I am pretty sure his name was Jaroslav, there are no Jarsoslavs in Czech.:)
This kind of proves the point, there are valid reasons for this, if people have problems pronouncing or spelling your original name.
I am half Czech-half Slovak and I regularly introduce myself as Mike to English speakers, since it makes everything so much easier. My original name is Michal, which is not even that hard, but still causes troubles to people.
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I am pretty sure his name was Jaroslav, there are no Jarsoslavs in Czech. :)
This kind of proves the point, there are valid reasons for this, if people have problems pronouncing or spelling your original name.
I am half Czech-half Slovak and I regularly introduce myself as Mike to English speakers, since it makes everything so much easier. My original name is Michal, which is not even that hard, but still causes troubles to people.