What was wrong with my name's sound for Australians?
My name is "Chiaki" and it is a common name in Japan.
Three years ago, I went to Australia as a trip. I had some opportunities to introduce myself. When I said my name "Chiaki", Australian people always looked perplexed. I thought that my name might sound strange for them.
When I lived in Europe, people said that my name was difficult for them to pronounce but nobody reacted like Australians.
So I want to know what made Australians feel strange. Dose my name sound something like a bad word for them?