I've read so many articles about people getting severely offended about their names not being pronounced right. I acknowledge that an American person might not be able to say it even nearly close to it sounding right. I am in the US and I know my name is not an English name. I know that my name is hard to pronounce. My first name is hard for many Indians to pronounce and my last name, common as it may be in India, has 14 characters! I know I am one in a million when I say this, but you can destroy my name as badly as you can, I'd not get offended. I ask here, because the focus lies on the interpersonal aspects. on short notice, that I shall welcome X and.

Sorry, if it appears a little bit vague, but this is a situation that can arise more often in the future (e. If requested, I can try to give further details. How to achieve this goal in the best way? My goal is to greet them as politely and gently as possible, so that they really feel welcome. There is no one to help me, since they don't know either and aren't present anyway. A possible situation is picking someone up at an airport or the like. It is rather formal, think of business or academia. But it is safe to assume, that they are accustomed to the US. That means, that I don't know about possible cultural differences.

I don't know much about that guest, just their profession or connection to our organization, not even if they are from a different country. The situation is a one-on-one meeting with someone I have never met before.

How to you pronounce eoin