Hello Satkiran, I love hearing personal stories. I too come from immigrant parents and it has always been important to pronounce other's names. I find it that by pronouncing names how they should be we keep the essence of it. It is also a way of respecting our parents and ancestors who we were likely named after.
I love this. Thank you for sharing. Satkiran is a beautiful name ☀️ I don't think that correcting someone is rude; I would actually want someone to correct me if I mispronounced their name.
4) Early 2020, I immediately respected and appreciated Teni so much bc as soon as we met, she tried to pronounce my name, asked if she was saying it right (she said it perfectly on the first go btw 😂) and has always referred to me as HeeKyeong! Thank you Teni, you have no idea what that meant to me! ❣️
3) Sophomore in college, a random elderly woman named Robin (I still remember her name 😂) asked me my name, after hearing it, she said "You Chinese ppl need to get American names to make it easier for us" I just smiled and walked away 🙃
2) 7th grade, I enrolled at a junior boarding school in Massachusetts, told everyone that I was "Julie." After a few months, out of no where, I had the courage to ask the entire faculty and students to refer to me as my real name! I think that was one of the best things I did in my life 😊
1) 3rd grade, I joined a summer camp in California (I'm originally from Seoul, Korea), barely spoke any English. teacher was taking an attendance, stopped at my name name, and insisted that I change my name to "Julie" for 2 months 🤯Yup, she called me Julie for the entire summer!