traveling around SE Asia has been an adventure in countless ways. i did not anticipate my name being an issue.
the only sound in my name that is not difficult for the SE Asian people to pronounce is the "e." the rest of it is lost and usually comes out sounding something like "Sara," which i have taken to answering to. knowing my name is challenging for others does give me comfort when i dismember whatever word (Thai or Veitnamese) i am trying to say, and i've actually considered making people try to say my name after i mangle a Vietnamese "thank you" just to even the score. i've even had a few people roll their eyes at me, as if to say, "good lord, why on earth would anyone name their child that."
so Mom and Dad, thanks. i am officially the new kid at school with the stupid name. ;)
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That's really funny! Actually, as I am of asian descent, I also have trouble with R's and L's ESPECIALLY when they are together. So as a child, I referred to myself as Ambuh Renette instead of Amber Lynette. As Jackie Chan said in the blooper real at the end of Rush Hour 2, "Now you see...its not sooo easy."
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