Why people change their names on Facebook

Recently, I received a lot of Friend Request from a friend of a friend on my list. Yes, my profile is very private. You cannot add me unless we have mutual friend. I also received some friend request from my relatives that are not really close to me. One day, I open my mother's facebook and intentionally open her inbox, I read from one of our relatives this:

"Kamusta po kayo? Si Raquel mukhang nakapangasawa ng mayaman ha."

I really want to reply her but it's a waste of time. So to avoid friend request from people like them, I decided to change my name (character) on Facebook using Katakana letters. Since I work from Japanese company, I can easily spell my name using katakana.

By the way, here are the reasons why people change their name on Facebook.

1. So people will not easily search you on Facebook. As you enjoy using this social media, some unavoidable friends on Facebook think differently about your posts like photos from places you've been. Some people think you are rich, some think you are lucky. Some people are happy for you but most of them wants something from you. With these reasons, some fb users never use their real names on Facebook.

2. It is the time to change your name to the name that you want. Some people don't like the names given by their parents. Only rich people can file and change their names legally unless there are wrong spelling on your NSO birth certificate.

3. To use celebrity names. Some people are so obsessed to their idols to the extent that they use their idol's name as well as their profile picture.

4. Getting married. Applicable to female only! :)

5. To avoid their boss from stalking their activities whenever they file a leave or whenever they are absent from work.

6. To avoid stalkers which is the same with number 1. 

7. To use their group's name. This is hard to explain. In this generation, there are youngsters that I notice using "extended names" such as Given Name "Karma" Surname, Given Name "Maldita" Surname. 

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