Say My Name

People here have an impossible time with my name.  The majority think my name is Gareth, maybe because they have more historical exposure to British names, and if I don't correct them (usually more than once) that's typically what I go by.  But there are some other fun ones.

The car mechanic, a hilarious Portuguese guy (maybe Mozambican?) with whom I've spent a lot of time lately while trying to buy a cars, calls me one of two things.  His favorite when he's most animated is MisterGreg, which sounds more like Mista Grrreg with a rolled r.  Sometimes he calls me Mister Geret, which is almost Garrett but shorter.  He does know how to spell my name, because he gets it right on the bills I've paid.

The taxi driver our office uses a lot uses a variant of that, calling me Jerret, or Gerrat (with a soft G). It sounds something like jer-rot, again with a rolled r in between.

I've learned to respond to anything that sounds like it starts with a G.