Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb
Language Oddities duJour In Western lang, you express respect by adding Mr/Ms/etc. to the surname; never use the first name. In Russian you can use the first name if you add the father's name: Vladimir Vladimirovich. In Arabic, use the firstborn son's name: Abu Joseph, Imm Nabil. — PolitiTweet.org
