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Topic	Who the hell decided that being called by our last name was "polite"
tankboy 05/05/24 12:18:59 PM #12:	epik_fail1 posted... I mean. The last name is also the "real name", a family name. It seems more intrusive to me You are thinking of the modern implications of knowing somebody's full name. The tradition in question is much older, from when everybody knew everybody anyway, at least by reputation, and using a family name was a way to be more indirect or general, creating the perception of distance. Especially if we think about back when surnames were mostly either careers or lineage descriptors. <cite>tankboy posted [p:980251187] in Who the he... [t:80762749]...</cite> <quote>epik_fail1 posted... </cite><quote>I mean. The last name is also the "real name", a family name. It seems more intrusive to me</quote>You are thinking of the modern implications of knowing somebody's full name. The tradition in question is much older, from when everybody knew everybody anyway, at least by reputation, and using a family name was a way to be more indirect or general, creating the perception of distance. Especially if we think about back when surnames were mostly either careers or lineage descriptors.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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