[boris]

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

I have a Vietnamese colleague who asked my aid in naming his new male baby. He intended to name him "Phuoc", which is a perfectly reasonable name in Vietnam (means "lucky" or "good luck"?)

I told him, "Don't name your kid 'Phuoc'! Children can be very cruel." He named him "Khoi" but he is known to the other kids by an American nickname--I forget what.

--Boris

[summer]

RE your post #35 - ROTFLMAO!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

A school teacher pal of mine had a brother and sister from the same family in his class. They are Orangello and Lemonjello, pronounced Or-ANG-ja-lo and Le-MON-ja-lo.

[SupplySider]

I have a Vietnamese colleague who asked my aid in naming his new male baby. He intended to name him "Phuoc", which is a perfectly reasonable name in Vietnam (means "lucky" or "good luck"?) I told him, "Don't name your kid 'Phuoc'! Children can be very cruel." He named him "Khoi" but he is known to the other kids by an American nickname--I forget what. --Boris

I met a boy in India named Dikshit. Again, a perfectly fine, in fact excellent, name there, but that fellow will need some help if his family ever moves to the US :)