It’s the English name I recently chose because people kept having difficulty pronouncing my Chinese name after I arrived in England last year. I really like it, but I’d be interested to hear how it comes across to others, especially Anglophones.
It’s the English name I recently chose because people kept having difficulty pronouncing my Chinese name after I arrived in England last year. I really like it, but I’d be interested to hear how it comes across to others, especially Anglophones.
I would choose something that at least has some resemblance to your real name. I’ve always found it awkward when somebody tells me that their name is, for example, “Liang but call me Peter”. I’d rather call you Liang. Or Larry? Something related to your name somehow.
To me, it’s not really any different than anyone else choosing a nickname and it would be kind of weird if my name was Sean and I decided that everybody should call me Vladimir.
But maybe Cliff does have some resemblance to yours, and I may have had more interaction with Chinese people than your average westerner has.