❄️ 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.

[nitrotempered]

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

[eidxiety]

Fuck me yourself you coward~ ✨

[nitrotempered]

I am from Japan and don't care about honorifics at least respect me enough to call me by my family name or my pro hero name.

[ Signed, Katsuki Bakugo. Then additionally added beneath it Hero name:
Explosive Hero: Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight ]

[eidxiety]

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

[beathollow]

Your world has professional heroes? Like in comics?

[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!!!

[nitrotempered]

Except, the comics are nothing like real life for one. If that is your only ability to compare, you aren't wrong. Just not right either.

[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'. )

[beathollow]

No, that makes sense. Comics are ultimately fantasy, with a happy ending at some point. Life is... not like that.

[eidxiety]

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

[chickenchoicejudy]

Oh right, I forgot about that...

I'm Ryan Akagi!

[A split second of translation will show he writes all of this in English characters. If it translates to Japanese, the surname kanji is "Red Tree" and katakana for his name is Raion...though, it's one character off from a different Japanese word.]

I'm Japanese-Canadian though so "Ryan" is totally good. My family's huge anyway so it's always a little weird when people try the last name first thing.

[beathollow]

...

( after a moment, there is some red leaves doodled around his name. she's feeling a little silly. )

[nitrotempered]

RIGHT OUTSIDE THE INN!!

[nitrotempered]

[ GNAWS ON HIS OWN CHEEK WHY DID SHE HAVE TO SAY IT LIKE THAT? ]

Yeah, something like that.

[eidxiety]

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

[timidheart]

Ryan-san has the family name of a sentai hero, fufufu.

[beathollow]

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

[beathollow]

I don't want to say anything insensitive. But I do hope you take care of yourself here.

( heroes come with martyrdom, from her understanding. )

[eidxiety]

To the left or the right of the doors?

[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.]

[nitrotempered]

[ What is she Izuku??? Bakugo's shoulders tense, reading over the words as they come into the notebook - annoyed. ]

Mind your business; I'm sure I know how to take care of myself, unlike the lot of you here.

[nitrotempered]

THE LEFT

[ A moment passes. ]

WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU??

[beathollow]

I should hope so, considering your career path.