I'm Neven Salom - my surname is Salom, as you can see. Not the most unusual of surnames, but not the most common either, especially for a Bosnian, that isn't Jewish, or religious at all, like me. I'm half Christian and half Jewish through blood, but agnostic and spiritual personally. In short, I describe myself as a "Bosnian born Brit". I find my surname funny, and so do others, and it's always a good and funny way of starting a conversation with someone, especially if you just met them. I say "Shalom", sometimes, when joking around with friends and people. Some people, such as at work, actually think that you pronounce my surname as "Shalom", instead of "Salom", which can be awkward, which can get a tad irritating, frustrating and tiresome (explaining) at times, but it's a low number of people, and I just try to think of the funny side.
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