But sometimes you meet people who you never see again. That brain space could be used for Vim keybindings.
Hello Jarvis!
The only reason you need to know someone's name is to talk about them behind their back.
Or to show that you paid attention to anything they said about themselves and didn’t just wait your turn to talk. You know, basic social etiquette lol
Excellent point, if you're just 1 on 1 with someone you dont need their name except to talk about them with someone else.
why say their name when you could instead say “guy” or “man”, or, occasionally, “buddy”?
Don't forget the universal "Dude" and "Bro"
Or if you're really close friends, the old "fuckface".
Jfc, if you knew how long it has taken me to know the names of some of my friends, and not just work friends or gym friends, it would be absurd.
Hell, even after months of hanging with someone, you might not know their last name; it's all "hey, I'm zipper". Why zipper? "I dunno, you know how it is". Yeah, I feel that. Anyway, went a beer, zip?
My chronic pain/disability support group shares space with an autism support group. Not a single one of the autism group knows my actual name afaik, but we'll hang out down the road at a diner some nights as a mixed group when we're meeting at the same time. It's all "hey, beard!" And "sasquatch, wanna see my cat?" And sometimes just "man". I've known some of them for years and we don't know each other's actual names. A couple of them, I've been to their house, and vice versa, and we don't know each others last name at all.
One guy in specific came over, heard my wife call out my name and was confused as hell because my name sounds like a regular word and thought it was a different nickname. Asked for the story behind it, and I had to show him my driver's license because he thought I was fucking with him. We'd had dinner together at the diner dozens of times.
No need for real names when you're bros
This guy's name is Fork
After fucking around for a while turned into being exclusive for about six months, the woman who is now my wife realized that we didn't know each other's last names. If she hadn't brought it up it's hard to tell how long I would have gone not knowing.
Oh thank god its not just me.
A month? I've known guys for years and still don't know their names and it is WAY too late to ask.
That’s when you figure out a reason to hand them a clipboard and say, “Imma need you to sign in.”
it's been 5yrs since I knew my neighbor. we still just call each other neighbor. we hang out at least once a week.
Tim Allen is that you?
Grunt.
For real. Came into work for six months and talked to this dude about a bunch of stuff every time. Only a week ago did I find out his name. Now I can finally say his name instead of starting off with "hey bro"
At least you remember names. Someone can tell me their name, I'll repeat it as suggested, forget it a few days later anyway.
I'll remember a phone number before someone's name.
Hell, I remember one dude as initials + his age when I met him. I don't know why. Example: If I met John Doe aged 32, there's a chance I'd remember him as "JD32", and forget his actual name.
Shout-out to MK22, I forgot your name again.
I just remember faces for 20 years, no clue about their names.
I sometimes make a note with someone's name and brief description that sticks to me.
Knowing someones name is a bit too intimate for my taste.
We don't need names, so long we vibe
If someone I just met uses my name regularly I feel like they're trying to sell me something.
Haha there's a guy I hang out with at the library and I think he's great.
Wanted to invite him to a party and realized I had no way to get in touch. No name or anything.
For like a month, I've been trying to visit the library at the same exact time to see if we bump into each other.
Library stranger, I hope we meet again.
I have ADHD (+ other stuff) and so names has always been a massive issue for me. A few years ago I just stopped trying because I don't talk to most people anyways.
out of the ~25 people in this class with me right now (fun fact! I am breaking a law by being on my phone rn :3) I know the name of,
1: teacher
2: girl with pink hair
3: trans friend
4: person who sits next to me and cannot understand what a function is to save his life
5: someone who I sat next to in 3rd grade
The others, no earthly idea. I have COWORKERS in this class who I don't know their name 😓
I have ADHD (+ other stuff) and so names has always been a massive issue for me. A few years ago I just stopped trying because I don't talk to most people anyways.
Me_irl
"I once worked with a guy for three years and never learned his name. Best friend I ever had. We still never talk sometimes..." - Ron Swanson
There's a place I like to go to for lunch once or twice a week and there is another regular that generally sits at the bar like me. I have talked to this guy over lunch off and on for almost a decade now. I do not know his name.
The obvious way out of this situation: open your own kebab place and start calling him bossman or chief.
It’s cool. I don’t usually care about people‘s names that much, and I know he doesn’t care about my name, so why does it matter.
For the most part people can call me dude and bro until the end of time at work.
Or El Duderino, if they're not into the whole brevity thing.
Something profound about only knowing someone by your shared experiences
1. Be civil
No trolling, bigotry or other insulting / annoying behaviour
2. No politics
This is non-politics community. For political memes please go to !politicalmemes@lemmy.world
3. No recent reposts
Check for reposts when posting a meme, you can only repost after 1 month
4. No bots
No bots without the express approval of the mods or the admins
5. No Spam/Ads
No advertisements or spam. This is an instance rule and the only way to live.
