In China nicknames are very common. Robby's given name was Sha Gang, but he was called GangGang (Gang1Gang1). It is not pronounced like a street gang. The "a" is pronounced 'ah', like what you say when the doctor is looking in your mouth, but with a high flat tone, the first syllable longer than the first. (Think "Gong" like in "The Gong Show") He will look at us when we say it and that is what he calls himself. We will use GangGang most of the time for the next few days and then slowly start calling him Robby.
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