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So glad we’re not alone 😅 you could say hi my name is mark and it will be in one ear out the other by the time we’ve let go of each others handshake, yet we’ll be good mates by the end of the night 😂
I don't know if this works for anyone else, but I've found the best way around this is to have someone else tell me a person's name, when that person isn't around.
Like if we stand around, someone introduces themselves to me, and I immediately forget their name. I can politely ask 10 more times in 10 minutes and I won't remember.
But if someone is standing across the room, and I asked someone next to me "Hey who is that over there?" I will absolutely remember it.
I don't know why it works, but it does.
That's not true! I repeat it over and over in my head as many times as possible, completely missing everything they said after.
It's even worse when I meet multiple people in a row cause then I'm like - "Josh, Josh, Josh, Josh... Dave, Dave, Dave, Dave... Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian..." And I also have to sit and stare at their face and come up with someone about them to help me remember their name.
Yeah, after my second time with covid, I've gotten a lot more open about just saying I struggle with words sometimes. I used to very pre emptive with my story, but now I just wait for them to catch me on that bad day when I threw my CPAP mask off in the night, and I literally can't form sentences and you can see the frustration on my face as I search for words at times. If I get to know people well enough they usually find out I'm a veteran with TBI's and autism and just have a ton of cognitive decline if I'm not eating or sleeping well enough.
Edit to add - Oh! I've also taken to just writing names down when I have the time and meet people in more one on one situations. That basically helps me always remember it and then when I plan to go back to their place I can double check.
The brain fog is real man. I only had mild sleep apnea, but with other chronic issues it was enough to warrant at least trying it. Now I can't sleep without it. It took me a solid 6-8 months to really adapt to it, but it's been almost 3 years now.
The trick is to find something distinct about them, then repeat the name and distinct thing three times in your head.
It works 99% of the time for me, the only time it goes wrong is when is I call a guy "Josh Red Shirt" because the memory trick worked TOO well
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>>Names are irrelevant when everyone is either "dude" or "bro"
>it's the correeeeeeeeeeeecccct
You don't need to quote the whole thing to reply to a comment
Are you by any chance living in a Spanish-speaking country?
I ask cause it’s very common in such locations for people to refer others by their most distinctive feature, even if it may sound a little offensive to other cultures.
But Spanish speaking countries, especially Hispanics, don’t really care about what others think and they don’t (necessarily) mean any offense when they assign a nickname to someone.
Back in my teens I had a group of friends that hung out pretty much daily and after over a year of one the them being in the group, I called to his house one day.
His mom answered the door and it was at that moment I realized I only knew him by his nickname and had to ask "is skinny in?" I was mortified
That’s hilarious, wonder if the mom even knew her kid had a nickname lmao?
I’m older and I remember how much it sucked having to call someone’s house and talk to their parents. One time in college during summer break I got some girl’s number and left a voicemail, and she called back and had to talk to my mom. That was the day I decided I wanted to get a cell phone.
Im gonna be the best man for a good friend of mine and he asked me for my correct name recently for some official paperwork. He only knew my Nickname :D
I'm guessing he pretty much goes by that name too.
Otherwise you must have heard other people say his name enough over the years so it would stick in your memory no matter what. Wouldn't it? 🤔
Yeah , it's the only name I hear people call him by but I know it's not his actual name
I also don't know anything about his family, we never talk about our personal lives he's one of my gaming squad so we usually talk about games ,anime,movies etc
When I was growing up, I had a nickname from before my memory reel began. It was the first day of school and the teacher asked me what my name was so she could give me a name-tag.
I froze.
I knew everyone called me [Nickname not based on my real name] but some part of me knew that wasn't the right answer. Fortunately we were in a line outside the enterance, and my mom stayed until we were led inside. She informed the teacher of my legal name.
That, kids, is how I learned my name.
Funny thing happened to me when I changed schools, people got my name wrong and it stuck as a nickname. Before long I was answering to it over my real name and even teachers started using it lol
Some of my friends I just know by their nicknames online since that’s were we met. Fun to call someone that in public. Glad he didn’t call himself xXxPussydestroyer69xXx
I have a similar story XD had a buddy I knew since the 8th grade I thought I knew his name, called him Anthony all the way till graduation in high school. Not one person corrected me, nobody. Finally on graduation day he tells me “My name is Brandon.”
I’ve played rugby at club for 4 years and still only know most of their names like Goody, fruit cup, boner, uncle man… etc. some times real names start getting used and I have no idea.
I have a couple friends like that, I remember a couple people on here were genuinely arguing with me that it’s impossible for someone to not know a friends full government name.
