If you were a chinese kid...

... and had to choose yourself an "english name" so thick people could address you without making several embarassing mispronunciations.

What would you choose?

Randy

what's your favorite english name? Thats where i would start. I have some Korean friends back home who went with typical american names that they could easily pronounce themselves, when they first arrived. Within a year all but one were all back to using their given names because they found that friends eventually cared enough to learn korean pronunciation. -
any way to shorten it?
I have another friend who's name when pronounced sounds like Dragon - which he changed to George because he was sick of people asking if it was really his name.

Haha, as a student at Imperial I experience this on a daily basis. The majority of them seem to just sit down and watch an episode of Monty Python or some other old British comedy, and pick a name from that.

Boris seems popular. There are four Chinese guys called Boris on my course.

well at least they have a sense of humour!

I would choose the name one of my Chinese students decided to call herself on arrival in this country (I used to teach English to start international MBA students off).

Her name was Talent.

I'd definitely call myself cornelius, or possibly ebeneezer. If I ever become a father, my child will be called cornelius ebeneezer myers. Even if it's a girl

Even if it's a girl

something tells me asm should wait a while before he has to take care of a tiny vunerable human being.

I have a few of mates called: Peter, Stephen, Kenny, Nicky and Ken (Ken-on).

Pick one.

talent is good, i am changing my name..
or not, that's a lot to live up too.

I think taking the first consonant of your real name is quite sensible..
Jin-Jin = Jill; Rhunzi = Richard
..have fun with it!

exactly jacqi - I loved the innocent arrogance of it...

btw saw you in the shop doorway at bottom of Kingsland the other night - was going to shout out but it had started pissing it down.....

um....brian?

I thought your name was briank.

my bad.. :D

Ward, Randy, Vern or Brad

you should have.. we were goin to a party

you should have.. we were goin to a party

damn!!! damn you rain!!!!

Ward, Randy, Vern or Brad

Mr Smith has this thread become "what I would like to be called.....?" hhmmmm?

Id call myself Ray

lol @ tommy, your a bad man ;)

ha!

Mt Smith has this thread become "what I would like to be called.....?" hhmmmm?

i like to be called stud, gigolo or if i'm feeling adventurous 'ladyboy'

Id call myself Ray

lol @ tommy, your a bad man ;)

Bastard, you beat me to it.

As seen as we're on favourite english names, mine's Emily. Weird that ;]

"Ginger" would be a pretty good name for a Chinese kid.

Laffs all round every time, soon make new friends.

I have a dutch client called cornelius. He uses his nickname, which he was given by a northern lass in the 60's, even at work (in an investment bank): cock.

McLovin'