Chaos Posted October 27 Posted October 27 This one indian grocery store guy was soo offended me calling uncle in dallas. Where i couldnt even stop laughing. He def. Older than me. Ur thoughts?
randomGuy Posted October 27 Posted October 27 (edited) Yes sure older but he was thinking by 5 yrs n you were thinking by 20 yrs that's why he was angry... Edited October 27 by randomGuy jf1gp_1 1
IndianRenegade Posted October 27 Posted October 27 just call him beta next time.... raki05, BacktoCricaddict and Lone Wolf 3
zen Posted October 27 Posted October 27 I think it is better to avoid calling uncle-aunty to strangers unless they are in seniors category. It is good to built rapport first before giving such titles. Most conversations can be handled with "Excuse me, I have a question", etc. Lord, sorak and Gollum 3
vvvslaxman Posted October 27 Posted October 27 Uncle, sir , bro, should be left in India lol Even sir is fine as even Americans at times use Sir. But among tamils atleast they call each other "Ji" sollunga ji, eppaid irukeenga ji.
Popular Post Lord Posted October 27 Popular Post Posted October 27 An uncle calling someone else (probably younger) an uncle is indeed weird Tillu, Lone Wolf, sorak and 8 others 11
coffee_rules Posted October 30 Posted October 30 Yes I’ll be offended too if an uncle calls me uncle !! sorak, Tillu, velu and 5 others 7 1
Vancouver Posted October 30 Posted October 30 If you are not related to the person, do not call them uncle or whatever. In this case, guy was at his workplace and to him it may have sounded inappropriate. Words lose their meaning if thrown around like that, uncle and nephew/niece relationship is one of platonic intimacy.
Mariyam Posted October 31 Posted October 31 Would be very offended if someone called me uncle. Lord, Vickydev, sorak and 4 others 7
Rajiv Posted November 1 Posted November 1 16 hours ago, Mariyam said: Would be very offended if someone called me uncle. So "Aunty" or "Miss" Actually the terms Uncle/Aunty are very desi ( used by Phillipinos a lot too ) . However, some people find these terms offensive, regardless of the age gap they imply, while others are genuinely hurt by them. At work, "dear," "son," or "uncle" could lead to a call from HR Mariyam 1
Mariyam Posted November 5 Posted November 5 On 11/1/2025 at 6:00 AM, Rajiv said: So "Aunty" or "Miss" Actually the terms Uncle/Aunty are very desi ( used by Phillipinos a lot too ) . However, some people find these terms offensive, regardless of the age gap they imply, while others are genuinely hurt by them. At work, "dear," "son," or "uncle" could lead to a call from HR Most of the times its "madam" or "ma'am". That is quite annoying too. If its a traffic havaldar wanting a bribe its always "madam" New guy 1
New guy Posted November 5 Posted November 5 On 10/27/2025 at 11:39 PM, Chaos said: This one indian grocery store guy was soo offended me calling uncle in dallas. Where i couldnt even stop laughing. He def. Older than me. Ur thoughts? I think he was offended by an uncle calling him an uncle
kepler37b Posted November 5 Posted November 5 On 10/31/2025 at 1:23 PM, Mariyam said: Would be very offended if someone called me uncle. I am convinced that the person behind @Mariyam ji is a man.
Lord Posted November 5 Posted November 5 13 hours ago, kepler37b said: I am convinced that the person behind @Mariyam ji is a man. Behind her doing what? Vickydev 1
Rajiv Posted Sunday at 05:59 AM Posted Sunday at 05:59 AM On 11/4/2025 at 6:57 PM, Mariyam said: Most of the times its "madam" or "ma'am". That is quite annoying too. If its a traffic havaldar wanting a bribe its always "madam" I can imagine them saying "Mai'dum" Mariyam 1
BacktoCricaddict Posted Sunday at 01:19 PM Posted Sunday at 01:19 PM I get super-annoyed with "Bro." Especially when it is a long and drawn out BRRRRO. We have such cool ways to address people in our own languages. Yaar. Guru. Bhai. Bhaiyya. Even Boss sounds ok. But the BRRRRO....? Mariyam 1
coffee_rules Posted Sunday at 02:47 PM Posted Sunday at 02:47 PM 1 hour ago, BacktoCricaddict said: I get super-annoyed with "Bro." Especially when it is a long and drawn out BRRRRO. We have such cool ways to address people in our own languages. Yaar. Guru. Bhai. Bhaiyya. Even Boss sounds ok. But the BRRRRO....? Houdu Maga!! BacktoCricaddict and diga 2
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