I am definitely not referring to the Rihanna song. Most definitely not.
Since I started university, I have obviously been meeting lots of new people and been meeting my teachers/lecturers (whatever they're called at uni), so obviously I've had to learn lots of new names. I can honestly say I'm pretty good with remembering names, I am just awful at remembering faces. I'm constantly thinking "Is that them...? Should I say hi? No, it's not them. Hold on, maybe it is...", I just don't remember what people look like at all.
Anyway, what I mainly wanted to talk about, was that people can't seem to understand that 'Jazz' is an abbreviation of 'Jasmin'. Not everyone, but some people generally look so confused when I say I'm called Jazz. I don't know why though, it's not really any different to someone called 'Alexandra' being called 'Alex', or 'Rebecca' being called 'Becky'. But people just look baffled when I say that. Strange, hey?
Also, I've noticed that depending on what the person looks like, I make a decision on whether to say my name is Jazz or Jasmin. If they're older (like 40+) or they look extremely intellectual, I give my full name. But for people closer to my age and people who just look like the equivalent to me, I give my nickname. Like in my poetry class, the teacher is about late 30s and she asked my name and I said '"Jazz" and she looked a bit like "Er what?", so I just quickly added a "min". Not really sure why it makes a difference.
That was such a pointless post, but I just felt like talking about it.
I'm really starting to enjoy university now after my last minute panic about it! I do wish I had lived in but I wouldn't have been able to because I live pretty close, but I might get a house with someone next year. But if I do that I may have to put the summer in America a year back because of money. I shall have to see! But yeaaaah, I'm really enjoying it. And I have a teeeny weeeny crush on someone and I feel about 12 again because I smile really cheesily whenever I think about them. EEEEEE. I'm so childish.
Nearly the end of the week, yay!
Jazz
i totally get what you mean, people don't seem to understand that my name is just 'Sylvie' and call me Sylvia instead, so annoying! xxx
ReplyDeleteThat's so funny. You and I posted about names on the same day, ha! Great minds think alike. And trust me, I know all about confusing looks when telling people my name. They can be so rude! I've even come across people who think my name is Shawna or La-Shawn (ghetto version of Sean) instead on just Sean. It get's annoying.
ReplyDeleteAbout the remember people's names/faces, there is actually a study for short term memory of that. I'm apparently really good at remembering them. You can take this test to participate in the research: http://experiments.wustl.edu/ It's pretty fun!
Fantastic, well written blog! Best wishes from across the pond!
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