A large segment of Americans are just plain stupid when it comes to pronouncing foreign names. Adding letters that ain't even there and shyt.
But they have no problem saying “Svetlana Kcuanxhaufnaoxhanxhizo”
Or “Dymitrizi Yevenskavic”
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But they have no problem saying “Svetlana Kcuanxhaufnaoxhanxhizo”
Or “Dymitrizi Yevenskavic”
A large segment of Americans are just plain stupid when it comes to pronouncing foreign names. Adding letters that ain't even there and shyt.
Except when its some polish or russian name.
My last name easy as fukk to pronounce, its prononced how its spelled, and ive had people add 3 or 4 syllables to it
I understand brehs plight, im glad he made that choice.
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It’s not even hard to pronounce.
Try pronouncing my cousins given name and these fools would get an aneurysm.
I tried, and then gave up, and just refer to him as Triple A, (or Adebisi)
*just jokes
He should have went by his first name from the get go and correct mfers I correct people on my last name all the time and make sure the pronounce it right 
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I never understood why Africans let whites shorten their names and sh1t. When I meet an African, I ask them how to pronounce their name if I can’t get it and that’s what I call them.
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I never understood why Africans let whites shorten their names and sh1t. When I meet an African, I ask them how to pronounce their name of I can’t get it and that’s what I call them.
There is a huge difference in culture between Nigerians of my fathers era and those younger.
I can goninto it more at some point.
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Nobody forced you to go by Jayson in the first place.
How his middle name just so happen to be Jayson anyway?
How his middle name just so happen to be Jayson anyway?
The same way anyones middle name is what it is... parents
I agree he should always go by his Naija name, but i understand the frustration of no one pronouncing your name right
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It probably started in elementary school. I give him a pass.
Salute to him. I bet that felt good. Probably a huge weight off of his shoulders. Imagine having an elephant in the room, but it's not that everyone else is avoiding it, it's because you're the only one aware of it. That was him going by his middle name all these years.
Tim McCarver learned.
Deon throwing that water and stephen jackson going upside fans heads are the two greatest events in black sports history the last 30 years.