Should it matter?

Apologies Freddy I will do better!

Cheers, Steve

Steve, there is nothing to apologize for.  I am actually agreeing with both Marko and you so maybe I didn't express myself clearly.  The discussion that Marko, you, and others engaged in is exactly what should take place, in my opinion.  I get upset when people get nasty or troll, something I have not seen here.  Let the conversations continue.

Oh, I meant about mis-spelling your name lol! I've always been bad with names.

I enjoy a good discussion too, and am glad to be here gentlemen.

Cheers, Steve

Apologies Freddy I will do better!

Cheers, Steve

Steve, there is nothing to apologize for.  I am actually agreeing with both Marko and you so maybe I didn't express myself clearly.  The discussion that Marko, you, and others engaged in is exactly what should take place, in my opinion.  I get upset when people get nasty or troll, something I have not seen here.  Let the conversations continue.

Oh, I meant about mis-spelling your name lol! I've always been bad with names.

I enjoy a good discussion too, and am glad to be here gentlemen.

Cheers, Steve

It's funny but Freddiep318ti and I were once discussing that through PMs and it seems he gets his name misspelled with a y as much as I get mine spelled with an ie.  Trust me, I think if that's the worst thing that ever happens then life will be good.

Steve, there is nothing to apologize for.  I am actually agreeing with both Marko and you so maybe I didn't express myself clearly.  The discussion that Marko, you, and others engaged in is exactly what should take place, in my opinion.  I get upset when people get nasty or troll, something I have not seen here.  Let the conversations continue.

Oh, I meant about mis-spelling your name lol! I've always been bad with names.

I enjoy a good discussion too, and am glad to be here gentlemen.

Cheers, Steve

It's funny but Freddiep318ti and I were once discussing that through PMs and it seems he gets his name misspelled with a y as much as I get mine spelled with an ie.  Trust me, I think if that's the worst thing that ever happens then life will be good.

Still happens all the time!!

Freddy and Freddiep318ti

Try living in a foreign country.
I have to spell out my name every time I order a cup of coffee. And they almost every time mess it up after that. The worse thing is, sometimes they say ‘your english is much better than other Indians (i am not Indian)” and then write one of the following

Sowreb

Xurop

Sourab

Xoura

....

Sometimes, when I am in the mood, I say my name is Brown. If somebody asks, I explain, its Brown, Brown guy with a Strange name.

Freddy and Freddiep318ti

Try living in a foreign country.
I have to spell out my name every time I order a cup of coffee. And they almost every time mess it up after that. The worse thing is, sometimes they say ‘your english is much better than other Indians (i am not Indian)” and then write one of the following

Sowreb

Xurop

Sourab

Xoura

....

Sometimes, when I am in the mood, I say my name is Brown. If somebody asks, I explain, its Brown, Brown guy with a Strange name.

Well as a barista, I have no issue with people that may have a hard to spell name or a name new to me. My frustration comes from those who don't want to speak up when you ask for their name and they can't clearly say who they is.

Well as a barista, I have no issue with people that may have a hard to spell name or a name new to me. My frustration comes from those who don't want to speak up when you ask for their name and they can't clearly say who they is.

Zac, as much as I understand your frustration, I understand the other side as well. As you can probably tell that I look at this problem and laugh most of the time ( I make fun of my own name). But sometimes, after a long day, it is simply tiresome to have to spell out our names. After all, I am only looking for a cup of coffee, not my next soul mate. I am simply not looking for a conversation which may start with multiple 'what's that'? 'say again?' (sometimes in a condescending tone).

Apologies Freddy I will do better!

Cheers, Steve

Steve, there is nothing to apologize for.  I am actually agreeing with both Marko and you so maybe I didn't express myself clearly.  The discussion that Marko, you, and others engaged in is exactly what should take place, in my opinion.  I get upset when people get nasty or troll, something I have not seen here.  Let the conversations continue.

Oh, I meant about mis-spelling your name lol! I've always been bad with names.

I enjoy a good discussion too, and am glad to be here gentlemen.

Cheers, Steve

This exchange is indicative of one of the shortcomings of written electronic communication - the absence of facial and verbal cues can occasionally lead to misunderstanding or misinterpretations. I always try to default to the benign interpretation rather than an offensive one and even if I'm wrong its still better to turn the other cheek. And sometimes its funny to see a troller's reaction to being "misunderstood" sometimes it even calms them down. In any case, its all good, Steve56 you'll see that DFS is a pretty relaxed community. We have the opportunity to interact with merchants and artisans both as fellow shavers and in a vendor-customer context too. I've seen numerous examples where artisans have responded in a helpful and informative way when a member has had a question or complaint about a product - again, when done respectfully its just common courtesy and good business to engage and resolve problems and answer concerns. I think the moderators here have done an excellent job at promoting a friendly convivial space and ensuring that those intent on mayhem are generally dissuaded from conducting their campaigns here.