Immigrant changes name: It was pronounced "fook"

I don't know if my surname means anything nasty in another language. But if I moved to another country, and faced a similar situation as the man now known as Andy Kwok encountered, I would not wait seven years before changing it to something else.

Oh say the first and middle name really fast--but not out loud if you're at work.

From the Chicago Sun-Times:

Fuk King Kwok was waiting for his driver's license to be printed when his name was called and a chuckling Illinois secretary of state employee offered some advice.

"She [said] this is a dangerous name," the Chinese immigrant recalled. "She [said] the name translated is not so good, maybe I should change [it]. The word I hear is not so good."

Last month he changed it.