My name is Michael. There's always at least one other Michael in any large enough group of people. Usually that guy goes by "Mike", though, so I try to insist

My name is Michael. There's always at least one other Michael in any large enough group of people. Usually that guy goes by "Mike", though, so I try to insist on being called "Michael". I honestly don't recognize "Mike" as being my name, which is confusing when people who want to seem friendly shorten my name.