Why do Indians say sir after name?

It is convenient method to show respect to a person who is senior or elder than you. When you are speaking to them in Urdu, you call them Aap (respected) and not Tum (You). Sir denotes the social hierarchy in India. The one who is calling sir is junior than the one who is being addressed as sir.

Why do Indians use aunty and Uncle?

It is because people in both societies (and probably Suriname as well) tend to refer to elders by the endearing ‘Aunty’ or ‘Uncle’ rather than by their names or as Mr and Ms. Among Indian communities worldwide, Aunty and Uncle are commonly used to refer to elders even if they are not relatives.

Why do we use sir before name?

The form ‘Sir’ is first documented in English in 1297, as the title of honour of a knight, and latterly a baronet, being a variant of sire, which was already used in English since at least c.1205 as a title placed before a name and denoting knighthood, and to address the (male) Sovereign since c.1225, with additional …

What is the meaning of Uncle and Aunty?

Definitions of aunty. the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle. synonyms: aunt, auntie. Antonyms: uncle. the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt.

Where did the terms Aunty and uncle come from?

I travel extensively around the globe and from my findings, the terms Aunty and Uncle apparently were introduced and institutionalized in the Caribbean by the indentured Indian labourers, because in societies where there aren’t large numbers of Indians, the terms are not commonly used.

Why do people in Suriname call elders ‘Aunty’ and ‘uncle’?

It is because people in both societies (and probably Suriname as well) tend to refer to elders by the endearing ‘Aunty’ or ‘Uncle’ rather than by their names or as Mr and Ms.

Are Aunty and uncle in common in Australia?

When I first visited Australia in 1995, there were hardly any Indians. But by 2015, there were large communities of Indians among whom Aunty and Uncle are in common us as well as ethnic kinship terms (Cha Cha, Cha Chi, etc) to refer to blood or marriage relatives.

How do non-Indians refer to each other in Trinidad?

In Trinidad, as in Guyana, while Aunty and Uncle are used, I heard non-Indians refer to others as ‘Mister’ and ‘Missus’. Some Indians also used Mister and Miss to refer to fellow Indians they are not familiar with, but in general Indians tend to use the more endearing Aunty and Uncle.