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I put my foot in my mouth with a poor child (lighthearted)

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Booboostwo · 01/04/2016 14:54

I was at an English speaking Easter egg hunt (I live in France, the party was specifically set up to encourage kids to speak English - this is relevant). I was introduced to three kids from the same family and since I was meeting them for the first time I said "Hello, my name is Booboos, what is your name?" The first two children told me their names all fine, the third one told me a number. In the context I assumed she had misunderstood the question so I said "No, not how old you are but what is your name?", but she repeated the number. I kept going and switched to French to help him out at which point his mum intervened and clarified that the child had understood me the first time and the number was his name.

I don't know if I should tell you the number as it might make the child more identifiable but there is nothing about this number that in any way resembles a name or is used as a name in a different culture. I didn't have the guts to ask why he had been called after a number.

Judgey? Moi? Well yes but only in a lighthearted sort of way.

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ImperialBlether · 01/04/2016 14:55

I want to guess - is he Seven?

Booboostwo · 01/04/2016 14:56

No. Seven is not too bad if I had to pick a number for a name.

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EatShitDerek · 01/04/2016 14:57

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Valeriesquiteposh · 01/04/2016 14:58

It can't be the first time that's happened to them

leelu66 · 01/04/2016 14:58

Argh, you have to tell us the number now!

Was it Dix?

LunaLunaLovegood · 01/04/2016 14:58

Blimey poor kid. How would you have a number for your name?!

And did he translate it.. So the first child said 'Hello my name is Daveeeeed' and the next one said 'Hello my name is Marie' and then he said 'Hello my name is Quatorze'? Or 'Hello my name is Fourteen?'

Floggingmolly · 01/04/2016 14:59

Mane she has 25 children and ran out of names...

LunaLunaLovegood · 01/04/2016 14:59

His parents are what I'd call Dix ;)

TattyDevine · 01/04/2016 14:59

69?

gamerchick · 01/04/2016 14:59

Four? I've heard that used for a name before.

veryproudvolleyballmum · 01/04/2016 15:01

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LunaLunaLovegood · 01/04/2016 15:01

Imagine if he was the first born child of Spanish Senor & Senora King.

ChristmasZombie · 01/04/2016 15:01

Wasn't Blossom's best friend called Six?

Wherediditland · 01/04/2016 15:02

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Twinklestar2 · 01/04/2016 15:02

Juan?

KatsutheClockworkOctopus · 01/04/2016 15:02

ChristmasZombie that was my first thought too!

LurkingHusband · 01/04/2016 15:02

Four? I've heard that used for a name before.

Quatre ?

Booboostwo · 01/04/2016 15:07

English number. The mum spoke English very well so I doubt it was a translation mistake. The other two kids had standard French names.

I suspect the child gets this a lot. I apologised profusely to her and said how silly I had been to not understand her first time.

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OneMagnumisneverenough · 01/04/2016 15:08

Twinkle just won the thread I think :o

Patapouf · 01/04/2016 15:08

82? How bloody strange. Courts have the power to block name choices, I'm surprised it slipped though the net TBH

Jessesbitch · 01/04/2016 15:12

And the number??

Booboostwo · 01/04/2016 15:13

According to google 3 people in the US have that name.

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KatharinaRosalie · 01/04/2016 15:13

Four? Parents fans of the Divergent series?

EatShitDerek · 01/04/2016 15:13

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Twinklestar2 · 01/04/2016 15:15

Thanks OneMagnumisneverenough Grin

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