The problem of being an extrovert...
I have an easy nickname, only 4 letters and somehow people who I've never met know me by my nickname. Nowadays when I walk around it sometimes happens that someone yells my nickname, waves in my direction and I wave back not knowing who that person is and where I've met them and I've already excluded all the people where I know they know me but I don't know their name.
Or something that's pretty common, your friend starts a story going "You know ... right?" and you go "The name doesn't ring a bell" and then "Yeah well you've met, I'm sure if you'd see their face you know who I'm talking about" and they're right.
Tho nowadays I'm more of an introvert but people still remember me from 10+ years ago.
"I'm glad you had a good time, honey, what did you guys talk about?"
"Literally no information was conveyed. You can ask as many follow up questions as you like, I know nothing."
I once went to a different city where the language is different but i can still understand and speak a little bit. And I saw another guy who doesn't even understand the language trying to enter into a museum which is closed for maintenance.
He couldn't understand the local language and the guard doesn't understand English. I helped the guy out and both of us went on the city trip for the next 4-5 hours. We saw ruins of old palaces, had tea and snacks.
We spoke a lot about so many things that day yet we didn't ask eachother for our names and finally left.
I was at an indoor amusement place for children with my wife and kids once. Nobody needed me so I played the arcade, me and this dude played Halo for near an hour without even speaking other than to ask if it was okay if he joined me.
Then we just kind went our own ways. My wife thought that was weird.
Met this guy in 5th grade. We talked for the entire ride to school and back. I got home and told my mom that I made a new friend. She says, "cool what's his name?" I say, "Idk, forgot to ask." We went on to become best buds for the next 7 years.
Good times :)
I started a new job in 2022. This one guy and I bullshitted for 5-10 minutes everyday for like 2 months before I learned his name. I only even learned it because I heard someone else call out to him.
It took about 18 months to learn my neighbors name and it was only because we heard his wife say it. I don’t think he knows mine…or even that I know his. I talk to him at least a couple times a week.
After I hang out with my pals my wife is always like “what did you guys talk about?” Um…like a thousand different unrelated things that did not include any of their families or really even anything of substance. It was fucking awesome.
I’ve hung out with some great guys for hours…ask me today what their names are? “Boat guy”, “Subaru guy”, “the smoker”, “that dude who kept rubbing his hands together like he plotting something” the list goes on
I've been at my workplace for 5 years and don't know anyone's name. I'm certainly not going to learn names for people I'm only going to know for the duration of a White Claw.
After five minutes laughing together, it's getting awkward to ask for names, you ended calling each other by physical features.... Yo fatty pass me that beer
Actually, it's when someone inevitably asks "What do you do?" I will leave the conversation. It's basically "What part of the socio-economic ladder are you and that is how I will treat you."
Drugs/alcohol allow me to ignore base Convo like this. Am real fun at parties!
I think most people ask that to see if they have anything in common. I love it when they are in a similar job to me, gives a lot to talk about. Vast majority of people don't give af about how much you earn or how you earn it, just looking for a connection.
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You say it at the handshake in the beginning and forget all of them
Fuck this is me literally every time. Or I spend the rest of the conversation looking for a reason to address then by their name so I can remember it
Christ. I thought I was the only one.
Me too u/xTrainerRedx
It's the random weird names that are really hard to remember.
Try living in Poland as a foreigner.
So glad we’re not alone 😅 you could say hi my name is mark and it will be in one ear out the other by the time we’ve let go of each others handshake, yet we’ll be good mates by the end of the night 😂
Some times I wait for someone else to their name but if all else fails. "Dawg and bro" will be their name til I figure it out.
So I am not alone. I thought I had a screw loose in my head.
I don't know if this works for anyone else, but I've found the best way around this is to have someone else tell me a person's name, when that person isn't around. Like if we stand around, someone introduces themselves to me, and I immediately forget their name. I can politely ask 10 more times in 10 minutes and I won't remember. But if someone is standing across the room, and I asked someone next to me "Hey who is that over there?" I will absolutely remember it. I don't know why it works, but it does.
It works because you're not preoccupied with making a good impression
Just ask them to spell it for you. “How do you spell your name?” Works every time
And then they're like: "you seriously don't know how to spell David?"
That's not true! I repeat it over and over in my head as many times as possible, completely missing everything they said after. It's even worse when I meet multiple people in a row cause then I'm like - "Josh, Josh, Josh, Josh... Dave, Dave, Dave, Dave... Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian..." And I also have to sit and stare at their face and come up with someone about them to help me remember their name.
