How do you refer to your uncles/ aunts

Caseh · 1 Jan 2012 at 19:30

I just use their first name. Have done as long as I can remember.

Biohazard · 1 Jan 2012 at 19:31

Gadgies

Biohazard · 1 Jan 2012 at 19:32

Dimple said:
I insisted that all my nephews and nieces called me by my first name.

You shouldn't teach youngsters profanities!

SeraphX · 1 Jan 2012 at 20:24

I refer to my Uncle Kevin as Unk when i'm winding him up, but normally it's Kev or Kevin, Don't have any Aunties left so, wouldn't know lol

j.col · 1 Jan 2012 at 21:18

Thorper said:
When you're a kid you add the Auntie/Uncle, when you get older you move onto first names. Simple.

this tbh

SexyGreyFox · 1 Jan 2012 at 21:39

I've had 32 Aunties & Uncles with only 13 of them alive now and I called all of them Aunty & Uncle except for 1 who married my Aunty when I was an adult.
So I'm 53 and still call 12 of them Aunty & Uncle.
My cousins are also the same so when referring to my Mum they will call her Aunty Marg and the eldest is 62.

Temi_D · 1 Jan 2012 at 22:30

Auntie and Uncle regardless of age

sniffy · 1 Jan 2012 at 22:34

I've always addressed them by their first name.

EdwardTeach · 1 Jan 2012 at 22:46

ilcp said:
just to put it out there, its more a respect thing, why not call your mom/dad by their names either?

in asian culture, we "think" its respectful to not call people (Older than us) by their name and instead say uncle, auntie etc etc

It's only a mark of respect if the recipient believes it is. I think in modern British culture the terms are more descriptive than honorific. That was kind of my reason in starting this thread - to see if I was unusual in using first names. By the answers I would say I'm not!

Incidently I absoloutely cringe when I hear Asian people referring to non-relatives as "auntie"/ "uncle"! I do understand the reasoning, I just think it sounds stupid.

Raz · 1 Jan 2012 at 23:02

Uncle and uncle always. Of course for different cultures theres different names so its not just uncle and aunt:
Mother's sisters and brothers are called something different to fathers.
Maternal aunt's husband is called something different to paternal aunt's husband, same for aunts.
An uncle who is younger than you is called something different too.

And so on...

Fuzz · 2 Jan 2012 at 00:33

"The God Squad"

Dandaman · 2 Jan 2012 at 01:16

I reffer to mine as non existant, never hear or see form them so meh lol

G-MAN2004 · 2 Jan 2012 at 01:17

I moved on to first names once I hit about 12 I think.

asim18 · 2 Jan 2012 at 01:20

My nephew calls me by my first name, nothing more. He's like 5 as well.

Disco Boy · 2 Jan 2012 at 01:22

Thorper said:
When you're a kid you add the Auntie/Uncle, when you get older you move onto first names. Simple.

neoglow · 2 Jan 2012 at 01:23

'Unc' and 'Ant'