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Li Na!

Posted By: David Startin
Date: Saturday, 18 June 2011, at 10:29 a.m.

In Response To: Li Na! (David Startin)

I am not trying to be funny. I am trying to understand. As Casper has a Chinese e-mail address, I am hoping he will be able to explain it to me.

I understand that Li is her family name and that the Chinese put their family name first. However, in the Western world, we put the family name last. The WTA site, for example, has her as Na Li http://www.wtatennis.com/player/na-li_2257889_4846. Are we wrong and should we keep her Chinese name throughout the rest of the world?

So it was a genuine question. Would Chinese people refer to me as "David Startin" or "Startin David"?

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