Re: New Lang: Igassik

Well, growing up in Texas mostly in Independant-Charismatic or Assembly of
God churches most of my pastors chose ot be adressed as Pastor + first name.
  There was Pastor Ben, Pastor Jim, Pastor Jimmy, Pastor Ray, Pastor Greg,
etc.  When I went to a Southern Baptist church in college the same applied,
Pastor Ross.  However, when I started going to the Chinese Bible Church it
was Pastor Tan or Pastor Chen, or Pastor Chan (all the same person being
referred to by speakers of different dialects).

Here in Taiwan EVERYONE (very mild exaggeration) is addressed by some kind
of title.  I am Hua Laoshi, Teacher Hua, then there's Cai Zhuren (school
administrator), Zhang Mushi (pastor), Lin Militaryteacher (I forgot the
Chinese).  And the ist of things used as titles goes on ad infinitum.

Adam


>From: Adrian Morgan <morg0072@...>
>Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 12:29:24 +0930
>
>Nik Taylor wrote, quoting myself:
>
> > > I can't imagine a church minister/pastor/etc being addressed by title.
> >
> > How would you address him/her?  By first name?
>
>Absolutely!
>
>With the exception of ministers that I called 'Mr' as a child. I think
>ministers with common first names are usually addressed as Mr (etc) by
>children, but putting that practical consideration aside, ministers are
>almost always the sort of people who prefer to be addressed by first
>name.
>
> > I find this thread quite intriguing.  I never realized such variation
> > existed just within the English-speaking world, or even just within the
> > US, as some of the posts have related to other regions of the US.
> >
> > For me, addressing a pastor by his/her first name just seems
> > disrespectful, *especially* if it's in a church environment.
>
><aargh!> <shock!> That's just *absurd* to me! :-)
>
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