[summer]

This is really not a joke, as Asian students tend to take on American names. Americans tend to invent new names. And, many Black students' names are probably names you've probably never heard of.

[AppyPappy]

Asian's use American names when they enroll them in school. I have no idea why.

[boris]

This is really not a joke, as Asian students tend to take on American names. Americans tend to invent new names.

Americans tend to name their children with whatever names are popular on the soaps. In effect, American kids are named by soap-opera writers.

I suspect "Sinutab" might be a reference to ephedrine or pseudoephrine, a key ingredient in both allergy pills and in the manufacture of amphetamines...(?)

--Boris

[Salvation]

**And, many Black students' names are probably names you've probably never heard of.**

Like?

Prell
Newport
Sinutab
Dacron


LOL!

[glory]

This is not far from the truth. I can remember working in retail in high school and two black women were scanning the perfumes for name ideas for the pregnant one's baby. Throw a "La" in front of it and they had their name--no kidding,they came back in a few months later and the baby's name was indeed a perfume name with a twist.

The white names are right on too and I hate every one of them(sorry to any freepers who have kids by these names). They all sound so babyish and little kiddish--I just can't picture Briana's or Caitlin's grown--OR WORSE they sound like tomorrow's porn stars. And the boys--They'll fit right in if they are future hair salon employees;-)

And in case a freeper out there is wondering, our kids are named Melissa and Ryan. Funny thing is that their names are starting to stand out in the sea of Brittney's and Caitlin's and Dakota's and Hunter's;-)