Bajoran Customs

Bajoran customs require placing the family name before the personal name, prompting Ensign Ro to correct Captain Picard when he addresses her as 'Laren' instead of 'Ro'. Ro asserts this preference to affirm her heritage and resist Starfleet assimilation. The practice exposes friction between Bajoran identity and Federation norms, as Ro prioritizes cultural pride over conformity during her tense ready room confrontation with Picard and Riker.