Does anyone think it's weird if little kids call grown-ups by their first names? Bloke says it's Just Not Done in America, and finds it very weird here where no one calls anyone Mr or Mrs anything. The only situation I can think of is in school, but even that's being phased out, I hear.
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Jars - Sep 26, 2007 6:11:12 am PDT #3068 of 10001
tommyrot - Sep 26, 2007 6:14:06 am PDT #3069 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Does anyone think it's weird if little kids call grown-ups by their first names?
Yes.
Nora Deirdre - Sep 26, 2007 6:16:25 am PDT #3070 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Does anyone think it's weird if little kids call grown-ups by their first names?
I feel like the niecephews do it all the time. We don't even get an "Aunt" or "uncle" in front of our names. It doesn't bother me, but I surely wouldn't say it Isn't Done Here. I think it depends on the community and family.
tiggy - Sep 26, 2007 6:16:32 am PDT #3071 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
Does anyone think it's weird if little kids call grown-ups by their first names?
meaning? as in nieces or nephews not calling relatives "aunt ___" or "uncle ____"? i don't have a problem with it, but i can see where some people construe it as a respect thing.
tommyrot - Sep 26, 2007 6:18:26 am PDT #3072 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
as in nieces or nephews not calling relatives "aunt ___" or "uncle ____"?
Oh, that doesn't bother me.
brenda m - Sep 26, 2007 6:22:35 am PDT #3073 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
In the south it's more commonly Mr./Miss/Miz firstname, which I find kind of charming, actually.
Emily - Sep 26, 2007 6:24:31 am PDT #3074 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Totally depends. In many communities, Just Not Done, in others, Done. I grew up calling my teachers, at least, by their first names, but then we moved. And I Didn't anymore.
Jars - Sep 26, 2007 6:26:02 am PDT #3075 of 10001
but i can see where some people construe it as a respect thing.
That's what he says, that it can be seen as disrespectful, but to my mind a title like Mr or Mrs has swet fanny adams to do with respect, and I'd find it a little creepy if someone expected people to call them by their title.
I don't just mean aunts and uncles. Friends' parents, for instance. Over here you'd just call them by their first name, whereas Bloke STILL calls his friends' parents Mr. and Mrs.
I guess this one might just be a weird cultural difference that will only become relevant if Bloke and I ever have kids, which seeems unlikely.
Dana - Sep 26, 2007 6:29:19 am PDT #3076 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
We have a workshop thing on Friday, and they're bringing in lunch. Do I want a salad, or do I want a sandwich? Speficially, do I want the "Asiago Roast Beef Sandwich", the "Asian Sesame Chicken Salad", or the "Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad"?
tommyrot - Sep 26, 2007 6:31:36 am PDT #3077 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Asian Sesame Chicken Salad!