Posted on: 15-07-04 12:05:51
These goras have altered names of our places, cities and even country name.
Are they repeating same thing with your own name? At my work place there are so many desis working and so far I haven't seen much alteration. We have some desis with really akward names (for goras). What I learn is, if first time they make mistake in pronouncing your name, and if you correct it, they will always call you with the correct pronounciation. But if you don't than your name will get changed. We have one "Sandhya" being called as "Sanjya". Another example is "Kanal" it is really "Kaanal" means Fish. But these guys changed it to "Kanaal"!
Here everybody loves abbrevations and so we have lots of videssee names like that. Thomas to Tom, David to Dave, Alexandar to Alex. Same way if they alter your name from Jayant to Jay it should be ok - however if you are keen on using long name people will accept it. We have one "Mauritzeo" being called with same name.
The funniest name alterations are from Real Estate Agents and Insurance Agents. Though they mostly have to deal with desi people, almost all of them get their name changed. Ajay to Alex, Mukesh to Mike, Ranjeet to Ray and so on. Yes we have exception like Amit Kalia, he kept his orginal name.
And there are guys who totally change their name to videsee one. I have seen "Hitesh" changed to "Healy" and "Purushottam" to "Perry"
Somebody was mentioning me that if your names is like goras, and when you apply for job, chances of getting interview call are much more than having desi name. How true I don't know, as I never changed my name.
Interestingly chinese people are always having one western name along with chinese name. Goi Kung Kevin Wang! (This creates a problem for IT department, what should be their user-id is always a confusion!)
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A Proud Indian Canadian
The worst I have ever heard is the original name being called in different fashion to mean something entirely different. The lady's name was Kamini and her co-workers kept on calling her kamini (sort of, bitch, if you know what I am trying to say) for three years till one of my friends joined the company and was astonished to hear that!
I am seriously thinking of trying to get a job interview call by sending in a resume with Charles instead of Chandresh - no harm trying, right?
Chandresh
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Chandresh
Advice is free – lessons I charge for!!
In my previous job, the Marketing Director's name was "Chandresh". Being in Marketing for an IT company he was always in contact with Goras and often I was hearing him being addressed in different way - one was "Shandresh"!
He never thought for change though!
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A Proud Indian Canadian
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Orginally posted by Garvo Gujarati
In my previous job, the Marketing Director's name was "Chandresh". Being in Marketing for an IT company he was always in contact with Goras and often I was hearing him being addressed in different way - one was "Shandresh"!
He never thought for change though!
He was already in a job - that too at director's level!
When I was at his level, I did not even tolerate "Shandresh"!
Yeh to time time ki baat hai jani, time time ki baat!
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Chandresh
Advice is free – lessons I charge for!!
How bout u start calling the Goras names in desi fashion
Robert becomes Ro Bart
Pam becomes PAAM
Dustin becomes Doostin
Jason becomes Jaa Saun
and so on
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Microsoft - Which end of the stick do you want today?
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Orginally posted by chandresh
The lady's name was Kamini and her co-workers kept on calling her kamini (sort of, bitch, if you know what I am trying to say) for three years till one of my friends joined the company and was astonished to hear that!
Chandresh
My previous tenants name was Kamini and now I realize how embrassing for someone to be called kamini.
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A Proud Indian Canadian
My buddy's name is Chintan n ppl call him saitan (devil)
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