Whenever people ask me how I pronounce my last name, I answer "I don't". Even my compatriots have problems spelling it properly; in US I had my credit card re-

Whenever people ask me how I pronounce my last name, I answer "I don't". Even my compatriots have problems spelling it properly; in US I had my credit card re-issued three times due to misspellings and Amex doesn't allow as much characters on their card, so I mix my Americanized first name with an original last name. The only benefit of keeping it as is in US is when someone tries to call you in the crowd - "Mr. erhm... ugh... hmmm..." - is usually me. :)