[notes that with "formal" next to it. just in case.]
Lan Xichen it is, then. Do you ever shorten it? Like just "Lan"? Or, is that not how that works?
I was never one for formalities. Mr. Enslin is my father, Michael sounds like someone's mad at me, unless we're talking about writing. So Mike's fine, but I don't hate Mike-xiansheng. It just feels like a lot of effort, but I'm not the one making the effort, so I should probably not look a gift horse in the mouth.
It's grown on me.
[what he means to say is it sounds nice. and he associates it with comfort: that's you jgy.]
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Lan Xichen it is, then. Do you ever shorten it? Like just "Lan"? Or, is that not how that works?
I was never one for formalities. Mr. Enslin is my father, Michael sounds like someone's mad at me, unless we're talking about writing. So Mike's fine, but I don't hate Mike-xiansheng. It just feels like a lot of effort, but I'm not the one making the effort, so I should probably not look a gift horse in the mouth.
It's grown on me.
[what he means to say is it sounds nice. and he associates it with comfort: that's you jgy.]