My son is in high school and is going to be an exchange student in Sweden next year.
Our family background is Swedish. His first name is a typical American name, but his middle name is Swedish, and our last name is Swedish.
For example, John Sture Andersson.
Nobody calls him Sture in the US; people can’t pronounce it. But he has been asking Swedish people who he’s met (so far, as part of the exchange program process) to call him Sture.
Is that weird; if he asks people in Sweden to call him Sture, will Swedes make fun of him or think that his request is bizarre, since he is called John in the US? And is the name “Sture” a nice name?
Thanks.
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The original was posted on /r/sweden by /u/CraftAccomplished784 at 2024-03-27 13:08:14+00:00.
Perzec at 2024-03-27 14:50:08+00:00 ID:
kwt00sjI’ve had another interesting experience; my first name is also what I’m called. But once in a hospital they tried calling me first by my second name and then third name, before they tried with my first name. I have no idea why.
MillenniumBandit at 2024-03-27 15:01:36+00:00 ID:
kwt22nwIn hospitals and dentist’s office they always call me by my middle name! It’s so weird! I’ve never used my middle name in any context. It’s incidentally my best friend’s name as well, so I never get used to it.
I never understood why.
It might’ve happened at some government branches aswell, like the police and some embassy or consulate. But at the doctor’s, always!
Amiesama at 2024-03-27 16:23:57+00:00 ID:
kwtgz0vThey can note in the journal system what name is to be used. Maybe someone noted that in your journal by mistake?