Names & Villianized Careers

Is your name hard to pronounce? Dangerous Dave talks about how most think their name is easy but may have problems with others. Plus, careers that are villianized like defense attorneys and dentists.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is deeper in the din with Dangerous day. You know.
Some people say they have a magical gift for being
able to perfectly pronounce just about everybody's name. Others stumble
on most common names, like Aaron saying Aron, if you've
ever seen that little skit on YouTube? It's kind of
funny anyway. A poll asked you think you were above

(00:21):
or below average in pronouncing names correctly. Thirty percent of
people said they're above average, fifty five percent said about average.
Seven percent admit they're below average or basically they're constantly
tripping over any new name they hear. Eighty five percent
of people believe it should be easy for new acquaintances
to pronounce their name Dangerous. I think you should be
able to pronounce that. Thirteen percent worn it might be

(00:44):
at least a little difficult. Seventy one percent say it
should be easy for people to pronounce their last name.
Twenty six percent admit it's tricky. Well, I grew up
in a town where they used c's and z's and
skis and every other letter in the alphabets, so I'm
pretty good at last names myself. I've had people come
up to me and say I'll give you five dollars

(01:06):
if you can pronounce this name, and I'm like, oh, yeah, Graduleski,
I know that one. Aha. But seventy one percent of
people believe it should be easy for their last name,
but twenty six percent admit they're tricky. I guess depends
where you're from and how you grew up. Fifty eight
percent said they it's at least somewhat important that others
pronounce their name correctly. Thirty nine percent don't care, and

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people who care the least are male Midwesterners. Don't care
if you can pronounce dangerous Dave Andrews or not. I
guess whatever. In the two Well, there's careers people idolize,
like medicine, entertainment, sports, gaming, technology, and there's others that
are villainized. And a website compiled a list of twenty
careers that are often unfairly villainized, and let's admit it,

(01:51):
you're probably guilty of it as well. Top one on
the list offense attorneys, but the judicial system needs two
opposing parties to ensure every step taken before a conviction
or an acquittal. Other careers that are villainized include social
workers that can anger people due to the aspects of
their work. Dentists, customer service reps, teachers, plastics surgeons, tax collectors,

(02:13):
sanitation workers, human resource workers, pharmaceuticals. Somebody said a hunt
percent of science at big farmer companies absolutely want to
develop the most effective drug that cures every disease. Evil
people are corporates, ones responsible for pricing. I would agree
with that. And why is it every other or two
out of every three commercials on TV now or for drugs?

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Other ones making the list parking enforcement farmers, I don't
see that being in a farmer community. I guess we
don't villainize the farmers that I see. However, maybe when
the roads get all sloppy during beat season, so I
guess maybe two weeks out of the year, but otherwise
not so much. Journalists making the list, real estate agents
making the list as well. So yeah, there's a lot

(02:56):
of guest careers we look up to and other ones
we villainize, which is often unfairly done. Not sure where
I stand here, but somewhere in the middle. Tune it
again for another episode of Deeper in the Den with
Dangerous Daved right here