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Re: Russian names (was: Re: A perfect day...)

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Wednesday, February 2, 2000, 18:31
Vasiliy Chernov wrote:

> I think that in Russia, people in the street will mostly give their > first names or first name + patronymic, but not last names, if addressed > e. g. by a TV reporter.
So it seems, but *why* are they doing that? Is it in order to remain anonymous, or for some other reason (just seems inappropriate to give last name, etc.)?
> Is it different in America?
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