Conversations

Conversations I seem to have all the time.

Scene: Anywhere.

  1. Them Where are you from?
  2. Me Kansas City.
  3. Them Ah, Kansas.
  4. Me Actually, Missouri.
  5. Them What?
  6. Me Kansas City is in Missouri
  7. Them Really? Wait, isn’t it pronounced Miz-ur-uh?
  8. Me Nevermind.

Scene: a loud place, like a coffee shop.

  1. Them What’s your name?
  2. Me Ryan
  3. Them Brian?
  4. Me Rrrryan
  5. Them Bryant?
  6. Me With an R.
  7. Them Brian with an R? ?
  8. Me No B
  9. Them Huh?
  10. Me Nevermind.

7 Responses to “Conversations”

  1. Dimitri Glazkov Says:

    Just be glad your name is not Dimitri and you ain’t living in the South.

  2. Ryan Tomayko Says:

    I think the Brian thing happens 70%-80% of the time I introduce myself to someone. I’ve given up correcting people at this point.

  3. BenJ Says:

    “Ryan. Like a girl.”

    Might help :-)

    (Then again, I haven’t met a female Ryan in about 10 years.)

    Also, you are the freakin’ 4th hit on Google for Ryan!

  4. Cindy Says:

    How about people who think I say Denise when I tell them my name is Cindy? They don’t even sound alike. It happens all of the time and no, I don’t have a speech impediment.

  5. Jess Says:

    Miz-ur-uh? Hee hee, now I know how to irk you!

  6. Tantek Says:

    “Contact?”

    “No, Tantek”

    “Nice to meet you Tom”

    “No, Tantek is my first name”

    “Oh. [puzzled look]”

    (awkward silence)

  7. Øyvind Østlund Says:

    I know exactly how you feel, and you are not alone. Been living in the French speaking part of Switzerland (Geneva) for a while with my Italian girl friend. You should see them try to pronounce my name. One and a half years after moving here, I am still having this conversation with the same people, including my girl friend :p

    – ØØ –