What’s in a Name?

July 4, 2007

I’ve been at the new job for about a week. I also haven’t had that much interaction with many of the employees here — let alone having to know everyone’s name. This is me a few minutes ago:

I received a call from M who wants me to bring him a disk with specific information. I got a hold of a disk, went down to the Administration department and then…

Me (To secretary): Which office is M’s?
Her : That one over there.
ME: Thanks!

I strolled over to the location, and I see two desks; a Kuwaiti guy sitting at one, and the other empty.

Me (To the Kuwaiti guy, while looking over at the other desk): Oh, so M isn’t here yet?
Kuwaiti Dude: I’m M.
Me (Shocked!): Oh!

I took a look at his name tag, and indeed, he was M! My oh My.. when will I ever start learning.. names. I assumed that for some reason the Kuwaiti can’t be named M. M is not a Kuwaiti name! I haven’t met Kuwaiti person with the name M!

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