In China, if you’re one in a million, there are still 1,300 of you. That’s the gist of China’s problem with names:
With more than a billion people now sharing just 100 surnames, Chinese authorities are considering a landmark move to try to end the confusion, state media reported Tuesday.
Current Chinese law states that children are only allowed take the surname from either their mother or father, but the lack of variety means there are now 93 million people in China with the family name Wang.
Wow! I haven’t seen so many Wangs since…well, nevermind.
Under a new draft regulation released by the ministry of public security, parents will be able to combine their surnames for their children, a move that could open up 1.28 million new possibilities, the China Daily reported.
For instance, a father named Zhou and mother named Zhu could choose to call their child either Zhou, Zhu, Zhouzhu or Zhuzhou, the report added.
Well, that should clear everything up.
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“everybody wang chung tonight”
Rodney Dangerfield’s golf partner in Caddyshack.
Must be heck trying to look someone up in the proverbial “Chinese Phone Book”?
It’s even worse in Korea.
Nearly a quarter of the population has this last name of Kim.
http://www.imfrance.com/south_korea.htm
Louisiana ain’t too far behind. They only have three last names there:
Boudreaux, Thibodeaux, and Guidry
I’ve got a better idea, birth control.
You forgot Babineau, Gastineau, Marchon, Melancon, and Idontneau.
what if momma is a “WE” and pappa is a “WANG” is the kid “WEWANG”
two cute, it could be worse. Momma could be We and papa could be We Wang.
Would it be un-(P)olitically-(C)astrated to say that Michael Mooore has more chins than a Chinese phone book?
O:
Some interesting Chinese names:
Sum Yung Ho
Long Duk Dong (of Sixteen Candles fame)
Wang Hung Lo
Chu Men Gu
And if you’ve been to either of Ted Poe’s election parties, you’ve been right around the corner from:
http://houston.citysearch.com/profile/34454710/humble_tx/fu_kee_chinese_restaurant.html
Why is it other cultures can’t do as we do. You take your father’s last name and nothing gets complicated. Too much confusion.
However, many Hispanics do the same thing in reverse. The father’s name is hyphenated with the mother’s name.
What a mess!
We would never be able to keep track of all the Pedro’s or Jose’s if the immigration bill passes - another logistic nightmare. No one would own up to who they really are. PROTEST THE IMMIGRATION BILL!
Years ago off of Gessner I leased a house from a Chinese guy named Ho, and the lady next door was named Hooker. So I lived in a Ho house and had a Hooker next door. And I always managed to tell people that with a straight face.
In this case, two Wangs could make a Wong.
Oh, american woman, that is just so wong…..!
Oopps, darn typo’s….!!!! O: