> > > Talking of names, I used to work in Hong Kong with a Billboard Kwok - I > kid > > not, in my media-buying department, and had a client - a Marketing > Manager > > at American Express, I kid you not again, who was somewhat unfortunately > > named Vagina Lau (she pronounced it Vuh-geena). In addition to a > > Photosynthesis Wong at the McDonald's downstairs. > > > Holy &^*%$ !!! > > Are dictionaries too expensive in that part of the world (or are they too > cheap)?
What happens here is that kids have only Chinese names from when they're born till they come to our equivalent of Class 10. Then they get to choose their own names. Now remember, kids in HK don't have too much exposure to the English-speaking world - so they tend to pick names out of their text books. Usually biology ones, as they "sound" nice. My boss - a British guy- married a Symbiosis Lee who worked in the video rental store in the mall next door. Mahesh
