Colombian uncle/tio

elmodefoque says on May 16, 2008, 12:18:

thank you!!

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Simon says on May 16, 2008, 12:20:

In Colombia, you're never too old to call your uncle 'Tio'!

"Tu vas a ver, llegaras a mi edad y veras que Colombia seguira igual"-----Simon Sr.

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elmodefoque says on May 16, 2008, 12:21:

simon, a la franca, it feels weird

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Simon says on May 16, 2008, 12:23:

That's the 'gringo' in you making it feel weird.....let it go!

"Tu vas a ver, llegaras a mi edad y veras que Colombia seguira igual"-----Simon Sr.

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El Polo says on May 16, 2008, 12:28:

Elmo, just call that modefoque "cuadro" one good time while sharing some cold costeñita beers at juanchos and no more "tio" for you!

Im thinking some subtle costeño gibberish like "no joda cuadro, quiere mamarte otra fria?"

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elmodefoque says on May 16, 2008, 12:34:

two old barranquillero modefoques,
onebig dark old modefoque (me) calling the shoter old modefoque TIO
"tio, quiere otra cerveza?

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elmodefoque says on May 16, 2008, 12:35:

he should be buying me stuff, i'm the fokin nephew

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El Polo says on May 16, 2008, 12:44:

jaja que jodienda Elmo!

just talk to him like he's your buddy and not your uncle, old modefoques like that chit

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Mononoke28 says on May 16, 2008, 13:37:

I call all my uncles tíos, my cousins call my mom tía and my mom who just turned 60 calls her uncles and aunts tíos and tías. So no, you're never too old. What else would you call them?

Diana

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jaramillo says on May 16, 2008, 14:33:

something with a touch of Bquilla classy: careverga.

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slguy says on May 16, 2008, 15:49:

elmo, i'm a southern boy, as you know, not a colombian - but my uncles stopped gettin' "uncle billybob" from me the fiirst time we had a drink together - especially when i was buying. ;)

Before you throw me out, make sure I pay my bar tab

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nueva york bombero says on May 16, 2008, 15:55:

Yeah, it might be a gringo thing, but I haven't called my uncles anything other than
their names forever......
Cold ass gringos!

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kat1 (Moderator) says on May 16, 2008, 16:13:

sometimes to call a member of your family Uncle, auntie, become part of the name, Tio Julio, Tio Manuel, it becomes like a don, señora etc, you don't even notice it anymore..

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Robert Jorge says on May 16, 2008, 16:27:

My uncle Hanns is 66 years old, I'm 37, and he will always be my "uncle" Hanns.

One of my best friends has an aunt in Venezuela. His dad's brother fathered a child at age 70 in Venezuela. So, my 54 year old friend calls his 38 year old aunt, "aunt M_ _ _ _."

Kat is absolutely correct. The "aunt" or "uncle" becomes part of the person's name.

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famsearch says on May 16, 2008, 22:14:

just a measure of respect....

dan

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wOw says on May 16, 2008, 23:30:

Call him "viejo"

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andresmo169 says on May 17, 2008, 06:44:

Uy, no! Este man ya es gringo! Por eso estamos tan jodidos, porque se van para los EEUU o nacen alla de padres colombianos y piensan que tener modales no es necesario.

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webmanco says on May 17, 2008, 06:46:

Call him Parcero :-)

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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kat1 (Moderator) says on May 17, 2008, 06:49:

Mis hijos no le llamna tio/tia a nadie. A mis padres ellos le llaman, papi y nana y a su abuela aca en Inglaterra Nana

en cambio yo si todavia le llamo tio/tia a todos inclusive a mis tias politicas :))

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webmanco says on May 17, 2008, 06:50:

Los españoles creo le llaman tío a reymundo y todo el mundo.

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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elmodefoque says on May 17, 2008, 06:53:

imagine in a bar with druken barranquilleros and i shout out "tio, quiere otra cerveza" and when they turn they see un maldito viejo (me) diciendole a otro viejo "tio" jajajajaja
i'm sorry but that chit looks funny

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elmodefoque says on May 17, 2008, 06:55:

i;m gonna start calling him by his fokin name Orlando cus when i call him tio he's forced to call me MIJO, like i was a fokin little kid

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Lowell says on May 17, 2008, 09:30:

Include "Don" and it'll go.

Alfred E. Newman. "What. Me Worry?"

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honey says on May 17, 2008, 16:31:

Elmo call him by his first name, somehow I cant imagine you as anybody's "mijo." And you're right if I saw the two of you in a bar like you describe, it would crack me up!

Life is what happens when you're busy making plans - John Lennon.

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Lowell says on May 18, 2008, 07:01:

I hear the words a lot. It seems to work here.

Alfred E. Newman. "What. Me Worry?"

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elmodefoque says on May 18, 2008, 07:28:

barranquilllero seldom use don.
we tend to call friends or family members:
marica, careverga, huevon, caremonda etc.

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nueva york bombero says on May 18, 2008, 08:55:

Nice to have family unity!!!
Holidays must've been fun growing up in your house!

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kat1 (Moderator) says on May 18, 2008, 08:56:

En casa Elmo se tratan con tanto respeto y suavidad :))

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nueva york bombero says on May 18, 2008, 08:57:

Yeah right!!!!!

