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.

as in nieces or nephews not calling relatives "aunt ___" or "uncle ____"?

Oh, that doesn't bother me.

In the south it's more commonly Mr./Miss/Miz firstname, which I find kind of charming, actually.

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.

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.

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"?

Asian Sesame Chicken Salad!

Sesame chicken!

In our family it Was Done. You never addressed an "elder" by their first name unless instructed by that person to do so.

I went to a camp as a kid that got around the first name thing with a pretty good solution. All staff chose bird names, and kept them year after year. In time, I grew up and became staff.

I still answer to "NeNe".

I was raised to say "Mr." or "Mrs." until told otherwise by the elder.