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Re: [OM] Sayonara Kikukawa-san

Subject: Re: [OM] Sayonara Kikukawa-san
From: John Hermanson <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 18:20:27 -0400
My answer from my phone had typos (.....the horror....).  AFAIK, adding 
"coo"  or "koo" after a Japanese persons name is an insult or you are 
talking down to him as if he is a lower class person.

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On 10/28/2011 10:12 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
> So, if "san" is a sign of respect, what happens when that individual
> has squandered respect?
>
> AG

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