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i don't think they should know every way to pronounce something. i literally clarified that i think they should know a few different language rules not so much for the sake of knowing, but for the attitude adjustment that comes from being exposed to different ways of doing things. my best friend doesn't need this- can't speak a second language besides English, and she's been plenty stumbled over my family's names when she first heard them, not to mention our words, but she didn't get hung up over it, like so many others i've met.

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in my country, people definitely aren't acquainted with a dozen different languages, but we are AWARE that so much more exists than just ours'. so we ask, and quickly adjust. sometimes, we already know how to say it, but that's not the point.

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but after growing up in America, i can't say the same for Americans. nearly half of my Italian class couldn't wrap their heads around how "weird" Italian looks- and if you didn't know, Italian is very similar to English. it's nice that you, being named Morgan, haven't come across such uptight people.