The Lessons Not Learned.

[DPZ2]

Remember kids, weebdom doesn't mean you know Japanese customs, naming conventions, or their language.

I've never actually read the name in Japanese. I assumed that the English credits would use the Japanese word order. I've since learned otherwise. I stand corrected.

The correct address would be 石川さん or, even more formally, 石川様. One should certainly not use 石川 alone, unless you are on more intimate terms than a forum poster. Especially if you are assuming they're actually going to be reading the post.

I expect that I have visited Japan more often than you, starting back in the late 1970s. It took me close to 40 years before I started actually learning the language (most of my visits were port-of-call in the 70s and 80s, and work related since). I'm in my, hmmm, third year I think. The sticking point is Kanji.

The term "weebdom" is almost as offensive as the term "weeaboo", which gained favor on 4chan close to 20 years ago as a replacement for the slur "Wapanese". (Look it up. They're all pretty offensive.)

I don't believe that Japan is the be-all and end-all of civilization. The term doesn't apply. I enjoy Chinese fantasy dramas (both Wuxia and Xanxia). That does not make me a sinophile.