January 07th, 2016

Names are an important part of who we are - but they can come at a price | Toronto Star

I have an "exotic-sounding" name. I always knew when the teacher got to my name on the attendance, because of the long pause. "Um... Ooooozma?" "Is it... Ahhhzzzma?" "Wait, I got this. Youz-ma, right?" The other kids, all named Carla, Melanie, Sammy and Geoff, would snicker.