ok, in old chinese culture, for example, if a woman's last name is Lee, and she married to a husband last name Wang, she will be called Wang Lee Shi 4 (in ping ying) which is old chinese word for person..
Elton Brand's mom lives with him. Many young players have their mom around to baby them. But it's a helpful arrangement: keeps'em out of trouble, keeps them focused on whatever else. And I'm sure Mom does need to be around to open that can of Chunky soup (props: ricerocket).
Cool pet that is not the case in China with my family. The married woman doesn't take the husbands name!!!!!!
Wizkid83 It would NOT be appropriate to call her Mrs.Yao! In the same case that you will not call Yao Ming, Mr Yao , its impolite and he should be called Yao Ming at all times , except when invited by Yao Ming himself to call him any simplification of his name!
Well, I dont think that is the Chinese old chinese culture to call a married woman by her maid name+ last name. Can you tell me such woman in the history at least 200 years ago? From the book I read, Chinese married woman is always called by her maid name. It's common here to stick husband's name as wife's middle name.
First of all, u can easily call Yao Ming Mr. Yao and it's not impolite. Think "Yao Xian Sheng", don't go and try and tell me that's an impolite way of adressing someone cuz I know for a damn act it's not. Second of all, yes it is not common especially in main land to call Yao Ming's mom Mrs. Yao, but it happens and over here it happens all the time within the asian community becuz of the western, taiwan, and hongkong influence. Think "Yao tai tai". But most of all I'm still perplex by u saying we can't call call Yao Ming Mr. Yao, I don't know if it's mistakes in your Chinese or English but perhaps it's just a misunderstanding (as in u misread my post) in translation. Also once again, i agree with Feishen, it's not an old chinese culture/tradition to call a married women her husband's last name and maiden name. It's a new western culture, even in those case of lady politicians, it just might be the official way so it seems more familiar to the western world, im pretty sure they still stick with the "real" old tradition of calling a women by her maiden name in private or just take her husband's name becuz of western influences.
