derpy_viking
derpy_viking t1_j55g2cr wrote
Reply to comment by CBattles6 in TIL that George "Washington" Carver never formally used Washington as a middle name. He originally chose the middle initial W at random to ensure accurate mail delivery. Someone once asked if the "W" stood for Washington and Carver said "Why not?" He signed his name as George or George W. Carver. by AspireAgain
Is that an American thing? I have a middle name but I never use it and no one ever asked me for it.
derpy_viking t1_j56pgmh wrote
Reply to comment by AspireAgain in TIL that George "Washington" Carver never formally used Washington as a middle name. He originally chose the middle initial W at random to ensure accurate mail delivery. Someone once asked if the "W" stood for Washington and Carver said "Why not?" He signed his name as George or George W. Carver. by AspireAgain
No, I mean virtually no one even uses a middle initial in Germany, although it’s really uncommon to not have at least two given names.
It’s not used on your headstone, over a scientific article, or on your business card. As far as I remember, I enrolled both, in school and in university, without requiring my second name. It’s only on my passport and on my bank statements – and with my bank I could have just skipped telling them my middle name.
Edit: I just wonder, I we are weird for not using it.