People with familiar, easy-to-read real names seem more likely to be good people, don’t they?
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Do those flashy names written with kanji that nobody can read really turn out that way because their parents are questionable, causing them to grow up mean-spirited?
In fact, at my company, we sometimes choose not to hire people like that.
Have any of you ever felt that names have some kind of power?
There have been many times when someone tells me their real name and I think, “Ah, that makes sense.” Am I strange for ending things or deciding whether to continue based on that?
Is anyone else like this?
That’s quite a biased take.
Keep talking like that, and before long people will be calling you a “toxic old person.”
I think those words are full of prejudice too, but they suit you perfectly.
Marika, a Showa-era woman
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I’m Dai, a male member.
It’s entirely up to you if you don’t want to date a woman with a flashy name. I don’t think that’s strange.
I’m not dating someone’s name, so I’ve never even asked for her real name.
That said, if you genuinely judge people by criteria like that, I’m surprised there are still companies these days that hire based on such things.
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It’s me.
Everyone is free to think what they want, but it’s a shame to make that judgment after meeting only a few people—or based solely on what the media reports.
Even if you researched every flashy name in Japan and found that many of those people were mean, there would still be plenty who aren’t.
> Actually, our company doesn’t hire people like that either.
You probably shouldn’t say that publicly. If your company rejects applicants based only on their names, it gives the impression of an uncomfortable workplace for younger people. You’ll also become unable to attract forward-thinking talent and will gradually be left behind. None of my business, though.
This is a bit off-topic, but there are still people in a certain developed country who believe that “all Japanese people have terrible table manners and are uncivilized.” They came to that conclusion after seeing a few Japanese tourists. The manners that happen to be acceptable in Japan were simply considered unacceptable in that country.
That’s a true story. ^^;;
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Maezawa from the CEO’s office here, answering as well.
> Is it strange of me to end things there or decide to continue based on that?
It’s a matter of personal choice, but I do wonder whether someone’s given name really makes that much of a difference.
It seems almost as extreme as classifying people into just four personality types based on blood type. If you broaden it a little, it’s like dividing everyone into only twelve categories based on their zodiac sign.
If you’re splitting people into just two groups—those with a “sparkly” name and those without—then it seems like an incredibly crude way of looking at things.
That said, some people do believe in blood-type personality tests, and everyone is free to believe whatever they want.
Still, I feel like this is taking preconceptions a bit too far.
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I’m Kazu, a male member.
I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s strange, but I did think she was rather difficult. I don’t ask for someone’s real name until it becomes necessary.
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I’m in Seattle.
I wouldn’t reject someone based on their name alone, but I do think the questioner has a point.
When naming my own daughter, I consciously chose a name that was easy to read and didn’t have too many strokes. She grew up to be a proud otaku.
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