Comments on: Blood work http://www.magpiedays.com/2009/10/blood-work/ Hoarding the shiny moments. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:59:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jennifer http://www.magpiedays.com/2009/10/blood-work/comment-page-1/#comment-3414 Jennifer Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:30:22 +0000 http://www.magpiedays.com/?p=412#comment-3414 Robyn - My R's last name has the dreaded umlaut. Which also means it's spelled differently in the US and Switzerland because the US, in all it's wisdom, "cannot accommodate" symbols on passports. (Really? In the 21st century? Shoot, my laptop "accommodates" symbols.) So the boys' have, for example, Bärr on their Swiss passports and Baerr on their US passports and social security cards. (That's not our real last name, btw). Which is both annoying and kind of insulting like hey, just make up a new name, it's not like it's over 500 years old or anything. Vicky - welcome! How did you find me? Robyn – My R’s last name has the dreaded umlaut. Which also means it’s spelled differently in the US and Switzerland because the US, in all it’s wisdom, “cannot accommodate” symbols on passports. (Really? In the 21st century? Shoot, my laptop “accommodates” symbols.) So the boys’ have, for example, Bärr on their Swiss passports and Baerr on their US passports and social security cards. (That’s not our real last name, btw). Which is both annoying and kind of insulting like hey, just make up a new name, it’s not like it’s over 500 years old or anything.

Vicky – welcome! How did you find me?

]]> By: Vicky http://www.magpiedays.com/2009/10/blood-work/comment-page-1/#comment-3405 Vicky Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:43:33 +0000 http://www.magpiedays.com/?p=412#comment-3405 Oh you poor thing! If it helps, I had ONE vial of blood taken last week and nearly keeled over afterwards. But then, I can be a bit of wimp with these kind of things...Hope it all turns out OK - at least you're in good hands with the Swiss Health System. Vicky Oh you poor thing! If it helps, I had ONE vial of blood taken last week and nearly keeled over afterwards. But then, I can be a bit of wimp with these kind of things…Hope it all turns out OK – at least you’re in good hands with the Swiss Health System.
Vicky

]]> By: rswb http://www.magpiedays.com/2009/10/blood-work/comment-page-1/#comment-3404 rswb Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:39:49 +0000 http://www.magpiedays.com/?p=412#comment-3404 One of my reasons for not taking Reto's surname was that I couldn't (/can't) pronounce it properly either. Now we have an ambiguous sort of surname that is clearly not Swiss (particularly in the german part, people always look stragely at Reto when he says his whole name because "Reto" is so Swiss and our surname is so not), the pronunciation of which changes with the audience. Good luck with your blood. One of my reasons for not taking Reto’s surname was that I couldn’t (/can’t) pronounce it properly either. Now we have an ambiguous sort of surname that is clearly not Swiss (particularly in the german part, people always look stragely at Reto when he says his whole name because “Reto” is so Swiss and our surname is so not), the pronunciation of which changes with the audience.

Good luck with your blood.

]]> By: kristen http://www.magpiedays.com/2009/10/blood-work/comment-page-1/#comment-3403 kristen Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:45:45 +0000 http://www.magpiedays.com/?p=412#comment-3403 I will be sending lots of the good karma your way. And a hug. I will be sending lots of the good karma your way. And a hug.

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