hungarian thus my name often
>>
>> They are not allone. China also does it and the 'official' Germany, but
>> it is not commonly used.
>>
> 	Well, (Gary said, ddeliberately changing the ^Subject:),
> 	interesting. My mother's parents are from Hungary, two of my
> 	dad's grandparents from  Germany.
>
> 	Didn't know about Hungary (or Japan).  China, yes.  Anybody
> 	on this geek list know any other societies where the surname
> 	is traditionally presented first and the given name last?
>

In Vietnam :)

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