Brother Adam Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 ....naming thier kids reallly long wierd names? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traichuoi Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Adam Posted May 22, 2004 Author Share Posted May 22, 2004 not so sound racial or anything either, one of my best friends is an African American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 It's just a cultural thing I'd guess. Every culture has names that are unique to them. For example, I know a Greek girl named Olympia. I would think that's a name that you'd really only find among Greek people. Jewish people have names like Moshe and Shmuel. You'd really never hear those names outside the Jewish community. These names may seem weird to us, but they're not weird in the culture that they are used in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellenita Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 hehe......we think Americans name their children weird names period...... :ph34r: [b]*Ellenita makes swift exit *[/b] :hide: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dUSt Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 Why do white people call black people African Americans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livin_the_MASS Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 They are brothers and sisters in Christ, just like everyone, no matter who you are, you were made in the image and likeness of God. *ducks down sneaks out back door, leaves two cents on counter top* :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theculturewarrior Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 Different cultures, different names. Down here on the border, germanic names are common. I know several Gilberts, a Filbert, a Humbert, a couple Hilda's, and a Helga. We should strive to overcome cultural differences by reaching out and trying to understand. Often this will not be reciprocated, but we have a mandate from the Holy Father. God bless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleflower+JMJ Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 if the name sounds weird, its you, not them. all peeps are different. not eveyone is gonna name their kids bob, sue and harry (or whatever names we may be accustomed with) just like i dont expect everyone to name their kids jose, maria elena or manuelluis miguel roberto perez III :hammer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 [quote] Why do white people call black people African Americans?[/quote] lol...I've been yelled at for both! My (white) Latin teacher scolded me for saying black instead of African American and a black guy said, "I'm as American as you, so call me black, not African..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 I'm not racial, some of my best friends are black! yeah yeah Mr. Duke. Now I'm not being racist...BUT...(what follows is something pretty racist; it never fails) Seriously, I believe it's a cultural phenomenon. Yeah, that's a nice blanket judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
immaculata Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 My friend's mom is a teacher.. she's had two kids named Lasagna in her classes-- one female, the other male. There was also the girl named Michelle who pronounced it "Mee-shell-lay" haha... reminds me of our Homecoming skit this year.. Announcer: "And now, the Homecoming Queen for 2004.. VASELINE?!!" Vaseline: "That's Vaseliiiiiiiiiinnneeeeeeee!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enda Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 [quote name='immaculata' date='May 22 2004, 06:08 PM']My friend's mom is a teacher.. she's had two kids named Lasagna in her classes-- one female, the other male.[/quote] I know we Americans love to eat, but that's just ridiclous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellenita Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 * Ellenita bravely re-enters thread.... :thumb: ....... .......Thinks, the Americans are being exceptionally friendly after my last post.... * Cultural differences in names are also influenced by the times in which the child was born.....personally I think those darn hippies have alot to answer for..... Didn't Zowie Bowie change his name as soon as he was legally able to do so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinner Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 I dunno..... but it is my opinion that Vanilla Ice set white people back at least 50 years..... whatya think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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