21 Things You Have To Deal With When You Have A “Foreign” Name

When in America.

You constantly have to translate and spell your name out phonetically.

You constantly have to translate and spell your name out phonetically.

Because if you've had to deal with immigration, it only takes one person to fuck it up on all your documents.

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Especially during introductions. Wait for it...

Especially during introductions. Wait for it...

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Smiling politely as they tell you just how "beautiful" and "exotic" it is and just how much they "loooove" it.

Smiling politely as they tell you just how "beautiful" and "exotic" it is and just how much they "loooove" it.

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Being asked what your name means in your native language.

Being asked what your name means in your native language.

"Very little. What does 'Joe' mean in English?"

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