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What seemed weird when I visited your country
dr. nervioso:
I believe the students used male teacher surnames more than they did for female teachers, but there were not many male teachers to begin with
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GarandMarine:
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--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 04 Jun 2014, 14:30 ---Plus there are cultures (Akima, is this the case in China?) where using aunt or uncle is a sign of respect.
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In Russia, at least when I was young, (Aunt/Uncle + given name) was the polite (ie usual) way for children to address an older friend of the family (e.g. a friend of your mother or a neighbor who'd let you play on their lap).
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Common in parts of the U.S. too. My "Uncle" Tom and "Aunt" Jeanie for example.
Method of Madness:
--- Quote from: bhtooefr on 04 Jun 2014, 13:43 ---(and he'd refer to me as Eric)
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Wait, you're Eric, too? That means there are at least three of us.
bhtooefr:
ONE OF US. ONE OF US. ONE OF US.
And I neglected to mention that a significant portion of my friends call me "toof", even IRL. (One community I'm in (where normally nicknames are eschewed, and most people use real names even in IRC), there's another Eric that's been there much longer... except he uses his nickname too. There's an unspoken "nobody calls anyone Eric" rule in that channel.)
Method of Madness:
Perfect! I should join! "Hi, I'm Eric, but you can call me Method."
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