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You never know if someone is yelling for you or just another person with your name.
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And it's never clear if your boss wants to talk to you or one of the other five people in the office with your name.
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You have to deal with the same jokes OVER AND OVER.
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The first thing that comes up for your name on Google is DEFINITELY not you.
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Everyone thinks it's hilarious when you pass a restaurant or something that shares your name.
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You can never get an email address that even remotely resembles your name.
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And trying to get a good URL for your social media accounts or professional website is next to impossible.
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People ask if you're related to some random person just because you share a last name.
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People try to give you annoying nicknames to help remember you.
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People who don't put full names in their phones sometimes send you messages meant for someone else.
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You have to be really careful about who you enter into a relationship with.
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When someone with the same name friends you on Facebook for no apparent reason.
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People assume you share all the traits of fictional characters with your name.
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Or celebrities, who thus wreak havoc on your good name.
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Having a common name makes you more susceptible to identity theft.
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You can't ever really be classified as unique.
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And, to be honest, you totally wish you didn't have to deal with any of this.
