On My Name

When I first joined this company last year, I was introduced as Richard. It was very interesting to see how people try to remember it. Most people try to associate it to a name they are familiar with, and that's what I want to share with you.

You can really tell a lot from what occurred to them when they think of the name Richard. Some people think of Richard Clayderman, so I know that they like piano or easy-listening music. Some think of Richard Marx, which implies that they like American Pops. A young girl calls me Gere, and I know she probably likes movies. The most interesting is that someone calls me Uncle Richard. I didn't realize why he calls me uncle because I'm not that old (yet). Finally I figured it out last night. I'm sorry that I have to explain it in Chinese because it's related to the pronunciation. Uncle Richard (理察杯杯, Li Cha Bei Bei) sounds like Uncle Policeman (警察杯杯, Jing Cha Bei Bei)! He must have been intimidated by his parent as a small kid that, if he did not behave, policemen would come and arrest him. Ha!