"A.C." > wrote in message
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> Stark wrote:
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>> Like to watch the first 10 or 15 minutes of Iron Chef, especially when
>> they're preping big fish. But when they introduce the challenger chef,
>> his named is printed on the screen as Komico Seiko, for example. But
>> when the host bellows out his name he calls Seiko Komico. What's with
>> the reversal?
>
> I think it's common practice for some asian cultures to use the sir name
> first.
>
>

Surname.

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