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People making fun of my surname

They were just laughing saying why is my surname what it is and I just said that's what it is. People always take the piss when I tell them

Reply 1

Anonymous #2

Just ignore them, I've had it for years but after the first few times I just stopped giving a s*** what people said about it

Reply 2

black tea

what a stupid reason to make fun of you... ignore them, they sound very childish

Reply 3

Anonymous #3

experienced the same back in school, seriously, it'll stop once they either get bored, or life progresses

Reply 4

Anonymous #1

Original post by black tea

what a stupid reason to make fun of you... ignore them, they sound very childish

Yes 100%

Reply 5

Anonymous #1

Original post by Anonymous

experienced the same back in school, seriously, it'll stop once they either get bored, or life progresses

I'm sensitive with it

Reply 6

Theloniouss

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What's your surname?

Reply 7

Anonymous #1

Original post by Anonymous

Just ignore them, I've had it for years but after the first few times I just stopped giving a s*** what people said about it

Reply 8

Anonymous #1

Original post by Theloniouss

What's your surname?

I'm not going to say

Reply 9

gtty123

Ignore it. It's them wasting their time.

Reply 10

Driftway

One thing I've learnt, is if you laugh at whatever jokes they make. Just laugh along with them even if its not even funny, then they will relise its not something they can make fun of you for and give up.
I promise you it works, with nearly everything to.
Most people arent mean, they just think they're funny

Reply 11

Anonymous #1

Original post by gtty123

Ignore it. It's them wasting their time.

Yes

Reply 12

TLADILA

My surname rhymes with a swearword so I've had this all my life.

You get quite good at knowing who is just surprised and harmless and who is deliberately being a you know what.

I tend to just pretend I'm shocked and say "no one has ever said that to me before" and then maybe something like "Wilde would be in awe of such wit"

Also works when people try to "bully" me over my height.