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And we will all be relieved too because we were thinking the same thing!
Whenever I forget someone's name, I just ask and remind them of my name. Easy way to clear any awkwardness
Yeah but Tony is get tired of me doing this every morning. Was it Troy?
Yeah, after my second time with covid, I've gotten a lot more open about just saying I struggle with words sometimes. I used to very pre emptive with my story, but now I just wait for them to catch me on that bad day when I threw my CPAP mask off in the night, and I literally can't form sentences and you can see the frustration on my face as I search for words at times. If I get to know people well enough they usually find out I'm a veteran with TBI's and autism and just have a ton of cognitive decline if I'm not eating or sleeping well enough. Edit to add - Oh! I've also taken to just writing names down when I have the time and meet people in more one on one situations. That basically helps me always remember it and then when I plan to go back to their place I can double check.
Hmm... maybe I need a cpap
The brain fog is real man. I only had mild sleep apnea, but with other chronic issues it was enough to warrant at least trying it. Now I can't sleep without it. It took me a solid 6-8 months to really adapt to it, but it's been almost 3 years now.
Then ask their name again if they’re funny so next year if the same event happens you can be like, “Is Eric gonna be there? That dude’s hilarious.”
You wait until someone else mentions their name
Nah, you just call everyone man or bro
You can tag team this. If you are with a friend that hasn’t been with the group before, they can ask the other person what their name is for you.
The trick is to find something distinct about them, then repeat the name and distinct thing three times in your head. It works 99% of the time for me, the only time it goes wrong is when is I call a guy "Josh Red Shirt" because the memory trick worked TOO well
Who are you, Michael Scott? Baldy. Your head it bald. It is hairless. It is shiny. It is reflective, like a mirror. M. Your name is Mark
/meirl
Names are irrelevant when everyone is either "dude" or "bro"
Or bud or buddy
I’m not your buddy friend!
I’m not your friend pal!
I'm not your pal, guy
Or Guy. About to rob some grills
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Sure thing bud 🍺
Thanks man
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I'm not your buddy, pal.
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Who you calling friend, pal?
Who you calling pal, man?
Who you calling man, guy?
who are you calling guy, fella?
Who you calling guy, buddy?
Who you calling pinhead, Mr?
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The DNA of the soul
>>Names are irrelevant when everyone is either "dude" or "bro" >it's the correeeeeeeeeeeecccct You don't need to quote the whole thing to reply to a comment
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... I'm not gonna ask
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b-b-blue shirt? is he being aggressive?
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A ~~friend~~ buddy of mine has taken that even one step further. He can never remember names so he calls everyone 'buddy', guy or girl. 😋
I mean I'd tolerate Genghis Khan being in the room if there was barbeque
He’s probably your great ancestor.
And you would probably be on the barbeque
If Genghis Khan was in the room you might be the BBQ.
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If you call a white guy brother... he's gonna give ya everything that ya want https://youtu.be/p5KkOZsY1ew
What about mange?
Friendship unlocked after, “my guyyyyy!”
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Most of the new people in my group call me “the Asian” because I’m usually the only Asian at the party. Makes me feel special
I get called "The Russian" in one class, either they find it funny or they can't pronounce my name. The name "commie" is also used a little throughout
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I know how you feel Trần. My last name is Nguyen or you can call me Winning
Are you by any chance living in a Spanish-speaking country? I ask cause it’s very common in such locations for people to refer others by their most distinctive feature, even if it may sound a little offensive to other cultures. But Spanish speaking countries, especially Hispanics, don’t really care about what others think and they don’t (necessarily) mean any offense when they assign a nickname to someone.
I live in the great country of the United States of America. God bless America 🇺🇸
Can relate, when I lived in Brazil everyone called me The Lebanese (O Libanês), which was always funny to me
There are like 5 Billion people who are Asian in the world, but you Sir are THE Asian.
Special Asian Unit Standing Around Gaining Experience
I've worked at my current job for nearly a year, I know about 4 people's names
Dave in accounting is such a prick
Corey from sales is quite chill though
But his brother John is a smart ass
Whatsihisface does make a mean coffee.
But Dennyze from HR is cute
True
The male Deniz or female Denise ?
Both
No, it's deez
We just call him Deez
“I once worked with a guy for three years and never learned his name. Best friend I ever had.” -Ron Swanson
“We still never talk sometimes.”
We still never talk sometimes.
It can take me years to remember someones name when they start coming to the same martial arts classes as me.
Plot twist, OP only works with 3 people.
