Comments on: The measure of a culture http://chinahopelive.net/2007/06/28/the-measure-of-a-culture A cross-cultural adventure with the personal side of China. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:35:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: 老熊 Lao Xiong http://chinahopelive.net/2007/06/28/the-measure-of-a-culture/comment-page-1#comment-1326 老熊 Lao Xiong Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:47:27 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2007/06/28/the-measure-of-a-culture#comment-1326 Sure, and that'll only marginally increase the number of available surnames, right? ;-) What, you mean single people are important, too?? Did I miss my calling? ;-) Sure, and that’ll only marginally increase the number of available surnames, right? ;-)

What, you mean single people are important, too?? Did I miss my calling? ;-)

]]> By: Joel http://chinahopelive.net/2007/06/28/the-measure-of-a-culture/comment-page-1#comment-1314 Joel Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:38:08 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2007/06/28/the-measure-of-a-culture#comment-1314 ... or a million other Lin's? They actually recently made a law that lets people more easily create two-character family names for their children. Apparently there are too few family names floating around. Even in our school, which has maybe 20 teachers, some have the exact same family <em>and </em>given names. I suppose I like the general idea of the quote, but I thought it was interesting that single people apparently don't count for much. … or a million other Lin’s? They actually recently made a law that lets people more easily create two-character family names for their children. Apparently there are too few family names floating around. Even in our school, which has maybe 20 teachers, some have the exact same family and given names.

I suppose I like the general idea of the quote, but I thought it was interesting that single people apparently don’t count for much.

]]> By: Jessica http://chinahopelive.net/2007/06/28/the-measure-of-a-culture/comment-page-1#comment-1312 Jessica Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:27:42 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2007/06/28/the-measure-of-a-culture#comment-1312 Great, great, grandfather several times removed....of course. ;) Great, great, grandfather several times removed….of course. ;)

]]> By: 老熊 Lao Xiong http://chinahopelive.net/2007/06/28/the-measure-of-a-culture/comment-page-1#comment-1310 老熊 Lao Xiong Sat, 30 Jun 2007 15:55:02 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2007/06/28/the-measure-of-a-culture#comment-1310 Interesting quote. By chance, any relative of Lin Yi An? ;-) Interesting quote. By chance, any relative of Lin Yi An? ;-)

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