Friday, February 01, 2008
What's in a Name?
I was going to write about my job sucking really badly today, but instead, this cute short tale...
Adrian and I had to go to the condo office for something this evening. The lady at the front desk was filling out some paperwork and made a comment about Adrian's last name. Then she looked at me and said, "sorry, I just wasn't sure how to pronounce your name." Implying, of course, that Adrian had my last name and I had his.
Why this is funny is, whereas I have an English last name, Adrian is from Laos, so his last name has something like 37 consonants and 2 vowels. But with both of us standing there, she thought that was my name.
Obviously, she wasn't Asian.
Adrian and I had to go to the condo office for something this evening. The lady at the front desk was filling out some paperwork and made a comment about Adrian's last name. Then she looked at me and said, "sorry, I just wasn't sure how to pronounce your name." Implying, of course, that Adrian had my last name and I had his.
Why this is funny is, whereas I have an English last name, Adrian is from Laos, so his last name has something like 37 consonants and 2 vowels. But with both of us standing there, she thought that was my name.
Obviously, she wasn't Asian.
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