I make them address me as Mister Satan.
Originally posted by dumbdumb!:it's not common in asian countries.
if an asian goes to america and orders a cup of joe at starbucks, and tells the staff his name is xiao ming, they would get it wrong too.
Isn't Singapore a predominantly English speaking country though? It makes sense if an American can't understand Xiao Ming because that's Chinese but most Singaporeans have English names and English is spoken here more than any other language.