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webmanco says on May 18, 2008, 09:01:

En casa Elmo se tratan con tanto respeto y suavidad :))


sinceridad :-)

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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Cerealkiller says on May 18, 2008, 10:19:

Elmo just call him by the name...I never call anyone Don, Dona or any of that stuff. I call some people tias and tios even when they're not even related to me but thats only because these people are very close friends of my parents and Ive known them for like ever...other than that...I never call anyone anything other than their names. I find it strange that some are accussing Elmo or being too "gringo" because he has forgotten "manners"...However, everyone I know in the US calls their uncles and aunts "uncle john" or "Aunt Mary"...they also call their friends' parents Mr Smith or Mrs Smith...try that in Colombia, none of my friends call my parents Senor/ Senora/ Don/ Dona...that's plain weird. As a matter of fact, anyone doing that would probably be considered 'muy montanero'.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill

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kat1 (Moderator) says on May 18, 2008, 11:07:

I don't agree CK, in Colombia or the circle i am around is respectful to call the parents of your friends, someone you don't know or is older than you, Señor or señora, I can't imaging one of my nephews friend calling my mum by the name, it is lack of respect in Colombia, all the young people I know they call my parents by Señor o señora tal...

even my niece when my mum call her, she answers by Señora. that was how they taught us.

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Cerealkiller says on May 18, 2008, 11:23:

All my friends call my parents by their name and treat them as tu instead of usted... I don't think Ive met many people in my age group who refer to friends' parents as anything other than their name. That said most people I know use "senor (a)?" as a replacement for "que?" but that's it.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill

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kat1 (Moderator) says on May 18, 2008, 11:33:

it has change now, because, i was taught and also my nephews and nieces you must not call Tu someone older or stranger, unless she says is alright and you can call her by Tu, Señor or Señora have been in all the families i know is not polite to call someone by her name unless she told you so.

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webmanco says on May 18, 2008, 11:34:

I personally don´t feel comfortable calling other men by Tú, or being called señor by youngsters

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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Desideria (Moderator) says on May 18, 2008, 11:41:

My mother-in-law pretended NOT HEARING when my son addressed her as TU. She didn't even turn her head, but ignored him completely.

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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kat1 (Moderator) says on May 18, 2008, 11:49:

webmanco because it makes you feel old jejej but i feel uncomfortable calling someone older or shall i said senior citizen by the name, maybe that was the way i was brought up, i have to call the by Señor or Señora

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Desideria (Moderator) says on May 18, 2008, 12:16:

Kat do they call you Se~nora in Colombia? Or Do~na Kat?

"When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?"(First Witch in Macbeth)

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kat1 (Moderator) says on May 18, 2008, 12:23:

jajaj Desi, depends, the lady on the farm call me Doña o patrona, i hate patrona but she have been working on farms for such a long time that she is used to.

In Villavicencio some call me Señora and i don't like it makes me feel old jejejej so i said call me by the name, mind i don't mind if they call me señorita jijij

with my nephew and niece's friend, depends if i ask them something they will reply ...si señora but otherwise I'll tell them to call me by my name although the little ones no matter how much i tell them they still call me señora

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Simon says on May 18, 2008, 12:47:

I'm sure Katt gets called 'mamasita' a lot.

"Tu vas a ver, llegaras a mi edad y veras que Colombia seguira igual"-----Simon Sr.

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webmanco says on May 18, 2008, 12:49:

I'm sure Kat gets called 'mamasita' a lot


I'm sure Kat used to be called 'mamasita' a lot

Now it is call moderazota.

:-)

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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kat1 (Moderator) says on May 18, 2008, 12:52:

i am kat1 not katt... just in case not to be confuse with the katt in cblog :))

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webmanco says on May 18, 2008, 12:54:

Nada, pero nada que ver :-)

Tienes mucha pero mucha razón, solo copie y pegue.

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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slguy says on May 18, 2008, 12:57:

interesting subject.

in many ways, this "respect" thing in forms of address is similiar to how i was raised in the south, here in the states.

i pretty much dropped the "yes sir, yes ma'am" thing when i was old enough to realize that simply having lived more years than me didn't necessarily entitle anyone to my respect. ;) i am much like kat, too - i'm not crazy about receiving "mr. pirate" from others....makes me look over my shoulder for some old fart who shares my last name. :-)

i STILL, however, use the formal "mr/mrs....sir/ma'am" for older folks who have earned my respect for something more worthy than simple longevity.

Before you throw me out, make sure I pay my bar tab

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Simon says on May 18, 2008, 13:08:

" I am kat1 not katt... just in case not to be confuse with the katt in cblog"


Oh, I could never confuse the two, I meant you, Katt1. The other one is just the opposite! lol

"Tu vas a ver, llegaras a mi edad y veras que Colombia seguira igual"-----Simon Sr.

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kat1 (Moderator) says on May 18, 2008, 13:37:

con Una T simon Una T hace la differencia ;)))

BTW On the coast many people use a lot the Niña, instead of doña or Señora,

Niña Desi, Niña Kat even if you are a 70 year old woman...

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webmanco says on May 18, 2008, 13:39:

Una T..? el tamaño?? o las dos T...?


:-)

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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kat1 (Moderator) says on May 18, 2008, 13:45:

tamaño no importa :)))) oh don't forget the number 1 jijij

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Simon says on May 18, 2008, 13:50:

Uuups, perdone kaT, ya me acordaré.

"Tu vas a ver, llegaras a mi edad y veras que Colombia seguira igual"-----Simon Sr.

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Robert Jorge says on May 18, 2008, 20:29:

Anybody who knows Katt on the other site appreciates why Kat1 wants to make sure she is not confused with her.

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