Chris Dillon
Familiar Face
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My parents
lolChris Dillon said:My parents
Chris Dillon said:My parents
Chris Dillon said:My parents
Mario said:In fact it was my mother holding her ground against my grandma who demanded that I should be given a good traditional Austrian name like Erhard, Franz, Ambros or Maximilian. Knowing that my grandmother would absoutely hate it she gave me that deliberately outlandish name, Mario. It's obviously Italian and even in the ever-so-liberal late 60's it was still considered an affront to be given a name coming from what was widely regarded as a nation of mere guest-workers and hotel servants. In my schooldays all my friends had coffee cups bearing their (German) names. Alas, no Mario cups were available back then. I got badly traumatized...
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Mario said:In fact it was my mother holding her ground against my grandma who demanded that I should be given a good traditional Austrian name like Erhard, Franz, Ambros or Maximilian. Knowing that my grandmother would absoutely hate it she gave me that deliberately outlandish name, Mario. It's obviously Italian and even in the ever-so-liberal late 60's it was still considered an affront to be given a name coming from what was then widely regarded as a nation of mere guest-workers and hotel servants. In my schooldays all my friends had coffee cups bearing their (German) names. Alas, no Mario cups were available back then. I got badly traumatized... :rolleyes.
Ms. Mugwump, in my business we have a saying:Mugwump said:not that it's an ugly name, just mildly paranoid I guess. That's why you'll never see me on facebook - there's a couple of people out there that I'd rather didn't find me
Derek Cavin said:I've been wondering that for awhile, Mario. Thanks. I've been frequenting some of the threads you frequent and have been curious.
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