when i look at the japanese honorifics (Bernd-san, Bernd-kun, Bernd-chan, Bernd-sama, Bernd-sensei,...), all i see are horroriffics.
that's just pure objectification of the human form into pyramid structure. that's them saying the social order is so important that it needs to be expressed into language every time. they come up with theater around it, acting like this is about honor and respect but of course it is nothing but fascism.