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| Alpha Diglot Newbie Germany Joined 5579 days ago 22 posts - 27 votes Speaks: German*, English Studies: French, Japanese, Polish, Greek | Message 9 of 10 21 August 2010 at 4:34pm | IP Logged |
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Actually, I call my parents Mutti and Vati, and I know many people who do the same. I also hear Mama/Mami and Papa/Papi a lot, but I have to say, for me that sounds very childish if it's an adult. On the other side, Mutter/Vater sound very formal or old-fashioned. So I suppose, Mutti/Vati is some kind of compromise - neiter too childish nor too formal.
I don't know anyone who addresses his parents by their first name, though, and I'm fairly certain that at least my parents wouldn't like that. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Bao Diglot Senior Member Germany tinyurl.com/pe4kqe5 Joined 5547 days ago 2256 posts - 4046 votes  Speaks: German*, English Studies: French, Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin | Message 10 of 10 21 August 2010 at 5:45pm | IP Logged |
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Odd, even in my extended family (one half has a lower middle class background/NRW, the other one is of rural background/Hessen) people normally use the names to address each other, making exceptions only for young children and for outsiders who don't know the first name yet. If I find some time this week end I'll try to see if I can find something on the topic. Edited by Bao on 21 August 2010 at 5:46pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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