❄️ on cultural differences (netbook)

[beathollow]

This is Mafuyu Asahina. It's come to my attention that another from... an iteration of my home country is here, now, so I thought it might be important to explain a specific cultural norm. Those in my country, and some similar to it across both the world and across dimensions, have very strict guidelines about names and politeness.

It is normally considered rude to use one's first name without permission. Most of my classmates would call me Asahina instead of Mafuyu despite being in the same class as while we are on good terms, friendly terms even, we are not close friends. Using one's first name without permission among peers is overly familiar at best, rude at worst. It can get even more complicated if one goes into honorifics, but I don't have the time or energy for that.

(I personally do not mind using Mafuyu with the people of the Grove due to personal matters, but that should not be assumed of everyone from Japan or countries similar to it. I just thought this might be helpful for others.)

I'm going back to resting now, unless anyone has questions? I guess. Please keep in mind I am still not fully recovered though.

( as a note, when she writes asahina mafuyu, it's with kanji that translates roughly to 'midwinter morning'! in case anyone wants to be an excited dog about name meanings. )

Comments

[eidxiety]

This doesn't apply to me :O I don't use people's names. Unless they're Ezell, Nikolaus, Vash, Livio, and Elsword~.

[thank you ain, no one needed your input ain]

[beathollow]

I like your nicknames.

[eidxiety]

Haha, really? That's good, because I'm not going to stop using them!

[beathollow]

This might be more complicated than it has to be but I like that it gives me separation, if that makes sense?

( 'miss idol' is not 'miss asahina'. )

[eidxiety]

That makes sense, I think? Haha~. You're Ms. Idol because you're an idol.

[beathollow]

It's actually very nice to be able to be acknowledged for my music instead of anything else.

[eidxiety]

I try to pick things that are obvious about people. Like how Mr. Scaredy-Cat is scared of everything and jumps at his own shadow, and Mr. Pigeon is a pigeon, and Mr. Knight is a knight~.

[chickenchoicejudy]

[WAIT HANG ON WHAT--]

You're a musician?!?!

Me and Min-Gi are in a band!

[Cue music note doodles EVERYWHERE.]

[nitrotempered]

Whoever this is, you better use my name or go fuck yourself.

[eidxiety]

Fuck me yourself you coward~ ✨

[nitrotempered]

[ Bakugo knows better than to respond to trolls, except, the problem here is that the trolls literally live next door.

The way he writes this is so rough - ]

SAY THAT TO MY FACE!!!

[eidxiety]

I don't know where your face is right now ^^

[nitrotempered]

RIGHT OUTSIDE THE INN!!

[outofsynth]

I don't want you to fuck yourself, but I prefer to be called by my name.

- Min-Gi

[SIGNED SO THERE ARE NO EXCUSES.]

[eidxiety]

Oh, it's you! I saw you at the bar, I think?

Mr. Well-Behaved~

(not here)

[chickenchoicejudy]

[Somewhere, wherever Ryan is reading his netbook from, he laughs so hard he nearly chokes on his drink.]

[outofsynth]

Isn't the point of this note so everyone can respect what other people want to be called?

zahliyabot voted for this one.

[eidxiety]

I didn't say I respected you. ^^

[nitrotempered]

He's a troll just ignore him.

[outofsynth]

I am.

[It's everyone else who doesn't seem to be able to leave well enough alone... B[ ]

[unheiring]

So what's mine?

[eidxiety]

Mr. Bartender~

[unheiring]

Boring and unoriginal, try again.

[eidxiety]

Nope, you tend a bar, so you're Mr. Bartender :O

[unheiring]

Would that make you Mr. Whore then?
Since you tend to men?