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is "Wasabi" a nice name?
31 de out de 2010 09:25
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You would not want to call yourself "Wasabi" because it would make people see you with stereotypical eyes. Wasabi is known to come from Japan (or to a lot of Americans, simply Asia). When people hear that your name is Wasabi and they see that you are Asian, it will make it easy for people to make fun of you. It is only because of the ignorance that fuels stereotypes that this happens. Otherwise there would be no problem with the name.
For example: A stereotype of people with blond hair is that they are stupid. Another name for this is to be "airheaded" If someone decided to call themselves "Airhead" simply because of the candy name, they would be inviting people to treat them like a stereotypical blond--to treat them like they're stupid.
On the other hand, if you wanted Wasabi to be a nickname for you that only your friends call you, that should be fine, because when your friends call you Wasabi, they will not be doing so in a mean way.
31 de outubro de 2010
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No. It's a stupid name. Remember, a lot of people don't like the taste of wasabi! You don't want your name to remind people of something they don't like!
31 de outubro de 2010
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maybe it's a good japanese name?
31 de outubro de 2010
1
Wasabi is a nice name for a glob of green gunk. :P
31 de outubro de 2010
For a plant yes - and maybe for a pet - but not for a human. It would be ridiculous.
31 de outubro de 2010
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Habilidades linguísticas
Chinês (Mandarim), Inglês, Francês, Japonês, Coreano
Idioma de aprendizado
Inglês, Francês, Japonês, Coreano
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