Message Forum: Re: Burning the cards

Re: Burning the cards

Posted By: Joona I Palaste, on host 195.197.251.180
Date: Friday, December 5, 2003, at 02:25:07
In Reply To: Re: Burning the cards posted by Grishny on Wednesday, December 3, 2003, at 19:51:09:

> > I have to ask, why is it so common in American culture to have junior/seniors in the first place? Why do people name their children after themselves? One of my former coworkers is an American living in Finland. He has a "III" after his name so I guess that makes him a "junior junior".
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> Is this practice so uncommon in Finland? It's common here and presumably in other places because people want to leave some sort of legacy behind in the world. In this case it's the name; more than just a family name.

Yes, this practice is uncommon in Finland. Practically nonexistent. Of the couple of hundred or so Finns I have met in my life, I know of none sharing the same name with either of their parents.
There have been a few cases but they're extremely rare.

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Message:	> > > I have to ask, why is it so common in American culture to have junior/seniors in the first place? Why do people name their children after themselves? One of my former coworkers is an American living in Finland. He has a "III" after his name so I guess that makes him a "junior junior". > > > > Is this practice so uncommon in Finland? It's common here and presumably in other places because people want to leave some sort of legacy behind in the world. In this case it's the name; more than just a family name. > > Yes, this practice is uncommon in Finland. Practically nonexistent. Of the couple of hundred or so Finns I have met in my life, I know of none sharing the same name with either of their parents. > There have been a few cases but they're extremely rare.
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