http://shanghaiist.com/2005/08/05/but_what_if_som.php All comments for But what if someone's English name is 'Comrade'? en-us 2009 shang_kenneth Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:00:21 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kenneth@shanghaiist.com kenneth@shanghaiist.com 60 http://shanghaiist.com/2005/08/05/but_what_if_som.php#comment-203816 http://shanghaiist.com/2005/08/05/but_what_if_som.php#comment-203816 Comments Mon, 08 Aug 2005 00:14:13 +0800 <p>Wait ... does this mean that Chinese employees assign Friends-characters names to everyone who has an English name? Like, all American men are referred to as either Ross, Chandler, or Joey? That's kind of awesome.</p> http://shanghaiist.com/2005/08/05/but_what_if_som.php#comment-203812 http://shanghaiist.com/2005/08/05/but_what_if_som.php#comment-203812 Comments Fri, 05 Aug 2005 20:15:04 +0800 <p>I thought Tongzhi (comrade) was slang for a gay guy these days - therefore that new meaning would raise a few eyebrows in some offices. </p>