Hi all!

I know we may find it bizarre/funny when we go to certian salons and the women who work their use fake americanized names and thought I would share a little story.

My best friend and I went to China (Beijing, Xian, and Shanghai) a few months ago. While we were there we went to get an hour long massage with our tour group. The young men who massaged us asked our names (we were together in a large room because it was mainly a reflexology foot massage). They could not say our names at all. We were cracking up! We kept sounding out our names slowly. My friend kept saying, BON-NIE. And they would say something that sounded nothing like it. They were so sweet, trying really hard. Then we asked them what their names were. Tables turned!

Bonnie and I could NOT say their names. We tried for like 5 minutes. All 4 of us were hysterically laughing. It is so strange that we just could not sound say their names.

Anyway ... my point is ... they change their names for work because we would never be able to pronounce their given names. I think they do it to make it easier for us.