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03-19-2010, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by yukikosan View Post
you're right but if I may, other cultures has NOTHING to say about my choices since we are NOT from the same culture.
I can't judge other cultures as well.
The reality is native Japanese would see you adopting a Japanese name as strange. That's life.

The reality is native Japanese will not accept you writing your name in kanji unless you are a citizen of Japan. That's a fact.

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I agree but only if you actually LIVE in this country, this culture.
I don't live in japan. I live in Canada.
Like if you don't follow the Muslim laws like you should here, nobody will really care and nobody is gonna tell you what to do..
Because we are not a Muslim country..
I wonder if the Muslim worshipers who go to the same mosque as you would agree with that. I think no. Just because you are in a different country doesn't mean you can do things however you want.

I can't just decide tomorrow "I am French", as I am not French, I have no French roots and have never been to France.

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I'm begining to learn... I still have a LOT to learn..



but katakana is for foreign language. Yuki is Japanese.
Yoko Ono: Japanese name. Written in katakana.

Just having a name that has roots in Japanese doesn't mean you get a free pass for a kanji name. It doesn't work like that.
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