How do you like the color of the sky, the ocean, the sea?
I am glad that you like it, because that's my name.
My first name is Azzurra.
I am glad that you like it, because that's my name.
My first name is Azzurra.
NOT Azzura, Azura, Azurra, Asura, Assura, Asurra, Azara, Atsura or whatever.
Not even Azurre or Azure, even if my name actually means "light-blue", that in French is "azur", in Spanish and Portuguese "azul" and in German either "azurblau" or "himmelblau" or "hellblau", depending on the translation.
[Light-blue, indeed.
If Bond can say "My name is Bond, James Bond",
I can say "My name is Blue, Light-blue"]
My first name is Azzurra.
While living in Berlin, I've discovered something weird and cute at the same time.
For most Germans - and for people from all around the world, for that matter - it is almost impossible to pronounce it properly. Even if annoying and sometimes also embarrassing, this is not a big problem. I can live with it for sure. It's part of being an expat, after all.
What I can't accept is that people actually write to me (SMS, Skype, messages, texting... you name it) or answer my e-mails by writing my name wrong. Since my first name is part of my e-mail address, it should be not so difficult to write it right. I mean, how much time do you need to copy/paste a name?
I also discovered that I can't really like someone who doesn't invest five seconds of their time just to be sure to write my name properly.
Why should I, after all? Would you, if you were in my shoes?
Tags: Names, Azzurra, Colors, Light blue, German, French, Strange names, Spelling mistakes, Exotic names
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