Aunty and Uncle - most annoying habit Indians have !!!!

In India, addressing even stranger by some relation is icommon. Bahin ji, mataji, chacha, baba are tau are well known forms of address. With use of English, many addrss as 'uncle', 'auntie'. However, it is annoying some one himself of your age addreeing you as uncle/ aunt. Personally, I dislike such use. I address all men as 'sir' and women as 'madam'. More intimate forms of address are for those already known. .

I personally prefer to use "ji". In this respect I love the Lucknowi style of addressing. We have a rich cultural linguistic heritage. We need not borrow other ways of addressing from foreign languages.

But then if we stuck to our own traditions, we would become outdated! :blink: :blink: Calling each other especially people of same age as bahanji, bhaisahab is acceptable and polite. But calling each married lady as aunty and grown men, even young men as uncle is quite beyond logic and rather silly!

Suffixing 'Ji' will not bring the age factor. In Lucknowi dialect, even the youngsters are also addressed with a suffix Ji.

In India, addressing even stranger by some relation is icommon. Bahin ji, mataji, chacha, baba are tau are well known forms of address. With use of English, many addrss as 'uncle', 'auntie'. However, it is annoying some one himself of your age addreeing you as uncle/ aunt. Personally, I dislike such use. I address all men as 'sir' and women as 'madam'. More intimate forms of address are for those already known. .

I personally prefer to use "ji". In this respect I love the Lucknowi style of addressing. We have a rich cultural linguistic heritage. We need not borrow other ways of addressing from foreign languages.

But then if we stuck to our own traditions, we would become outdated! :blink: :blink: Calling each other especially people of same age as bahanji, bhaisahab is acceptable and polite. But calling each married lady as aunty and grown men, even young men as uncle is quite beyond logic and rather silly!

Suffixing 'Ji' will not bring the age factor. In Lucknowi dialect, even the youngsters are also addressed with a suffix Ji.

In Lucknow tradition, you will add 'junab' for men and 'mohatarama' for women. Lucknow tradition is muslim.

In India, addressing even stranger by some relation is icommon. Bahin ji, mataji, chacha, baba are tau are well known forms of address. With use of English, many addrss as 'uncle', 'auntie'. However, it is annoying some one himself of your age addreeing you as uncle/ aunt. Personally, I dislike such use. I address all men as 'sir' and women as 'madam'. More intimate forms of address are for those already known. .

I personally prefer to use "ji". In this respect I love the Lucknowi style of addressing. We have a rich cultural linguistic heritage. We need not borrow other ways of addressing from foreign languages.

But then if we stuck to our own traditions, we would become outdated! :blink: :blink: Calling each other especially people of same age as bahanji, bhaisahab is acceptable and polite. But calling each married lady as aunty and grown men, even young men as uncle is quite beyond logic and rather silly!

Suffixing 'Ji' will not bring the age factor. In Lucknowi dialect, even the youngsters are also addressed with a suffix Ji.

In Lucknow tradition, you will add 'junab' for men and 'mohatarama' for women. Lucknow tradition is muslim.

May be. The point I wanted to drive home is, Lucknow tradition will not bring the age factor which annoys people.

In India, addressing even stranger by some relation is icommon. Bahin ji, mataji, chacha, baba are tau are well known forms of address. With use of English, many addrss as 'uncle', 'auntie'. However, it is annoying some one himself of your age addreeing you as uncle/ aunt. Personally, I dislike such use. I address all men as 'sir' and women as 'madam'. More intimate forms of address are for those already known. .

I personally prefer to use "ji". In this respect I love the Lucknowi style of addressing. We have a rich cultural linguistic heritage. We need not borrow other ways of addressing from foreign languages.

But then if we stuck to our own traditions, we would become outdated! :blink: :blink: Calling each other especially people of same age as bahanji, bhaisahab is acceptable and polite. But calling each married lady as aunty and grown men, even young men as uncle is quite beyond logic and rather silly!

Suffixing 'Ji' will not bring the age factor. In Lucknowi dialect, even the youngsters are also addressed with a suffix Ji.

