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re: Kids addressing adults by first name
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:31 pm to tigertrueAU
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:31 pm to tigertrueAU
I call most old people Mr., but I wouldn't give two shits if someone younger than me didn't call me Mr.
I feel like you have to be super insecure to be offended if someone doesn't call you mister. You aren't "above" someone else just because you've been around longer than them. This is probably just me being a millennial and actually thinking, rather than doing something because "that's just the way it is"
I feel like you have to be super insecure to be offended if someone doesn't call you mister. You aren't "above" someone else just because you've been around longer than them. This is probably just me being a millennial and actually thinking, rather than doing something because "that's just the way it is"
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:41 pm to tigertrueAU
Trashy and disrespectful
Comments from the OTypicals in a similar thread.
Comments from the OTypicals in a similar thread.
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If my old man isn't offended by it, why should you be?
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Ahh. You liberals love telling other people when they should feel disrespected.....
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If my old man doesn't think it's disrespectful, why should you?
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This is dramatic.
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frick you and what you think is disrespectful.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:43 pm to tigertrueAU
little kids shouldn't be be shouting things like "Hey, Jim..." to adults, but other than that, people need to get over themselves.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:45 pm to tigertrueAU
That's definitely a southern thing.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:56 pm to tigertrueAU
I'll always say Mr. And Mrs. First Name if I'm familiar with somebody of a generation above. Mr. Mrs. Last Name if not familiar.
But I gotta admit I feel weird when some people younger than me do it. I insist our interns call me by my first name even though they're my bitch work underlings.
But I gotta admit I feel weird when some people younger than me do it. I insist our interns call me by my first name even though they're my bitch work underlings.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:10 pm to jdeval1
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I'm 41 and call my in laws Mr and Mrs. It's a Southern thing baw.
I'm from the South and call my in-laws Mom and Dad.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:14 pm to tigertrueAU
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:15 pm to tigertrueAU
I agree that it's disrespectful. When our son has buddies over, they call me Mrs. Okellsbells. There is one that omits the Mrs. the first hour or so... but I correct him.
When I was growing up we had cousins that were much older than me. My parents didn't like us calling them by first names due to the age gap, so for a decade we called them Aunt or Uncle. When I was in my teens and found out they were my cousins it was funny.
When I was growing up we had cousins that were much older than me. My parents didn't like us calling them by first names due to the age gap, so for a decade we called them Aunt or Uncle. When I was in my teens and found out they were my cousins it was funny.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:17 pm to OKellsBells
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When I was growing up we had cousins that were much older than me.
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When I was in my teens and found out they were my really my brothers and sisters it was funny
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:19 pm to 777Tiger
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:24 pm to tigertrueAU
Depends on the kid, his age and the situation. Most of the time if a kid calls me by my first name I will correct him..."thats Mr.Pav to you boy."
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:28 pm to tigertrueAU
My mother would have slapped me across the room if I did call an adult Mr or Mrs
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:43 pm to OKellsBells
quote:thats very weird
My parents didn't like us calling them by first names due to the age gap, so for a decade we called them Aunt or Uncle.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:36 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Actually it's not weird. Even the children of our very closest lifelong friends call us Aunt and Uncle instead of Mr. and Mrs. This is not uncommon at all where I'm from.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:37 pm to OKellsBells
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Actually it's not weird
IDK, seems pretty weird to me.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:38 pm to OKellsBells
quote:that's normal. calling your first cousins aunt and uncle is not normal at all.
. Even the children of our very closest lifelong friends call us Aunt and Uncle instead of Mr. and Mrs. T
Posted on 8/4/17 at 10:44 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Well, I suppose my parents thought it was not appropriate for a 5 and 7 year old to call people in their 30s by their first name, and that is the solution they came up with.
Posted on 8/5/17 at 7:53 am to tigertrueAU
This trend started 20+ years ago methinks.
And, My kids had always addressed me as Dad unless, after several times with no response, they would say GREG a bit louder. Always made me chuckle.
And, My kids had always addressed me as Dad unless, after several times with no response, they would say GREG a bit louder. Always made me chuckle.
Posted on 8/5/17 at 7:59 am to tigertrueAU
I don't care at all about this. I also think you can treat people respectfully using a first name and disrespectfully with "Mr.
I don't believe any of that implies respect.
ETA: I introduce myself to my son's friends with my first name.
I don't believe any of that implies respect.
ETA: I introduce myself to my son's friends with my first name.
This post was edited on 8/5/17 at 8:02 am
Posted on 8/5/17 at 8:25 am to tigertrueAU
If I didn't address an adult by Mr. And my dad or either one of my grandfathers were around, I got a swift hand upside my head. Learned quickly.
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