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Pilot names with real life country nicknames...?
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Guttripper
State War Academy
Caldari State
#1 - 2012-01-12 19:45:40 UTC
I have always been curious about something - why do players create pilot names and add a nickname to their real life country? That is, I have seen (pilot name) GER or (pilot name) GR (or RU or SLO), etc. Please do not get me wrong - people can name themselves whatever they want. But I'm peaked as to why playing a game to subtly get away from real life for a while, a person would name themselves from their home country? I understand home pride and all, but just found it interesting.

Thanks in advance.
Darth A30NZ
Deep Axion
Honorable Third Party
#2 - 2012-01-12 19:59:07 UTC
So many people think I'm from new zealand it's not even funny. I get pc's and mails about it all the time. I'm Canadian for what its worth

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Feligast
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2012-01-12 20:02:27 UTC
Darth A30NZ wrote:
So many people think I'm from new zealand it's not even funny. I get pc's and mails about it all the time. I'm Canadian for what its worth


Hey, you're from New Zealand! Do you know David in Christchurch?
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#4 - 2012-01-12 20:03:58 UTC
A lot of in-game communities are based around ethnicity, oddly enough. With a very social game like Eve, the language barrier cannot really be broken by just knowing a little broken English: English-newbies miss out on idioms, social customs, etc.

Some of these "ethnic enclaves" include things like RED Alliance (Russian), Red Overlord (Russian), HUN Reloaded (Hungarian), Romanian Legion (Romanian), and many others.

The country abbreviations in the names are probably meant to facilitate finding others you can relate to, which is easier (and less awkward) than asking "Вы Россией?" in local.

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Barakkus
#5 - 2012-01-12 20:16:47 UTC
A lot of people put various flags, slogans etc about their home country in their bios too. Helps to find people that are from your country, especially when you're not a native english speaker and want to hang out with other people that speak your native language.

http://youtu.be/yytbDZrw1jc
Velicitia
XS Tech
#6 - 2012-01-12 20:18:42 UTC
Petrus Blackshell wrote:

The country abbreviations in the names are probably meant to facilitate finding others you can relate to, which is easier (and less awkward) than asking "Вы Россией?" in local.


... generally the one I see is "говорите России?" (to anyone who knows Russian, my apologies for fail grammar). At least most of the non-english speakers understand when I use english characters to try responding to them...

For the most part though, I generally see the people put their nationality in the bio, rather than the character name.

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Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#7 - 2012-01-12 20:22:46 UTC
Velicitia wrote:
Petrus Blackshell wrote:

The country abbreviations in the names are probably meant to facilitate finding others you can relate to, which is easier (and less awkward) than asking "Вы Россией?" in local.


... generally the one I see is "говорите России?" (to anyone who knows Russian, my apologies for fail grammar). At least most of the non-english speakers understand when I use english characters to try responding to them...

For the most part though, I generally see the people put their nationality in the bio, rather than the character name.

This, really. Also, I used Google Translate, so I have no idea what the heck I said. P I do not know Russian.

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Zimmy Zeta
Perkone
Caldari State
#8 - 2012-01-12 21:11:58 UTC
yeah...but google translate is a blast, isn't it? Nothing better than smacktalking some people in their own language with terribad grammar! Lol

I'd like to apologize for the poor quality of the post above and sincerely hope you didn't waste your time reading it. Yes, I do feel bad about it.
baltec1
Bat Country
The Initiative.
#9 - 2012-01-12 21:16:30 UTC
I named myself after a seaBig smile
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#10 - 2012-01-12 21:18:47 UTC
baltec1 wrote:
I named myself after a seaBig smile

You're bad at spelling and I hate you.

/is eastern European

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Velicitia
XS Tech
#11 - 2012-01-12 21:19:57 UTC
Petrus Blackshell wrote:

This, really. Also, I used Google Translate, so I have no idea what the heck I said. P I do not know Russian.


effectively -- (implied Are) "formal" you Russian?

(like Spanish, Italian, etc, there's a "formal" and "informal" variation of 'you').

ed -- I know "just enough" of a few languages to really **** things up.

One of the bitter points of a good bittervet is the realisation that all those SP don't really do much, and that the newbie is having much more fun with what little he has. - Tippia
baltec1
Bat Country
The Initiative.
#12 - 2012-01-12 21:20:28 UTC
Petrus Blackshell wrote:
baltec1 wrote:
I named myself after a seaBig smile

You're bad at spelling and I hate you.

/is eastern European


Well I didnt copy it letter for letter, I did change it a little. Nobody ever gets it though unless I tell themStraight
Velicitia
XS Tech
#13 - 2012-01-12 21:21:53 UTC  |  Edited by: Velicitia
Petrus Blackshell wrote:
baltec1 wrote:
I named myself after a seaBig smile

You're bad at spelling and I hate you.

/is eastern European


I'm gonna assume the GP is American. You make the rest of us look bad.

It's "Baltic" dumbass.

edit due to above post --> *facepalm*, that is all.

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Lady Spank
Get Out Nasty Face
#14 - 2012-01-12 21:57:10 UTC
Zimmy Zeta wrote:
yeah...but google translate is a blast, isn't it? Nothing better than smacktalking some people in their own language with terribad grammar! Lol

So much this.

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Barakkus
#15 - 2012-01-12 22:14:33 UTC
baltec1 wrote:
Petrus Blackshell wrote:
baltec1 wrote:
I named myself after a seaBig smile

You're bad at spelling and I hate you.

/is eastern European


Well I didnt copy it letter for letter, I did change it a little. Nobody ever gets it though unless I tell themStraight


That's what everyone says when they have a spelling fail.

http://youtu.be/yytbDZrw1jc