who can call you by your name?

it always sounds better and respectful to be addressed by your proper tittle in regards to the person you are talking to

I'm referring to parents of before during the time of my childhood. I could definitely say it's "general" because my friends and I talked about it once or several times in our gatherings and we would share what we went through during childhood. Being drunk and driving is not the same with being a parent and being firm. We're not talking about being beaten with whips here. We're talking about being slapped (without pure anger). This is not the same with parents these days who are too soft. Requesting their kids instead of leading them. Waiting for their kids opinions instead of knowing what's good for them.

Perhaps the difference there is the fact that you see it as violence, while the parents of my generation see it as discipline. If you could compare the outcome of the children now and before, you'd see that there are more children who are displaced now compared to before. But heck, there are too many factors to consider. Anyhow, a slap isn't something that adults too instantly (you need to distinguish the violent act from the 'disciplining' act), children don't get slapped the instant they commit a mistake, they're told to not do it again, if they still continue doing so, they get slapped. Remember in management there is a positive and a negative reinforcement or motivation. You can't always rely on one form in order to get the desired effect. You need to know how to mix and match things. Positive motivation doesn't always work in the same way that negative motivation doesn't always work either. All I'm saying that in my generation, parents would slap mouths of kids who call their parents by name repeatedly even if they're told not to do so because it's disrespectful. It is the middle, it is acceptable and legal because you're disciplining your child ~ you are being a parent who isn't controlled by your child. Further, we are talking about the parent here, not some stranger who is disciplining the child for you. Try talking to your child when they're being a brat, let's see if there's point talking to them that time.

i like how your native tongue addresses people it sounds very nice and will always keep respect above everything else.its good to uphold such values and pass them on to future generations.

yes that is one thing nice about here, plus it feels awkward to call someone by their names, well for me that is. i am so used to addressign someone older than me by those names.

even here we address elders by tittles never names,it looks so mannerless for your child to call grownups by their name and people will think very little of you.

I am absolutely agree with you. This has been the way Asian society practising and I think it is respectful in this manner. It will be rude if our kids were to called us by names...this is awful and disrespect. Besides, even if the children would want to call people be name they should address them aunty or uncle so and so...these are basic manners.

Yes we call too as father of eldest kid.

Proffesor i like that style,it sounds very well and maintains respect.here we also do the same,i can call my husband by his name or pet names but when i am talking about him to the kids i will call him dad or your father or when i am talking about him to my parents or his i call him as father of our first born.

in our part of society its considered disrespectful if youngsters call elders by their name. Its not acceptable and its correct. Its moral values that make a human. So we shud b upto it

Why should it be stopped? there is no harm or disrespect by calling some one by name!

sadly even when our elders are not worthy of alot of respect its still good to address them with dignity.

at the work place calling each other by first names is nice because it creates an enviroment to bond easier and with less formality but this is only for work, outside work lets call our elders by their respective titles.

if we stick to tittles its always a better way,i dont think people mind tittles most mind being called by their names.

it sounds good to call people with respect.here when you have some cousins very young we call each other by vernacular name for sister or brother,or they call you by your childrens names ,mother of,so it still sounds better and sounds polite.

Does your Mom feel comfortable when you call her by her name?

There are so many different cultures and none is better than the other , just different . Our culture tell a story about where we are from .

i am sure you still prefer to be called mum than by your name,i think it sounds much better .

it is a bad habit,reflects bad manners and lack of direction by the parents to have kids call them by their names.kids must be taught what is correct and whats wrong and what sounds respectful and what does not.

thats nice ,even i was taught to call not only relations but even my parents friends as aunt or uncle, i just cant address them by their names ,its a taboo.

i totally agree,i would feel so bad if my kids dared call me by name and so they also know that not only with me but elders must be addressed properly and this has made them also know their limits in dealing with other people.