Quote Originally Posted by Rjk View Post
I don't think all Asian people who adopt a "western" name do so for easier cross-cultural interactions, even if that's how it started.

My wife and her friends will mostly call each other by their "western" nicknames, and keep their full Chinese name for official documents etc.
She even calls her son by his western name, unless he's really being told off, in which case the full name will come out.
A fella by me , now sadly deceased was of Indian origin via Uganda

His English was fantastic but if he was off on one with anyone he would revert to hindi especially if his children were playing up

😂