Do You Know What “Vig” Means?

Way back in history…

When I was a poor, struggling English teacher…

I decided I needed an internet name.

“Something short… something simple… and something catchy,” I told myself.

I thought about.

And without consulting anyone, I chose…

MR. VIG

Then, years later, (today, in fact) I received this email from a reader:

Hi Mr. Vig, do you know “víg” in Hungarian means “happy”?

This is good news.

Because I can think of a lot worse translations.

Example:

“terrorist”

“internet scammer”

“constipated”

“flesh-eating bacteria”

“world’s worst English teacher”

None of those translations would have been good for business in Hungary.

Thanksgiving is over, but I’m thankful my name means “happy” in Hungarian.