sam-smith
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Registered: 8th Jan 07
Location: plymouth, UK
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my name isnt exciting wither way
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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Garages and stuff like that I give my full name. Find it annoying when I go to Audi and they call me Sir or Mr Gleadow. Arse lickers.
Prefer it if they called me Matt like everyone else does.
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psycho sport
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Registered: 27th Mar 03
Location: Guildford Surrey Drives: Vauxhall Monaro
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i give my name but no one believes me 
joys of being called Fred Smith! haha
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Ryan
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Registered: 23rd Jun 08
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I always use my surname, which is coincidentally Griffiths 
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
Depends on the situation, sometimes saying your surname makes you look like a stuck up cunt.
Does doesnt it 
I prefer to use 'you will refer to me as 'sir'!!
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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do you have to spell out your surname?
im sure not alot of people can spell boruc
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Ellis
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Registered: 11th Sep 07
Location: Aberdeenshire
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My first name is always used as my last, people find it hard to grasp my first name is actually Ellis
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Welsh Dan
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Registered: 23rd Mar 00
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I usually use a common name that sounds a bit like my surname, as I can't be arsed spelling my name out.
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Faye_2003
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Registered: 5th May 03
Location: the gutter :(
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I have a latin surname so it's a bit of a mouthful, so I just use part of my last name.
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
Location: Glasgow
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quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
Garages and stuff like that I give my full name. Find it annoying when I go to Audi and they call me Sir or Mr Gleadow. Arse lickers.
Prefer it if they called me Matt like everyone else does.
Tbh, it would seem like they were trying to be matey wankers if they called you by your first name when they were showing you around a car. When I'm phoning up parts departments/motor factors/taxis/any time I give my name over the phone, I still give my second name. It's just something that my dad's always done and so have I.
Or have I got the wrong end of the stick and you're the boss of said Audi garage and that's what the emplyees call you?
[Edited on 30-05-2009 by alan-g-w]
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Matt H
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Registered: 11th Sep 01
Location: South Yorkshire
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I always tell them it's Mr. Hogan
They usually either just carry on or make some crappy joke about if my first name is Hulk
That's when I leg drop them
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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I always use my Surname as well. Be it taxi, takeaway or something like an MOT.
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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At work it's rare someone tells me their first name I always end up asking. I was wondering this week if it's old fashioned .
Yet i'm always Phil when speaking on the phone to anyone.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
Location: Glasgow
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
I always tell them it's Mr. Hogan
They usually either just carry on or make some crappy joke about if my first name is Hulk
That's when I leg drop them
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
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Depends on what it is for.
If its something like buying a car, id rather them call my by my first name.
Or if its like booking something in, Then my surname.
But everyone knows me by my surname anyway
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
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Plus they never spell it right
Its either Boney, Bonny or even Bonner. Gets on my nerves even if i spell it out for them on the phone. When they do that i get pissed off very quickly!
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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I use my first name. My surname is too long, no one can spell it and shortening it to Smith sounds like I'm using a fake alias to me
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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But the amount of people who seem to mis-hear me and think I'm saying Ahmed is beginning to worry me.
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