Do you often turn your head when someone suddenly mentions your name?
By jaymezroolz
@jaymezroolz (231)
Philippines
October 8, 2008 3:11am CST
There are about 10 billion people on earth (and counting)today and when it comes to names, chances are, there could be thousands of other people with the same name as ours. It's no wonder why we hear our names called when we're walking on the street, when we are in class, in the neighborhood or in just any place. Do you often turn your head whenever someone mentions your name? I do it everytime. Even though most of the times it's not me the person is calling, I still turn around and see who's calling and who this person is calling to, just for the fun of it.
4 responses
@bloodhunter13 (245)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 08
that reminds me of my first year in college. i've been receiving some mysterious number on my phone and so i decided i won't look at anybody calling any name that sounded like mine (or almost). it was pretty hard. i didn't have it sorted well enough so sometimes when people are calling me i ignored them and when people called somebody else i turned trying to find the source. and then my classmates and close friends started to give me a nickname so i only respond to the nickname. simple.
i did some quick research and found out that only 3 person at that time having the same name like mine and some few others sounded like it. so sometimes i turned to see if anyone is calling me. a few years after that we have tons of juniors with names like mine so back to the nickname. then again, i'll turn to anybody shouting anyone's name in public (a little louder than the usual) just to see what the heck is going on
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@worldbestwriter2008 (1633)
• Philippines
13 Nov 08
yeah of course, i turned my head through.. I just want to know the face of the person who have the same name as me. Sometimes i hate it knowing other have the same name as me, because i would like to have that name so unique. But what can i do, names are so commong..You cannot there is really name the same name with your name, But mine is not exactly..because i have two names...only one name can be the same at a time.
@karamellized (680)
• Philippines
12 Nov 08
I usually do. I mean, I would turn my head when someone mentions it. But, it is also typical of Filipinos to turn their heads when someone would say "psstt" to them.
@tryxiness (4544)
• Philippines
14 Nov 08
This is so filipino indeed. They said when you go abroad and do the Psstt-thing Filipinos would definitely turn around, and you will then know in that instance who the Filipinos are.