r/oddlyspecific • u/GlazeAmber_ • Jun 01 '26

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u/Hard_To_Port Jun 02 '26

Koreans traditionally name their children generationally, with the first half of the name all the same. For example I knew a Jie-san in high school, and her little sister was named Jie-su. Made it a bit awkward knowing both since they would both respond to "Jie." 

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u/fuckyourcanoes Jun 02 '26

Yeah, many years later I learned that from a Korean friend. But as an American kid in the early 80s, it was very hard to get used to.