Place names?

[velkoria.livejournal.com]

Inspired by a recent post... what do you think of place named when you're not from the place or have no heritage there... like for example Ireland. I am not Irish, directly or have any past heritage from there... but I may love the name and the place, the culture, the people. Same with people naming their children Asia and having no heritage there. Yay, Nay? what say you?

Comments

[jyl-mac.livejournal.com]

If it's special to you then I say go for it!

Although....I always wonder why American's get tattoos in Chinese characters!?! I can see if you speak the language or have a heritage but just because "faith" or "trust" looks cool as a symbol? I'd much rather have it written in my spoken language.

....do Chinese people get English tats on them? Hehe.

[harinakshi.livejournal.com]

I believe you can google Engrish tattoos and it's pretty darn funny. And I'm pretty sure our Chinese/Japanese character tattoos are just as funny to them.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Yeah I agree! Then again, some of them might speak Chinese but not look like it. But most of them probably just think it looks cool.