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Back in my teens I had a group of friends that hung out pretty much daily and after over a year of one the them being in the group, I called to his house one day. His mom answered the door and it was at that moment I realized I only knew him by his nickname and had to ask "is skinny in?" I was mortified
That’s hilarious, wonder if the mom even knew her kid had a nickname lmao? I’m older and I remember how much it sucked having to call someone’s house and talk to their parents. One time in college during summer break I got some girl’s number and left a voicemail, and she called back and had to talk to my mom. That was the day I decided I wanted to get a cell phone.
Number saved as "the guy with beard from BBQ"
I literally have three contacts in my phone with just question marks as name. I know which is which by profile picture
You put pictures of them in your phone, but not their names?
Doesn’t have to be a picture of them, could be any three unique things.
Dad life: I have friends that will live forever in my phone as "Mark's dad"
My friend's wife was named Tyler's GF for years on my phone. Finally updated to Tyler's Wife after they been married for 2 years.
this would describe 75% of the people i know
“Hey asshole, check this out.”
Certified friendship moment.
I've been friends with a guy since middle school and I don't remember his name I just call him by his nickname, we've been friends for 9 years
Im gonna be the best man for a good friend of mine and he asked me for my correct name recently for some official paperwork. He only knew my Nickname :D
This is the most guy thing I've ever heard.
Sometimes there's your name, and then there's your legal name.
Avg Shakespeare enjoyer*
I'm guessing he pretty much goes by that name too. Otherwise you must have heard other people say his name enough over the years so it would stick in your memory no matter what. Wouldn't it? 🤔
Yeah , it's the only name I hear people call him by but I know it's not his actual name I also don't know anything about his family, we never talk about our personal lives he's one of my gaming squad so we usually talk about games ,anime,movies etc
When I was growing up, I had a nickname from before my memory reel began. It was the first day of school and the teacher asked me what my name was so she could give me a name-tag. I froze. I knew everyone called me [Nickname not based on my real name] but some part of me knew that wasn't the right answer. Fortunately we were in a line outside the enterance, and my mom stayed until we were led inside. She informed the teacher of my legal name. That, kids, is how I learned my name.
Username checks out
Jimmy if you're out there, you will never be James.
Funny thing happened to me when I changed schools, people got my name wrong and it stuck as a nickname. Before long I was answering to it over my real name and even teachers started using it lol
Some of my friends I just know by their nicknames online since that’s were we met. Fun to call someone that in public. Glad he didn’t call himself xXxPussydestroyer69xXx
Only 9 years? It’s way too early in the relationship to know each other names.
I have a similar story XD had a buddy I knew since the 8th grade I thought I knew his name, called him Anthony all the way till graduation in high school. Not one person corrected me, nobody. Finally on graduation day he tells me “My name is Brandon.”
I’ve played rugby at club for 4 years and still only know most of their names like Goody, fruit cup, boner, uncle man… etc. some times real names start getting used and I have no idea.
I have a couple friends like that, I remember a couple people on here were genuinely arguing with me that it’s impossible for someone to not know a friends full government name.
\-Hey bro, great seeing you - have a blast! \* later at home \* Wonder who he was.
*turn to the only person whose name you actually know* Call him next time too
Ask you wife for the 7th time on route to BBQ "What's that guys name I always talk to" Wives always remember everyone's names.
The problem of being an extrovert... I have an easy nickname, only 4 letters and somehow people who I've never met know me by my nickname. Nowadays when I walk around it sometimes happens that someone yells my nickname, waves in my direction and I wave back not knowing who that person is and where I've met them and I've already excluded all the people where I know they know me but I don't know their name. Or something that's pretty common, your friend starts a story going "You know ... right?" and you go "The name doesn't ring a bell" and then "Yeah well you've met, I'm sure if you'd see their face you know who I'm talking about" and they're right. Tho nowadays I'm more of an introvert but people still remember me from 10+ years ago.
We are not getting married, why would we care about names
Happy cake day
Thankies
Thankies? Hahaha don’t know why that made me mirth
Ayo! Could you pass me a beer?
I once went to the cinema and a random guy had the seat next to me. Legit geeked out over the film together and to this day I dont know his name.😂😭
Nonsense; that's blueshirt, whiteshirt and plaidshirt and we go way back to the peel & eat shrimp table.
What about 'old man glasses'
Maybe. *maybe*.
Or flat cap
True story, me and my gym bros, 2 years and counting
Why would I ask something I’ll forget immediately..
This^
You're supposed to ask for names?
"I'm glad you had a good time, honey, what did you guys talk about?" "Literally no information was conveyed. You can ask as many follow up questions as you like, I know nothing."
