Also, maybe I'm extra sympathetic bc, if my parents had followed the naming convention of their ethnoreligious groups, my name would've been be a double: "Pothen Pothen". They saved me the hazing by using a different derivative of the same root name (Philippos) as my first name.

All the Torontonians I see on the subway, sidewalk, park, even though I don't know you personally, we're part of a pact to get eachother's kids around the city safely, ensure they get the best available healthcare & schooling. We've been failing sometimes, but we're trying again.