LRF4N Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I know you do Anyway back on topic before this gets a padlock icon as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounty Bar Kid Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I often have to respond to emails from people with Indian heritage and I'm not sure if their method of christian and surname is the same as the western method as an example I have one Gurjit Bains - when I reply do I say "Hi Gurjit..." or "Hi Bains" - because in his last email he ended with just "Regards Bains" same with others as "sukhdev singh" or "Jas SIngh" - is singh just a common surname like Smith or is it something else can anyone enlighten me please bains is the surname as is Singh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 I often have to respond to emails from people with Indian heritage and I'm not sure if their method of christian and surname is the same as the western method as an example I have one Gurjit Bains - when I reply do I say "Hi Gurjit..." or "Hi Bains" - because in his last email he ended with just "Regards Bains" same with others as "sukhdev singh" or "Jas SIngh" - is singh just a common surname like Smith or is it something else can anyone enlighten me please bains is the surname as is Singh. hmm - ok why then has he signed of as ............."kind regards Bains" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 (edited) I couldn't say for sure on Indian names as I'm from Pakistan and Muslim names are of Arabic origin. However in Pakistan a lot of people have their kids 2 or 3 names but there wasn't always a family name or surname. They were just given individual names. When they came here the surnames kicked in lol So my dad has 2 brothers, all of them with different names, but my generation who was all born here, our surnames are our dads' second names. But my cousins have different surnames to me Not sure how Indian culture works but when I have Indian patients I generally use their first name as the first one written on their file, or for older patients I will say mr/mrs and use the second name as a surname I know in some African/oriental cultures the family name was the first name and the second name is the individual name. So the opposite to western culture That's probably not much help to you....and might not make any sense..... But if it does there's a wee lesson for you I'm dizzy, why is the house spinning so fast?! Most likely explanation .... You've supercharged it Edited September 14, 2014 by GIXXERUK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Ionabee- maybe he's too cool to use 'mr' in front of his surname Like Bond.... Or like the characters in police academy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I was married in to an Indian family for 10 years and I never understood any of it I just called everyone mate or Uncle or Aunty that worked for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 I just called everyone mate or Uncle or Aunty that worked for me yeah - again, in a business proffesional sense - can't really do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Ionabee- maybe he's too cool to use 'mr' in front of his surname Like Bond.... Or like the characters in police academy it's not like I'll ever meet any of them in person - so I'll go with the advice of "whatever they sign off with at the end of their email" as opposed to mate, aunty, uncle.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 If they're older aunty/uncle will impress them. If they're younger they'll go for your jugular 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 If they're older aunty/uncle will impress them. If they're younger they'll go for your jugular Haha yeah always the oldies I called aunts/uncle I was hugely impressed with the strength of family and community, although I did find it suffocating at times.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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