Worked with a guy named Nikita who was on phone support. So many people in the US who couldn't wrap their heads around that normally being a mans name in Russia

Worked with a guy named Nikita who was on phone support. So many people in the US who couldn't wrap their heads around that normally being a mans name in Russia. I don't get where Yvan would be confusing either. Weird people out there. Although I honestly do have fond memories of the late 80's BBS era. But to the point those were local and largely only psudo-anonymous. The Sysop knew who everyone was if they verified users. And here, at the time, the cost of calls greatly limited connection range. People were locals.