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Asked by joann from Australia | Sep. 17, 2012 22:27
About:Chinese Greetings

how do younger people address older people in this culture/ eg mr or mrs/

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Answered by Anne | Sep. 18, 2012 22:33
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Older people are rarely referred to by first names; they are addressed with such honorifics as Mr. and Mrs. or the appropriate non-English equivalents. Sometimes terms such as "Uncle" or "Auntie" are appropriate for older non-relatives. For example, the young people will call an older person as "Ye Ye" (grandfather), and "Nai Nai" (grandmother), "Ah Yi" (aunt), and "Shu Shu" (uncle) as a sign of respect even if that person is not family by blood.
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