Calling your mom's mates "Auntie"

[GIMH]

Anyone else find this practice stupid?

No, your friend is not my child's Aunt. Stop referring to her as that, it's bad enough I have to acknowledge the title for your sister. **** off

Aw balls I cocked the title up .

 

[Flem274*]

this is weird

 

[GIMH]

Does it not happen in NZ Flem?

I've reported my own post to have the correct punctuation inserted into the title

 

[BoyBrumby]

I once shagged my mum's sister, but I couldn't come.

Bit of an anti-climax.

 

[Starfighter]

Never heard of anyone doing this before.

 

[GIMH]

Wonder if it's just a local thing here or a generally English thing

 

[GIMH]

Doesn't generally happen with the dads mates. I've never once tried to tell my kids they have an Uncle Sledger ffs.

 

[Anil]

It’s fairly common practice in India, or at least it was when I was there...and both on the Dad’s and Mom’s side...

 

[cpr]

Yeah it happens, my grans next door neighbour was known as Aunty, though never considered her daughter a cousin. Good thing in the long run I suppose

 

[GIMH]

Nice

 

[Neptune]

Yea I do that too. Call my godfather uncle too.

 

[GIMH]

Do you call him uncle, like if you're talking to him say 'hey uncle, shouldn't Spark, Dan and Teja resign?'

Or just behind his back, ie, 'so I said to my Uncle, Fusion absolutely has to be sacked.'

I still remember where I was* the first time I heard my mate call his uncle 'Uncle' in conversation and it blew my mind

*NB I was in my mate's living room and his uncle was also there

 

[cpr]

I don't call my uncles uncle, but do my aunties aunty. But then the latter still see me as a sweet young boy and the former see me as the person who's round it is.

 

[Neptune]

Do you call him uncle, like if you're talking to him say 'hey uncle, shouldn't Spark, Dan and Teja resign?'

Or just behind his back, ie, 'so I said to my Uncle, Fusion absolutely has to be sacked.'

I still remember where I was* the first time I heard my mate call his uncle 'Uncle' in conversation and it blew my mind

*NB I was in my mate's living room and his uncle was also there

You what

 

[GIMH]

You what

Do you call him uncle, like if you're talking to him say 'hey uncle, shouldn't Spark, Dan and Teja resign?'

Or just behind his back, ie, 'so I said to my Uncle, Fusion absolutely has to be sacked.'

I still remember where I was* the first time I heard my mate call his uncle 'Uncle' in conversation and it blew my mind

*NB I was in my mate's living room and his uncle was also there

 

[cpr]

Also talking of Godparents, who's were actually their aunty/uncle. Seems to be how it's been in our family, but then there are ****ing millions of them so I suppose you can share the responsibilities around. Also being the oldest of one of my six million cousins, it was probably a way of giving a bit of responsibility to a couple of my mums younger siblings.

Also, two sets of Godparents - when did this become a thing?

 

[GIMH]

I dont have Godparents as I'm a heathen

And because of this I wasn't allowed to be godfather to my nephew, they stuck an asterisk next to me basically. Ffs

 

[cpr]

True fact: Lying in church about being a good Christian doesn't actually make you burn


Just cross your fingers or something when making the pledges

 

[GIMH]

Yeah I'd have lied but my sister wouldn't

 

[Burgey]

It’s a fairly common practice here too