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Any other race or culture do this?

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jtvang125

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In my culture not only do you say their name but also include their relationship to you. For example a brother-in-law. You would call him by using the word for brother-in-law along with his name. There's a word for older uncles and younger ones. Same thing applies with aunts. Things really start getting crazy is when trying to figure out how to call your grandfather's brother's daughter's son or daughter. And yes I believe we do have a word for that exact relationship.

As with many elders that still follow tradition, they do get offended and feel disrespected if you just call them directly by their name. I know it's stupid and I'm glad that our younger generation is starting to adopt a less formal way of calling each other.
 
Originally posted by: jtvang125
In my culture not only do you say their name but also include their relationship to you. For example a brother-in-law. You would call him by using the word for brother-in-law along with his name. There's a word for older uncles and younger ones. Same thing applies with aunts. Things really start getting crazy is when trying to figure out how to call your grandfather's brother's daughter's son or daughter. And yes I believe we do have a word for that exact relationship.

As with many elders that still follow tradition, they do get offended and feel disrespected if you just call them directly by their name. I know it's stupid and I'm glad that our younger generation is starting to adopt a less formal way of calling each other.
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Your culture is strange.
 
Originally posted by: jtvang125
In my culture not only do you say their name but also include their relationship to you. For example a brother-in-law. You would call him by using the word for brother-in-law along with his name. There's a word for older uncles and younger ones. Same thing applies with aunts. Things really start getting crazy is when trying to figure out how to call your grandfather's brother's daughter's son or daughter. And yes I believe we do have a word for that exact relationship.

As with many elders that still follow tradition, they do get offended and feel disrespected if you just call them directly by their name. I know it's stupid and I'm glad that our younger generation is starting to adopt a less formal way of calling each other.
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Which culture?
 
White people say Aunt Jill and Uncle Jack. But thats about it.

My Filipino girlfriend calls all of her parent's friends Tita and Tito (Aunt and Uncle) followed by their names, which I find strange. She calls her cousins something, I presume it means cousin. She says they have words for older-brother, younger-brother, etc that she should call her siblings but she doesn't.
 
Originally posted by: jtvang125
In my culture not only do you say their name but also include their relationship to you. For example a brother-in-law. You would call him by using the word for brother-in-law along with his name. There's a word for older uncles and younger ones. Same thing applies with aunts. Things really start getting crazy is when trying to figure out how to call your grandfather's brother's daughter's son or daughter. And yes I believe we do have a word for that exact relationship.

As with many elders that still follow tradition, they do get offended and feel disrespected if you just call them directly by their name. I know it's stupid and I'm glad that our younger generation is starting to adopt a less formal way of calling each other.
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You sound like buster from AD.

Hello brother in law!
 
Here's how it goes in my family (Indian, Urdu-speaking) with examples

Older brother - MmmSkyscraper Bhai
Older sister - CasioTech Aapa

Dad's older brother - RossMAN Taaya (his SO would be Taai)
Dad's younger brother - JohnCU Chacha (his SO would be Chachi)
Dad's sister - moshquerade Phuphu (her SO would be Phupha, the title doesn't change depending on younger/older sister status)

Mom's brother - NSFW Mama (his SO would be Mami)
Mom's sister - Rubycon Khaala (her SO would be Khalu)

Yeah, it's get complicated. It gets even more complicated when certain families invent titles of their own. My Dad has four sisters (so they would be my phuphus). Except that my grandparents came up with four custom titles: Phuphu Ma, Phuphu Ji, Phuphu Shah and Choti Phuphu.

Then of course, there are dedicated terms for your spouse's siblings and their respective SOs. Then they come up with new combos for Great Uncles/Aunts which are usually unique to each family. It's fucked up.
 
Originally posted by: theprodigalrebel
Here's how it goes in my family (Indian, Urdu-speaking) with examples

Older brother - MmmSkyscraper Bhai
Older sister - CasioTech Aapa

Dad's older brother - RossMAN Taaya (his SO would be Taai)
Dad's younger brother - JohnCU Chacha (his SO would be Chachi)
Dad's sister - moshquerade Phuphu (her SO would be Phupha, the title doesn't change depending on younger/older sister status)

Mom's brother - NSFW Mama (his SO would be Mami)
Mom's sister - Rubycon Khaala (her SO would be Khalu)

Yeah, it's get complicated. It gets even more complicated when certain families invent titles of their own. My Dad has four sisters (so they would be my phuphus). Except that my grandparents came up with four custom titles: Phuphu Ma, Phuphu Ji, Phuphu Shah and Choti Phuphu.

Then of course, there are dedicated terms for your spouse's siblings and their respective SOs. Then they come up with new combos for Great Uncles/Aunts which are usually unique to each family. It's fucked up.
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mosh and Casio in the same family ? lol...imagine in real life..lol
 
Originally posted by: theprodigalrebel
Here's how it goes in my family (Indian, Urdu-speaking) with examples

Older brother - MmmSkyscraper Bhai
Older sister - CasioTech Aapa

Dad's older brother - RossMAN Taaya (his SO would be Taai)
Dad's younger brother - JohnCU Chacha (his SO would be Chachi)
Dad's sister - moshquerade Phuphu (her SO would be Phupha, the title doesn't change depending on younger/older sister status)

Mom's brother - NSFW Mama (his SO would be Mami)
Mom's sister - Rubycon Khaala (her SO would be Khalu)

Yeah, it's get complicated. It gets even more complicated when certain families invent titles of their own. My Dad has four sisters (so they would be my phuphus). Except that my grandparents came up with four custom titles: Phuphu Ma, Phuphu Ji, Phuphu Shah and Choti Phuphu.

Then of course, there are dedicated terms for your spouse's siblings and their respective SOs. Then they come up with new combos for Great Uncles/Aunts which are usually unique to each family. It's fucked up.
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wut?

 
Originally posted by: Insomniator
Originally posted by: jtvang125
In my culture not only do you say their name but also include their relationship to you. For example a brother-in-law. You would call him by using the word for brother-in-law along with his name. There's a word for older uncles and younger ones. Same thing applies with aunts. Things really start getting crazy is when trying to figure out how to call your grandfather's brother's daughter's son or daughter. And yes I believe we do have a word for that exact relationship.

As with many elders that still follow tradition, they do get offended and feel disrespected if you just call them directly by their name. I know it's stupid and I'm glad that our younger generation is starting to adopt a less formal way of calling each other.
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You sound like buster from AD.

Hello brother in law!
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For some reason, that reminded me of when he was in the staircar singing mr. roboto and got the hook stuck in the dash. Thanks, now I will have that stuck in my head all day.
 
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