The unpopular or otherwise, question thread.

[Second Summer]

Why do I sometimes see French people write their family names in uppercase?! It's weird.

I came back to this thread to ask the exact same question. I must be getting old!

 

[shyvas]

I came back to this thread to ask the exact same question. I must be getting old!

They also place their first name after the surname e.g. BROWN Susan instead of Susan Brown.

 

[Val]

They also place their first name after the surname e.g. BROWN Susan instead of Susan Brown.

Hmmm, russians do it both ways. It depends on how much official the situation is...

 

[Second Summer]

Is it an acceptable reason for wanting to get a new job that I've been with the same company for more than a decade and it's awkward when someone with whom I had interactions at some point in time now runs into me and goes "hi I.S., how are you?" and I can't always immediately remember their names?

 

[Andy_T]

I would rather say it is more an illustration of the point you made 3 posts above

 

[Second Summer]

I would rather say it is more an illustration of the point you made 3 posts above

Inconceivable!