Please Don't Call Me Aunty - I Am Not That Old!
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Aunty Is For Baby Boomers, Not Me!
Call me Big Sister or Pretty Lady, not Aunty. That is a common reminder from many of my baby boomer and middle-aged friends. It sounds more pleasant to the ears as it does not reflect our growing years.
Women are the same all over the world trying to push back that acknowledgement that they are now in the middle aged category. After all, we are still young at heart though maybe not so young in body.
So here I am, definitely an Aunty (even the policeman at the Inland Revenue Office calls me Aunty) helping you to understand a bit more about us middle aged women. One non-Malaysian friend told me Aunty is not commonly used where she comes from. She herself hates being called ma'am.
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Women are the same all over the world trying to push back that acknowledgement that they are now in the middle aged category. After all, we are still young at heart though maybe not so young in body.
So here I am, definitely an Aunty (even the policeman at the Inland Revenue Office calls me Aunty) helping you to understand a bit more about us middle aged women. One non-Malaysian friend told me Aunty is not commonly used where she comes from. She herself hates being called ma'am.
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Contents at a Glance
Younger Every Year
You don't need to remind us we are middle-aged!
Although we don't mind our children's friends calling us Aunty (which is only appropriate ), it is another matter when others do so too. Malaysians have been brought up to respect their elders. So it is quite common for strangers to address a middle aged woman as aunty even though they are not related at all.
The butcher and the grocer at the market are smart business people. We are always the Big Sister, never the Aunty. I have had friends who preferred to eat at another place just because the waiter had called them Aunty before!
If you are working in sales at a mall, you may very well lose a sale because you were trying t o be polite to and called someone Aunty. So to be in Aunty's good books just call her Miss. You won't go wrong!
The butcher and the grocer at the market are smart business people. We are always the Big Sister, never the Aunty. I have had friends who preferred to eat at another place just because the waiter had called them Aunty before!
If you are working in sales at a mall, you may very well lose a sale because you were trying t o be polite to and called someone Aunty. So to be in Aunty's good books just call her Miss. You won't go wrong!
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Aunty Behaviour
1. Driving very slowly on the road.
2. Waiting at the store's entrance even before it opens for that special super sale.
3. Group of aunties sitting for ages in a restaurant laughing and chatting over a meal. Their table is often the loudest and also stay the longest.
4. Show some irritating habits at the supermarket like peeling the garlic and onion skins while picking the best ones to buy.
5. Love shopping.
Don't worry if you don't exactly fit the profile because neither do I!
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Aunties Who Love Line Dancing
Line dance if you don't fit into the disco crowd
Line dancing seem to be an activity which is popular among women who are in their forties and above. Many mothers who have school going children find this a fun exercise and the timing is such it can fit right into their schedule when they send the kids off to school.
What fun for those of us who love music and dancing and don't fit the disco crowd!
For us older aunties it is good exercise physically as well as mentally since it needs some memory work to remember the steps for each dance. No wonder fewer young people join line dancing classes when they are surrounded by a whole bunch of ladies dancing to the oldies and goldies.
Mind you, we have more energy than many younger women!
What fun for those of us who love music and dancing and don't fit the disco crowd!
For us older aunties it is good exercise physically as well as mentally since it needs some memory work to remember the steps for each dance. No wonder fewer young people join line dancing classes when they are surrounded by a whole bunch of ladies dancing to the oldies and goldies.
Mind you, we have more energy than many younger women!
Exercise And More Exercise
Keep slim and trim
There are some who prefer more vigorous exercise. Line dancing is too tame for them.Some aunties at the gym are quite the fittest women around. After that long holiday away indulging in all that lovely food and atmosphere, it's back to the grind and exercise to lose some weight. We are ever concerned about that extra tummy fat!
Whatever you do, have fun while you are at it. Forget about the "no pain no gain" advice. What may have been suitable when you were younger may not apply now.
After all, our bodies may not be as young as we feel. The thing is that regular physical activity will help to improve our well being.
Benefits of physical activity from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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What Do You Think Of This Aunty Fuss?
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JoshK47
Feb 7, 2012 @ 12:51 pm | delete
- I loved this - fun read! Blessed by a SquidAngel!
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lbrummer
Dec 20, 2011 @ 10:08 am | delete
- When you find yourself past the age of "auntie" and graduate to "grannie, gramma, or grandma" I invite you to check out a lens I have about aging gracefully. I think a person's attitude toward aging can make the transition easy or difficult. I'm a senior that may look like it-----but, I don't feel old.
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goo2eyes
Sep 25, 2011 @ 11:24 am | delete
- i don't mind being called aunty. in german, one calls tante. we filipinos, we call tita or tiya (tia)
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Young at Heart
Aug 2, 2011 @ 5:07 am | delete
- Love your article. I don't mind my little nephews and nieces calling me Aunty, the rest no thank you
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wordstock Jul 28, 2011 @ 9:42 am | delete
- We don't so much deal with the Aunty issue but even though it is a sign of respect for older women, Ma'am is the word I dislike. I think that it's the same thing and yes, we are all too young at heart to be considered old enough for Aunty or Ma'am.
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Blessedmombygrace Jul 25, 2011 @ 8:32 pm | delete
- Love the middle aged woman video! Fun lens. I'm too young to be an aunty, although I am in my late 40s...
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happynutritionist Jul 24, 2011 @ 11:37 pm | delete
- Cute lens, I don't mind being called "Aunt", not sure about "Auntie" though:-)
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ChrissLJ Jul 24, 2011 @ 8:04 am | delete
- This is the difference between the meaning of words in different countries or even regions of the country. In the States, "auntie" is a highly respected term used primarily among the African-American community. It is a term for a beloved and highly respected female person (who may or may not be related to you), and complete stranger would never refer to a woman as such. Aunties need not be middle-aged.
In Southern, non-African-American communities, one tends to just tack on the word "aunt" to the person's first name even though they are not related as a sign of respect for someone they genuinely like. For example, my Aunt Charlotte was of no relation to me, but I adored her thus always tacked on the endearment before addressing her.
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Some of us prefer not to be called Aunty as it reminds us we are not as young as we feel. Big Sister or even Pretty Lady would do nicely.
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