Today I remembered a funny situation from where I was living in London in mid 2000s for a little while. I had just visited a heavy metal pub in Soho after work (I used to work in Covent Garden as a bartender during that time). I had been in London for a few months at that point and I was trying to meet people to hang out with.
So I was sitting alone in the back couch/bench and a hetero couple sat next to me. The woman had a punk haircut so I decided to comment on that.
Me: Hey there, I like you haircut!
Woman: Hey thanks! You seem new here, where are you from?
Me: Oh I’m from Greece. I just recently moved here.
Woman: Nice, so what’s your name?
Me: Konstantine
Man: Oh that’s way too hard. What’s your surname?
Me: Thoukydides
Man: Alright then, we’ll call you “Bob”!