#and assume the h is silent so they say my name like ‘mickalina’

[miahasahardname]

you know what really annoys me?

when people see a name that looks like an english one and instantly assume it is pronounced the english way.

it’s rare for me to meet people (especially teachers) that will ask if they’re saying my name right nowadays, but it’s a lot more common for me to be asked “Hey, am I saying your name right?” or “Is that how you pronounce your name?” than it is for someone with a name like julia or adam or nicola or kewin are.

people see a forename that looks english and will not stop to consider that maybe, just maybe, this name would be said differently than they think it would?

i may make jokes sometimes, like “Oh, haha, Julia, you should change your name to Dżulia, then people will be right in saying the name the way they already do!”, but it doesn’t change the fact that i get super frustrated when people just assume. c’mon.

#there’s also this girl in my drama class called ‘anjola’ #but our drama teacher keeps calling her ‘angela’ and it’s just… #why isn’t she correcting him?? #he’s whitewashing her name in a sense #and like. ugh #there’s an ‘ew’ in my surname #and everyone pronounces it as an ‘ó’ or ‘u’ sound #it’s so annoying! please! #and people see the ch in my name #and assume the h is silent so they say my name like ‘mickalina’ #stop. i’m begging #and some people just straight up calling my brother ‘michael? #AND PEOPLE REPLACING THE ‘KS’ IN MY MUM’S NAME WITH AN ‘X’ #the letter x isn’t even IN a the Polish alphabet!! #😭😭😭😭😭 #names #Polish names #polonophobia #? #kinda? #vent #idk if this made sense but. here ya go