Honestly it doesn’t sound Korean to me. I guess maybe I’m little rascist myself but I always thought Korean names were like Wang, Kong, Yang, Wok. I don’t know Park just sounds more like a typical last name of anyone of any ethnic background.
Or Steve Park, the stand-up comic and In Living Color cast member. Park Chung-hee was just the first to come to mind for me because i recently took a Korean Culture course and that guy was mentioned a lot.
It’s possible for Sarah Park to go by a nickname, but with events so far, Racist Sarah gets the short end of the stick.
Typically in such situations, I’d let the two work it out between themselves. But as mentioned, everyone has their own way of doing things.
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Langland
This is news to me now. I didn’t know Sarah P. was Asian. That’s pretty cool.
Trae Dorn
Her last name is “Park” — that’s like the second most Korean last name someone can have 😛
Langland
Honestly it doesn’t sound Korean to me. I guess maybe I’m little rascist myself but I always thought Korean names were like Wang, Kong, Yang, Wok. I don’t know Park just sounds more like a typical last name of anyone of any ethnic background.
Trae Dorn
…Langland, next time you say “Maybe I’m a little racist” think about what you say next.
Let’s break this down —
Wang is Chinese.
Yang and Kong CAN be Korean, but are much more common in China (although Kang is not uncommon in Korea).
And Wok is a Chinese cooking utensil dude. I’m not aware of anyone having that as a surname.
The top three Korean surnames are (in order of commonness) Kim, Lee, and Park. Those three surnames literally make up nearly half of all Koreans.
Bernhard
What about Park Chung-hee, the South Korean president who was really a dictator but was on friendly terms with the US because he wasn’t a communist?
Trae Dorn
Or, to be a bit nicer, the CURRENT president of South Korea Park Geun-hye (the first woman President of South Korea).
Or, to go Korean American — actress Grace Park of Battlestar Galactica and Hawaii Five-0. Or Linda Park of Star Trek: Enterprise.
Bernhard
Or Steve Park, the stand-up comic and In Living Color cast member. Park Chung-hee was just the first to come to mind for me because i recently took a Korean Culture course and that guy was mentioned a lot.
Langland
Sorry remember but remember Trae in your own words. I have no filters.
Langland
stupid typo
Langland
By the way I do recall in No Brand’s schedule they had full names on their wall of people who have to work what.
Trae Dorn
Depends on the Workforce head. I used to use just first names and nicknames when I did the scheduling back in the day
EcchiKitty
It’s possible for Sarah Park to go by a nickname, but with events so far, Racist Sarah gets the short end of the stick.
Typically in such situations, I’d let the two work it out between themselves. But as mentioned, everyone has their own way of doing things.
Trae Dorn
I haven’t explained this yet, but since Sarah Park is also staff, her shifts are preprinted on the master schedule unlike the volunteers.
Bernhard
Bill can sympathize.
Also, too bad Max didn’t take a page out of Professor River Song’s book of name differentiation…
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