I totally believe this. I'm american, but my name is "Aram". This is not a common American name (Its more common in Armenia, and my dad is half Armenian). Im

I totally believe this. I'm american, but my name is "Aram". This is not a common American name (Its more common in Armenia, and my dad is half Armenian). Im pretty much a European mutt. People try to figure out who you are by your name. When I moved from Mass to NY for work and was meeting people I had worked with and talked to on the phone (who speak freely), I got three times "You don't look like an Aram". I asked someone what they thought Aram looks like, I was told more middle-eastern. When I do a job search, I wonder if changing my name would make it easier. Being in tech helps though, people are used to odd names.