Since arriving in the US, the most amusing thing that I’ve experienced is seeing the looks on people’s faces (in service situations) when I have to provide my first name. I’ve had to resort to pronouncing it in an American accent in order to be understood. 😂

@martinfeld I've had a similar experience in Japan. Sometimes there's nothing to be done but switch to a rhotic 'r'.

@martinfeld I feel the pain. Try explain how to pronounce/spell "Moström" ... after having travelled to mainly English speaking countries for many years it was really nice to go to Germany. No explanations, they just wrote down my name 👍🏻

@jemostrom Oh I wouldn’t even pretend to have the same difficulty as someone like you (with an umlaut in your name). I commend you on your years of perseverance! Although I must say that my surname, ‘Feld’, is almost always pronounced as ‘Field’. That never ceases to be annoying haha.

@martinfeld 😀 I know one German/Swedish guy who claims that he always get picked for “Random Security Check” and claims that is because he has an ö + an ü in his name 😂

@geofftaylor It’s amazing how quickly it changes! If I may ask, what is your family’s cultural/linguistic background with the non-rhotic ‘r’?

@jemostrom Ergh that’s both funny and a shame... it only takes one character!