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I dont understand why jp players can speak absolutley no english and have names like 'Tribaltattoo'
can anybody explain this? You see the obvious jp names and I understand that fine but how does Jet-wu-Chong from Iwo jima end up with a name like Ronald Mcdonald? [example]
Its because even though they dont speak fluent English, english/western culture does exist over there to a greater extent than JP Culture exists over here.
Common Names or English Phrases from Pop (popular culture) are very evident worldwide. Thats why we see JP players like Slimshadey and Ronaldmcdonald both world wide icons. Other choose similar, english names based on not so popular english icons, but ones tehy are familliar with, but still english all the same.
Also, when JP players are forced to input a name in with english characters, if they choose not to use /random name, they usually fall back on simple english words tehy may have picked up in school. Basic stuff everyday words, often item names like toaster or Pencil or whatever.