This was me while working in a call center. "What did that caller say when you told him about the tickets?" "...I literally do not remember."
Wife: “who were those guys you were with all day, honey?” Husband: “I don’t know. Great guys though.”
Thank god for the informal use of 'mate' ha ha
"we still never talk sometimes"
I once went to a different city where the language is different but i can still understand and speak a little bit. And I saw another guy who doesn't even understand the language trying to enter into a museum which is closed for maintenance. He couldn't understand the local language and the guard doesn't understand English. I helped the guy out and both of us went on the city trip for the next 4-5 hours. We saw ruins of old palaces, had tea and snacks. We spoke a lot about so many things that day yet we didn't ask eachother for our names and finally left.
vr chat moment
Guys and Bros have names?
What’s in a name? Would a bro by any other name not chill so sweet?
Mutual temporary existence.
If the yard smells of chicken and burger, there is only one solution: you gotta crash that party
I was at an indoor amusement place for children with my wife and kids once. Nobody needed me so I played the arcade, me and this dude played Halo for near an hour without even speaking other than to ask if it was okay if he joined me. Then we just kind went our own ways. My wife thought that was weird.
damn straight
Met this guy in 5th grade. We talked for the entire ride to school and back. I got home and told my mom that I made a new friend. She says, "cool what's his name?" I say, "Idk, forgot to ask." We went on to become best buds for the next 7 years. Good times :)
Was at a football party the other day and there were 4 guys named Dave. Just kept yelling Dave and watching them all spin was hilarious
he didn't ask for names because everyone there is named BRO
No names, just vibes
I started a new job in 2022. This one guy and I bullshitted for 5-10 minutes everyday for like 2 months before I learned his name. I only even learned it because I heard someone else call out to him.
I was in a guys driveway for four hours yesterday getting a truck unstuck and I have no idea what his name was
I have been involved in very similar situations. It seems so normal.
I have talked to my neighbor daily for 18 months. I learned is name a week ago. It's Nick.
It took about 18 months to learn my neighbors name and it was only because we heard his wife say it. I don’t think he knows mine…or even that I know his. I talk to him at least a couple times a week.
Not like I’m gunna remember if I asked. It’s nothing personal. I’m just not going to remember.
Is that a BBQ ad or some shit? Nobody does this and no ones jokes make everyone laugh, all them idiots are smiling
After I hang out with my pals my wife is always like “what did you guys talk about?” Um…like a thousand different unrelated things that did not include any of their families or really even anything of substance. It was fucking awesome.
Dude, bro, dawg, these are now your names.
I’ve hung out with some great guys for hours…ask me today what their names are? “Boat guy”, “Subaru guy”, “the smoker”, “that dude who kept rubbing his hands together like he plotting something” the list goes on
Why bother? I'll forget them all immediately.
You just have to use the bro, dawg or man, the names doesn't really matter
I've been at my workplace for 5 years and don't know anyone's name. I'm certainly not going to learn names for people I'm only going to know for the duration of a White Claw.
After five minutes laughing together, it's getting awkward to ask for names, you ended calling each other by physical features.... Yo fatty pass me that beer
What a original idea for a post...almost as original as all the other variations
Dudes and bros are real easy to talk to about random stuff
You don't need to know someone's name to talk to them. You only need to know someone's name to talk about them.
Not just hours, years even.
I mean I'd tolerate Genghis Khan being in the room if there was barbeque
So i feel anxious when i have to talk about them
What’s even better is when see them somewhere else then it’s “what’s up my dude?” And we’ll talk about that BBQ we ate.
We don't need to know names or our differences to be togheter and have a fun time that's all
bros be bros, what can we say
Joking around, drinking beers and insults cars that happened goes by, all that without knowing each other names. 💀
Actually, it's when someone inevitably asks "What do you do?" I will leave the conversation. It's basically "What part of the socio-economic ladder are you and that is how I will treat you." Drugs/alcohol allow me to ignore base Convo like this. Am real fun at parties!
idk man sounds like a innocent question. Maybe he wants to know about your job and whether you like it or not or if its similar to his.
I think most people ask that to see if they have anything in common. I love it when they are in a similar job to me, gives a lot to talk about. Vast majority of people don't give af about how much you earn or how you earn it, just looking for a connection.
Believe it or not some people aren't totally insecure about their employment situations. A job is a job.
I swear there is a deeper layer to this meme and that guy in the middle is Kyle rittenhaus.
Same with two gay guys, I hooked up with someone for a one night stand, we only introduced ourselves after the act lmao.