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Don't call me Ma, young'un!!

Tobias Greeshman · 2006-09-29 12:28:29

OK was talking to my house mate last night, who's from the north. Anyways we were talking about slang up there and the like, when he came out with that it's disrespectful to call your mother "Ma" for some weird reason. Apparantly "Da" is ok for your father, and most of them up there call there mother "Mum" or "Mother".…

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#32 30-09-2006 03:12PM

Endasaurus

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When I was growing up in Dublin she was "ma" or "mammy" till I was like six or so..

Then we moved to Galway and she became "mum" or "mam"..

But usually when I'm calling for them around the house or something I just call them by their names, its not disrespectful now that we're all adults! It kind of puts us on a more even standing relationship, it makes it feel like we're friends as well as family.

Do ya get me?

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#33 30-09-2006 04:42PM

theTinker

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We get you sir!!

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