TVNZ 1 Breakfast newsreader Daniel Faitaua says he is often too embarrassed to correct people who mispronounce his surname as he applauded a Super Rugby social video where players explain how to say their names.
"I've often been called Flat-tyre, Fat-tower, Fa'afoi, Tamati Coffey, the list goes on," Faitaua said on the show this morning, recalling the more ridiculous attempts at his name.
“So I applaud NZR with this video because it's great, like you say, it's okay to get it wrong but just give it a go and listen to how these players are saying it and just encourage people."
"Often I’m embarrassed to correct people when they’re like 'hey, Tamati Coffey or Daniel Fat-tyre', I'm like 'hey, how's it going?'"
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