/The pleasant silence drifts by awkwardly as I shake my head, using words to match up to my gesture/
Oh, um, no. I am not. Would it be odd for me to ask if you are…?
(/smiles slightly and shakes his head quickly) No, it would not be awkward at all, since I get this question a lot. Well, I am from Korea, but I have changed my name to my English one, so that people can pronounce it better when I go to another country for work. (/nods slowly, hoping that it makes sense while he is also kind of scared about getting questions about his work, since he can’t tell it to everyone)
