I regularly meet a lot of people, so it can be tricky to remember everyone's names all the time. That being said, I think I do a pretty decent job remembering - and if I do forget - I simply own up to it. Everyone I meet makes some sort of impression on me … some more than others, of course.
Now, people are constantly forgetting my name because it's unusual, or they don't know how to pronounce it. I get called "Red" more than anything else and I'm used to that by now.
smiley963OPJohannesburg, Gauteng South Africa3,651 posts
RedHeadedTaurus: I regularly meet a lot of people, so it can be tricky to remember everyone's names all the time. That being said, I think I do a pretty decent job remembering - and if I do forget - I simply own up to it. Everyone I meet makes some sort of impression on me … some more than others, of course.
Now, people are constantly forgetting my name because it's unusual, or they don't know how to pronounce it. I get called "Red" more than anything else and I'm used to that by now.
I too have an unusual name...and get all sorts of derivatives...very irritating...
I forget all names unless they make some impression on me...and even then I have to really think to remember...I'm just Not into names...as I remember the person...if they make an impression on me...else it's really out of sight out of mind...
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What was it about them that made No impression on you, even though they expect you to have remembered their names, even in the short term...
Out of sight - Out of Mind...