The Chinese community has spread widely throughout the world, with millions of people residing mainly in Western countries. In Spain, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), there are about 230,000 Chinese citizens distributed among several cities in the country, especially in major cities. … Like Madrid and Barcelona
Although their integration into Spanish society has been somewhat slower than that of other groups, such as Latin Americans or Romanians, the Chinese in Spain use… Different techniques Adaptation strategies and dealing with local culture.
One such method was recently commented on by Jia Junyin, a Spaniard of Chinese descent known as the “Mercadona Boy.” On TikTok. In one of his recent videos, the young man reveals a strange method used by the Chinese community to integrate into Spain.
Yin explains how Chinese people adopt him on many occasions Spanish names To facilitate their integration, especially in the educational field. This is because some Chinese names are difficult for many Spaniards to pronounce, creating a barrier to communication and thus integration.
He also experienced this adaptation
The creator recounts a real-life case of a girl who recently arrived from China and was assigned a Spanish name at school, because of the way her original name sounded: “The teacher said to her, ‘Your name is Judith,’” Yin says. “Then the girl returned home and said to her mother: ‘Mom, my name is Judith. That’s how Chinese-Spanish names are born,” he joked.
In the same video, Giagon explains that he also experienced this name modification upon his arrival in Spain, since his classmates and teachers had difficulties pronouncing the name correctly. Finally, after noticing that everyone called him simply “Gia,” he decided to accept this “Spanish” version as his daily name, rather than insisting on his original name.
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