Старый разговор про отчество
English version
Было это в 2004-ом году. Мой английский был не на высоте.
Разговаривал я с одним русским, который уехал в Америку.
Назовём его X Y Z (имя-отчество-фамилия) из компании Q. From: Maxim Dementiev [mailto:dementiev@***.ru]
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 4:08 AM
To: Z, X
Subject: ********* ********'s cell phone number.X!
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Maxim Dementiev.
P.S.: I don't now your middle name. Please, tell me it.
From: Z, X [mailto:X_Z@Q.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 9:09 PM
To: Maxim Dementiev
Subject: RE: ********* ********'s cell phone number.Hi Maxim,
May be you will find it strange but I prefer that people call me by my first name X or, when we get acquainted real well, they can call me x without regard to the age difference.
See you soon in Moscow,
X
From: Maxim Dementiev [mailto:dementiev@***.ru]
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 4:47 AM
To: Z, X
Subject: Middle name theme: I see and I respect...Hi, X!
No really, I don't find it strange but I find it a-la west.
And you know it well.
They say: "...Vladimir Putin is...", "...Mikhail Gorbatchov are..."
And they are in them own way. I respect it.
And I'm really sorry that our people - may be journalists or pressmen - try to copy this style.
We have our own style, we can say "...Vladimir Vladimirovich...", "...Mikhail Sergeevich..."...
I find it good.
So, any way, I see, and I give you word that I never return to this theme.
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See you later.
Best regards,
Maxim Dementiev.
From: "Z, X"
Sent: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 07:32:51 -0700
To: Maxim Dementiev
Subject: RE: Middle name theme: I see and I respect...I also respect your opinion and find it, in a good sense, patriotic. I would not mind you to call me X Y but it would be so different from other 60 people in our organization that you would look like "белая ворона" and it would not make any good to either of us. So, I agree, let's close this issue since we clarified it enough. :-))