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Does It Annoy You Some, When Someone Disregards What You've Just Told Them Your Name Is?

Let's say you've just met someone, either on the phone or in person. You tell them your name is William, or Debbie. They then shorten it or add onto it, and call you Billy or Deb.
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MethDozer · M
I get monumentally more annoyed when people use my name when I never gave it to them. Like when they over heard someone else saying it or read it off a name tag. It's rude AF.
DoubleRings · 51-55, F
my husband totally abuses the. name tag privilege. I fucking hâte it. He makes a specific point of mentioning their name cause he says “it builds a rapport” f@ck no you sound stupid af. and he has no intention of ever remembering peoples names so why he even looks at a name tag is beyond me. @MethDozer
MethDozer · M
@DoubleRings It's insulting and I hate it because it's a manipulative power play. Introduce yourself first.
It isn't building a rapport, it's skipping it and playing a power game. I hate people who try to play that mental aikido shit on me. You're trying to assert your place above someone by doing that.


I hated wearing name tags and used to argue it's wrong to require them.
MethDozer · M
@DoubleRings The people who.do it always get pissy over being looked at like " who the Fuck are you" too. I've gotten written up before for saying " excuse you but I have no idea who you are so how do you know me?"
DoubleRings · 51-55, F
@MethDozer i agrée that it seems wrong to make people wear one. idk how to make my hubby ignore them i’ve told him it’s weird - Like an invasion of privacy. I used to wear one at a former workplace. I felt uncomfortable with people using my first name. Sometimes we would put bogus names in our tags just to be funny. We picked a name we either always wanted or seemed highly unlikely. Like giving an irish looking person a very italian sounding name lol.
Piper · 61-69, F
@MethDozer I've found that equally annoying, at times.