Wtf

Oh really?

Can we report comments for pure stupidity? Just wondering.....totally don't think this is stupid or anything. *puts hands in pockets and attempts to casually whistle*

I was thinking about the same thing too!

Potter is actually a people name in some countries we have an exchange student named potter and I know a few through pen pals

Actually, i'm sure Harry and Potter are just their "for English purposes names" its very common for Chinese, Taiwanese and Cantonese people to have a English-type name to use when talking to western people, but they still consider their Chinese name (the one spelled in Chinese characters) to be their REAL name, and thus, their English names aren't really so important, and its ok if they are a bit funny.

Right, KnightOnline. I have two sets of names. Also, it may not be all that funny to them. If it is a fairly rural area, they may not know many English names so they go with something popular and easy to pronounce. I would suggest you learn the customs of the country you live in, OP, and don't be so judgemental.

Agreed, my boyfriend's family had a Taiwanese exchange student. Him and his twin brother were both here at the same time. Their English names were Thomas and Edison, so I'm going to say this is a fairly common thing to happen. However, those certainly weren't their real names. I also had a friend in high school whose name was Tri, but we all just called him Dan.

58 and IF, I thought the same thing. I taught conversational ESL in China for a few months, and many students picked their own English name to use in classes long before enrolling in our particular workshop. I knew a huge Disney fangirl named Mickey, a guy who studied in Dublin named O'Conner (and boy, did he pick up the brogue), and one rather amazing student named Tom Cruise. He taught himself American cadence, speech patterns, gesturing, and idioms by watching and imitating the actor. You could definitely identify the various characters' influence as he talked. Each class also gave us Chinese names; mine was always Wawa, ie "baby doll."

Mickey actually sounds really adorable as a name.

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nope, my Biology teacher just named her son Edward Cullen Robinson. he goes by Cullen. i feel so sorry for him.

That's pretty disgusting. I would never torture a child with such a horrible name.

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