heads down bottoms up: names made to be laughed at

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Thursday

names made to be laughed at

I come across many many names everyday at work and most are quite "normal" and i guess, boring, like michael, jordan, dave; but occasionally, i get the odd patients who's names make me laugh. Not at them of course, but just their name in general. Like, Mr. Kittipoom Rodsen. Now, am i supposed to say "Hi Kittipoom" or be formal and say "Good afternoon, Mr. Rodsen"? I wonder what his nickname was when he was a student; Kitti, poom, or roddy? All too confusing.

I normally greet patients as they come in and ask, "is it john?" and then tell them to take a seat. The other day, this patient, Yu Chew, came in. Without synapsing, i accidently uttered out the words, "Is it Yu (pronounced 'you')?" Not surprisingly, he gave me a blank look, slowly and hesitantly nodded. I told him to take a seat, thinking he didn't understand english, but soon realised i was the fool, not him.

posted by sciurine @ 6:07 PM

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