What's in a name?

Main Man was at a trade show last week. He met with one of his Taiwanese vendors who then introduced Main Man to the new guy who will be handling his account.

The Chinese often give their kids Christian first names, such as Douglas, Jennifer, Carter, etc., because they believe it will help them succeed in business dealings with the Western world.

Sometimes, though, they are completely unaware that the name they have chosen is not terribly appropriate.

Take Main Man's new account guy, for example. His name is Peter. And while Peter is a lovely name, this poor guy draws all sorts of blank stares, giggles, and the occasional "Excuse me?" when introducing himself.

That's because Mr. and Mrs. Pan had unfortunately never heard of J.M. Barrie when their son was born.

Yes... that's right... he's Peter Pan.