Me an Aunty??
“How many laps do you do in a day, Aunty?” The question was laced with admiration. And it was posed by a 22 year old. So, while the question pleased me, its last part was a bit irritating. (Even the pool assistant out there found it weird!) I mean, me a 37 year old is an aunty to a 25 year old? Hello, give me a break!
I don’t have any hang ups of being called an Aunty by school going kids or teens, it’s almost endearing to hear this from them. But I certainly have issues if adults do so. It’s not just vanity. It’s just not right and sometimes pretty embarrassing too.
Aunty suggests somebody who is at least a whole generation older than you. I would reserve the word Aunties or Uncles for people who are my parents’ age.
Addressing somebody older by her first name, or Ma’m or even a Didi (in Indian context) is much acceptable and surely will never exasperate anybody.
I know, some of you would be unfazed by all this ‘Aunty’ and ‘Uncle’ business, but there are many out there like me who are certainly peeved at this!
I suggest that people use these words with prudence.
I don’t have any hang ups of being called an Aunty by school going kids or teens, it’s almost endearing to hear this from them. But I certainly have issues if adults do so. It’s not just vanity. It’s just not right and sometimes pretty embarrassing too.
Aunty suggests somebody who is at least a whole generation older than you. I would reserve the word Aunties or Uncles for people who are my parents’ age.
Addressing somebody older by her first name, or Ma’m or even a Didi (in Indian context) is much acceptable and surely will never exasperate anybody.
I know, some of you would be unfazed by all this ‘Aunty’ and ‘Uncle’ business, but there are many out there like me who are certainly peeved at this!
I suggest that people use these words with prudence.
May 12, 2009 4:44 pm|
Aapki twacha se aapki umar ka pata hi nahi chalta………..
I would still say di rather than Aunty to any one below 40
Regards
Ak
May 12, 2009 5:05 pm|
Thank U Akash, for the compliment 😀
May 13, 2009 9:01 am|
Very well said … People shud actually watch their words before addressing anyone..Sems everybody around wants to claim how young they r by addressing others wid such lables…!!
Moni
May 13, 2009 9:04 am|
Thank you Moni for your support!:)
June 17, 2009 5:15 am|
i see, never happened to read this post before, Aunty
August 21, 2009 10:03 am|
How about calling this 22 yr old … sooo… sweet kid !!! that was really nice… see he/she’ll never call you Aunty…. but the truth is harsh ppl are like that now-a-days if you cross 30 you become Uncle/Aunty….
PS: Got this one from Indivine 😀
August 21, 2009 11:06 am|
lol. can u blive it, i’ve been called an UNCLE so many times by guys or girls just 5-6 years youngr 2 me.. nd u know um jus 24.
August 21, 2009 2:59 pm|
Lol, I have seen a 40 year old lady address a 50-year old man ‘Uncle’ here in this blog world and when I read that I nearly died laughing. I mean I don’t know what she thought she was achieving. Hehehe… I have some people pretty young, only as old as my own children calling me Didi sometimes and yet there are those just 10-15 years younger calling me ‘Aunty’ I suppose they want to impress upon me that they aren’t anywhere near my age group!! 😛 😉 But most everyone in the blog world call me by my name whatever their age and I don’t mind that either. Makes things easier.