Uncle!!! Aunty!!! Bhayya!!! Didi!! - Page 4

Coming back to the topic very seriously!!!

I feel addressing elder people Uncle or Aunty is a part of tradition.We need not be neice or nephew of the other person to address the other person "Uncle".

Have a glance at these with which I agree:

In the Indian culture, people show respect to their elders by addressing them in plural. A simple he/she cannot be substituted, because then the idea behind the use of plural address would be lost. So, in addressing an elder person, either choice-retaining the plural form or replacing it by a simple "you"-will lead to ambiguity.

It seems artificial here for family members to greet one another with "good morning," "have a nice day," etc., to apologize, or to express gratitude by saying "thank you."

refernce: http://www.accurapid.com/journal/19culture.htm

If you are in a mixed group, always greet the elders and the women first.
Don't shout to be heard. Don't interrupt others while they're talking.
Don't address elders and seniors by their names, unless they have specially asked you to, in India at any rate. Try 'Sir/ Ma'am' for strangers and 'Uncle/ Aunty' (or Chachaji, Mausiji etc) for familiar people. For a stranger who is not so old, it is better to suffix the name with 'ji', as a mark of respect.

http://www.indianchild.com/good_manners.htm

Cheers,

Mythili

Finally, I feel one needs to have respect for the other Person,it does'nt matter how we address the person.

Originally posted by: mythili_Kiran

In the Indian culture, people show respect to their elders by addressing them in plural.

Originally posted by: MNMS

eeeeeee... Mythili... you got me addicted for making people change their genders 😕

..Sorry.. Dr. Ashu Aunty 😉 😛

No probs baby!!😆

BTW...I have a person in office who adrresses the bosses in the plural as a mark of respect...😆.."Mr. XYZ have spoken to u...Mr. ABC have fixed a meeting for Monday...😉

Originally posted by: TallyHo

No probs baby!!😆

BTW...I have a person in office who adrresses the bosses in the plural as a mark of respect...😆.."Mr. XYZ have spoken to u...Mr. ABC have fixed a meeting for Monday...😉

Babies can't type 😳..............😉😆...But teens can.... and they can be pretty notorious 😈 muhahahaha

@ Jr Abhi Uncle.... Sorry.. people having "21" in their username don't qualify for the "Teen Brigade".😆.....but def for Uncle club😛

Originally posted by: MNMS

Enjoy the Teen Brigade Terror!!!!😈 I hope you like my and Mythili's welcoming style 😉 [if not... well .. we can't do anything abt that😛]

PS: Oh Tanaz where are you... 😛 ..this is the time for hopping up left, right, left.... 😉

Since when Mythili is a teen?😉😆