Early Voting

[basildestiny]

So we went down to vote early. The lady at the registration table says "You have a weird name." Well thanks, you have a weird face now give me my ballot.

Hello. It's not some weird voter's registration card. This is a state license with my signature on it. I'm also 28 and I've brought my husband who does not have a weird name. I also think there are weirder names than "Janina." I might have been more concerned if I came in with a license that read "Mickey Mouse," "Olive Oyle," "Pluto," "Grumpy Bear" or "Cookie Monster."

I don't mind them checking, but could you just check without the lovely comments about my name that I've had for 28 years and like quite nicely? KThx

Comments

[vitani-le.livejournal.com]

For the record, I think "Janina" is a very pretty name, and while unusual, it doesn't strike me as "weird". It sounds very English-American. Now get into names like Miyori or Dagmar or Chinua, then you have a "weird" sounding name (geographically speaking).

[basildestiny]

Thank you. And also THANK YOU! That's what I'm saying. It's not that weird. It's really simple. I guess for East Tennessee it's strange because it's not Southern.

[vitani-le.livejournal.com]

See? Some of us out there understand. :)

Wait... There's such a thing as specifically "Southern" names? *is culturally oblivious*

(Ya know, now that I think about it, "Janina" might seem normal to me because I was familiar with Gym Leader Janine in the Pokemon Silver and Crystal games... XD)

[basildestiny]

Yes. Sue, Jim, Joe. The All-American names. Versus yanno James, Jonathan, Eric.