In Lucknow tradition, you will add 'junab' for men and 'mohatarama' for women. Lucknow tradition is muslim.

May be. The point I wanted to drive home is, Lucknow tradition will not bring the age factor which annoys people.

Again I may refer to age factor in Lucknow tradition (tahzeeb). We may use 'junab' and 'mohatarama' for sebiors and 'azeez' for children.

Utmost care has to be exercised while using words. They may look simple at a glance. But they cause immense damage and relations are strained. A lady was invited cordially by a Telugu lady, " Maa intiki Randi". Please come to my home. The word "Randi" has done its damage.

Owing to these practical difficulties pertaining to language, it's always safe to use gestural communication. Bowing down the head with a smile will do all the good under the sun.

Owing to these practical difficulties pertaining to language, it's always safe to use gestural communication. Bowing down the head with a smile will do all the good under the sun.

Here I am tempted to narrate my personal experience in Tezpur Assam. This is about different language and not exactly relevant to the thread. I was new and did not know Assamese. But soon I understood that whenever some body talked, he was either asking about time by my watch or way to some destinatrion. I could obiously be of no help about guiding on routes. So I assumed that th person wanted to know time. So if any one said any thing, I would ust tell time. I also learnet how to tell time in Assamese. So, if this was fifteen past five, I would just say- panch tah pandrah. Then I would walk away.

In Karnataka in some villages and among certain communities there is a custom of referring to small children as Devru ( god) which continues to adulthood . I was shocked once when a third rate criminal was referred to as Devru by his family in print and later came to know that it was one such case where his childhhod name had got extended into his adult life ..

In Karnataka in some villages and among certain communities there is a custom of referring to small children as Devru ( god) which continues to adulthood . I was shocked once when a third rate criminal was referred to as Devru by his family in print and later came to know that it was one such case where his childhhod name had got extended into his adult life ..

Well, Shakespeare did say what's in a name after all! but such examples do cause a lot chagrin and amusement when criminals are addressed in such manner as is customary in their language! :blink:

In Karnataka in some villages and among certain communities there is a custom of referring to small children as Devru ( god) which continues to adulthood . I was shocked once when a third rate criminal was referred to as Devru by his family in print and later came to know that it was one such case where his childhhod name had got extended into his adult life ..

Well, Shakespeare did say what's in a name after all! but such examples do cause a lot chagrin and amusement when criminals are addressed in such manner as is customary in their language! :blink:

Some customs are funny and become complicated to others like in Egypt in olden times Husband called his wife sister and Wife called the husnband brother. I am told that in some smaller sects they still have this habit of doing so...One can imagine the confusion it may cause when others hear this :P

In Karnataka in some villages and among certain communities there is a custom of referring to small children as Devru ( god) which continues to adulthood . I was shocked once when a third rate criminal was referred to as Devru by his family in print and later came to know that it was one such case where his childhhod name had got extended into his adult life ..

Well, Shakespeare did say what's in a name after all! but such examples do cause a lot chagrin and amusement when criminals are addressed in such manner as is customary in their language! :blink:

Some customs are funny and become complicated to others like in Egypt in olden times Husband called his wife sister and Wife called the husnband brother. I am told that in some smaller sects they still have this habit of doing so...One can imagine the confusion it may cause when others hear this :P

In Karnataka in some villages and among certain communities there is a custom of referring to small children as Devru ( god) which continues to adulthood . I was shocked once when a third rate criminal was referred to as Devru by his family in print and later came to know that it was one such case where his childhhod name had got extended into his adult life ..

Well, Shakespeare did say what's in a name after all! but such examples do cause a lot chagrin and amusement when criminals are addressed in such manner as is customary in their language! :blink:

Some customs are funny and become complicated to others like in Egypt in olden times Husband called his wife sister and Wife called the husnband brother. I am told that in some smaller sects they still have this habit of doing so...One can imagine the confusion it may cause when others hear this :P

This is something totally new..what you have written about Egypt, which must be history by now...but a shocking revelation to me.