April 2010
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The Christian Hypothesis
It was never quite clear what people should call me when I was on the job.
To begin with, my first name, Matthew, carries with it some inherent difficulties when transliterated into Japanese, namely that there is no “TH” sound. My students pronounced my name “Mah-shew,” which was pretty adorable, but did not really address issues of protocol and respect. Depending on the school and the class,...