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Met a chap for a social about 4 weeks ago.....chatted most days since then today he calls my other half JOHN....which is not his name!!! told him that's so disrespectful.....Do you agree??? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Went for a job inter_iew the other week and the guy kept getting my name wrong despite me telling he three times.
And him having my cv with name on it.
Disrespect or intentional?
Didn't take the job offer! |
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"Met a chap for a social about 4 weeks ago.....chatted most days since then today he calls my other half JOHN....which is not his name!!! told him that's so disrespectful.....Do you agree??? "
Depends have you always communicated using your real names or bracket and hinge? |
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He's a guy and forgot his name. I do it too. Sometimes after months I can't remember names. It wasn't intentionally disrespectful. What you could have done was corrected him with a new name each time until he realises.  |
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"Met a chap for a social about 4 weeks ago.....chatted most days since then today he calls my other half JOHN....which is not his name!!! told him that's so disrespectful.....Do you agree??? "
No, I think your reading to much into it
I often go through all my kids names before I get to the right one
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"Met a chap for a social about 4 weeks ago.....chatted most days since then today he calls my other half JOHN....which is not his name!!! told him that's so disrespectful.....Do you agree??? "
Was it the first time he's got it wrong? Has he used the right name all times previously? If it's a one-off it's very easy to make a faux pas and I bet he's mortified. I often get names accidental muddled with no ill intention.
If you've politely corrected him and THEN he does it again (once bitten, twice shy and all that!) then that's when I think it becomes a little disrespectful. Only my opinion though. |
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Interesting
Why do you see it as disrespectful, is it as a pushing him aside mindset or just that the mistake was made
If former I agree but you should correct and give a chance before condoning,
If the latter then no, its an easy mistake to make especially, |
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"Met a chap for a social about 4 weeks ago.....chatted most days since then today he calls my other half JOHN....which is not his name!!! told him that's so disrespectful.....Do you agree??? "
A minor issue surely, hardly the faux pas of the decade. When we stay in Turkey, everyone calls Mr Cantilevered 'John' anyway, regardless of the fact that his name is Pat. Likewise in Ireland, my proper name can end up with anything from 1 to 4 syllables when they've finished with it. A man from Cork once ended up in A&E with a knotted tongue and advanced dementia after trying to say my name too many times. |
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"Met a chap for a social about 4 weeks ago.....chatted most days since then today he calls my other half JOHN....which is not his name!!! told him that's so disrespectful.....Do you agree??? "
Disrespectful.. Sheesh would you prefer Sir and Madame? M'Lord and Lady or just Your Royal Coupleness?
Th guy mad a mistake, get over it  |
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