Jemal's New Imperial Order OOC Thread for Talking Smack But Its Okay for the Republic

[garyh]

Now it only remains to be seen if I scare Jemal or driven him crazy. And he hasn't met ELENTARI yet in the Beta game...she is FAR FAR FAR worse...

Oh dear...

It's probably for the best that I'm not in that game.

 

[KitanaVorr]

Oh dear...It's probably for the best that I'm not in that game.

LOL

Kai is the complete opposite of Elentari and Meiko. You notice her quote?

 

[garyh]

LOL

Kai is the complete opposite of Elentari and Meiko. You notice her quote?

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Speaking of Kai, are you Vietnamese? Since you have a cousin at UCI and know enough to use Nguyen as Kai's last name, it's a possibilty. I grew up very close to Little Saigon.

 

[KitanaVorr]

... Speaking of Kai, are you Vietnamese? Since you have a cousin at UCI and know enough to use Nguyen as Kai's last name, it's a possibilty. I grew up very close to Little Saigon.

Nguyen is the second most common Vietnamese family name and there's a reason why there is so many common names. Its a fascinating history involving the old nobility, blah okay digressing...

What does that have to do with UCI? I'm not from California, I'm from Texas actually so don't understand that reference. LOL I better ask my cousin next time I see her.

 

[garyh]

Nguyen is the second most common Vietnamese family name and there's a reason why there is so many common names. Its a fascinating history involving the old nobility, blah okay digressing...

What does that have to do with UCI? I'm not from California, I'm from Texas actually so don't understand that reference. LOL I better ask my cousin next time I see her.

If Nguyen is only the second, Tran must be the first. As for UCI, there's a large number of Vietnamese there (as it's close to Little Saigon). And if you're from Texas, that doesn't rule out you being Vietnamese (which you didn't answer), as I believe Houston has the second largest US concentration of Vietnamese-Americans outside of SoCal.

It's not a important, I was just surprised to see someone use Nguyen.

 

[KitanaVorr]

Originally posted by garyh If Nguyen is only the second, Tran must be the first. As for UCI, there's a large number of Vietnamese there (as it's close to Little Saigon). And if you're from Texas, that doesn't rule out you being Vietnamese (which you didn't answer), as I believe Houston has the second largest US concentration of Vietnamese-Americans outside of SoCal.

It's not a important, I was just surprised to see someone use Nguyen.

LOL no you're right on the money. I am Vietnamese-American. Was just surprised you guessed that. I had no idea about that with UCI, that does explain why she went there. And yep, I'm from Houston, my beloved home town.

Pham and Nguyen are the most common actually, more so than Tran with Pham edging out Nguyen slightly. That's funny that you know so many Trans. Its probably the third most common.

Wow it is a small small world

 

[garyh]

LOL no you're right on the money. I am Vietnamese-American. Was just surprised you guessed that. I had no idea about that with UCI, that does explain why she went there. And yep, I'm from Houston, my beloved home town.

Pham and Nguyen are the most common actually, more so than Tran with Pham edging out Nguyen slightly. That's funny that you know so many Trans. Its probably the third most common.

Wow it is a small small world

I knew some Pham's as well, but in my area, Nguyen and Tran were more common.

I succeeded on my Knowledge (Vietnamese-American) check. Honestly, the reason I know all this is, as I mentioned, that I grew up near Little Saigon (Westminster and Garden Grove, Orange County, CA), and, well... all through high school, I had a crush on a Vietnamese-American girl , so I made a point of learning about the culture.

For example, I bet there aren't many on these boards that could tell you what an ao dai is.

 

[Krizzel]

It's not a important, I was just surprised to see someone use Nguyen.

I think one of my life goals is to be able to pronounce Nguyen with even remote correctness.

 

[garyh]

I think one of my life goals is to be able to pronounce Nguyen with even remote correctness.

It's not that tough... "Knew - win" is pretty close.

 

[Krizzel]

For example, I bet there aren't many on these boards that could tell you what an ao dai is.

Hehe

Did you ever see the Vietnamese Story Hour? I showed it to Kitana but she had much criticism for a few of the character's names.

I thought it was a pretty decent story hour though. Haven't read it in ages. Or Sagiro's which I really should look at. And Piratecat's I am sooooo far behind.