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My legal first name is Xitij. Everyone knows me as Ritesh. It does not appear on any of my identification. I've dealt with this for 38 years.
by HorizonXP 3y ago
My legal first name is Xitij.
Everyone knows me as Ritesh. It does not appear on any of my identification.
I've dealt with this for 38 years.
- Hasnep 3y agoI agree it's not really a problem, if it was I would ask people to call me by my legal name or change my legal name to my preferred name.
- OJFord 3y agoHow do you resolve the post office issue then, just out of curiosity? Show them a chat on your phone where people are calling you the written name or something? And the address should match still so actually why do they care anyway?
- HorizonXP 3y agoIt is very rare that anyone truly cares. I’ve only had this be a real issue with flights when someone uses my preferred name even though I tell them not to, and it inconveniences me while I try to fix it. Most people get it when I tell them, “no one calls me Xitij, it’s impossible to pronounce.”
- Hasnep 3y agoMy legal name is close enough to my preferred name and my surname is pretty unique in the UK, so they believed my explanation. I'm not sure what I would've done if they hadn't...