I get what you mean and agree with the broad point, but I really, truly do both want to learn more about foreign languages and also feel it is both polite and g

I get what you mean and agree with the broad point, but I really, truly do both want to learn more about foreign languages and also feel it is both polite and good culture to try to pronounce the names of long-term colleagues as well as I can. I love foreign languages, I love Korean consonants, I love German Vowels, I love the French Schwa. I wouldn't want to put that on anyone to explain when obviously I can just get more foreign language tapes, but I do actually legitimately prefer to get it right if I can, and the process of learning to say it right is super fun... but I've spent my whole life having to spell and pronounce my name for everyone so it just doesn't seem like a big deal. But yeah, I can see it getting annoying. I definitely wouldn't insist on it over a casual "<foo> is fine" but I do want to learn to do better at things if I can!