Does anyone have a name that confounds expectations? Is it an asset or a liability? →[More:] I had a doctor's appt. today, and I saw for the second time a wonderful woman, first name Susan, last name something exotic - Greek? Turkish? Just unusual. She's of Asian decent. So I thought, what must it be like to be her, to be like "Hi, I'm Susan" or "Hi, I'm Doctor Exotic Name." People who meet her must have a moment of disconnect, because her appearance dosn't match what her name projects. We have a new hire at work who produces for various reasons, the same effect.
I look forward to the day when this just isn't an issue, but I'm curious, does anyone live with this phenom? And what's it like?