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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just want to note that there could be a cultural difference here. My family is Creole, southern to the core. Northerners refer to these habits as part of our 'southern charm.'  Every adult has an appropriate greeting because they are our elders. Up north people are more likely to say things like they want their kids to be their friends. We just don't have that mentality. A child is not a friend, they are expected to defer to you as the adult in the room. It seems mean to people who have not been raised up like we have.[/quote]

Wha?

I'm a northerner (from New England) and actually children calling adults "Miss Lizzie" or "Mr. Dave" seems too INFORMAL to me.   Growing up, we were expected to call adults "Mr. Smith" or "Mrs. Johnson"---NEVER by their first name in any fashion![/quote]

My people are Caribbean and we also have different ways of teaching our children. However, you should not point it out to them because they will just assume you are giving an insult even though you are only saying there are differences. Do not mention these things in the future.[/quote]

Bless your heart, there was no insult in my post but you are just determined to find it in there. I made a point of saying there COULD be a cultural difference and that it was only MORE LIKELY but you still read that there and said to yourself "she must be thinking we are all like this and assume we all think the same way." Dear lady, you can't tell me you don't know that southern people have some different ways? Have you ever been down south?

As for pointing out the fact that there are cultural differences, I was only giving an example. Other differences could be based on age, gender, country of origin, all types of things. Being culturally competent means being aware of that fact and not pretending that its not true or assuming someone is insulting you by noting it.[/quote]

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