‘You’re at your auntie’s’ - what would you take that to mean?

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Context, appointment with (not her actual job title) ‘support worker’ (a lot older than I am) in her office - she said something along lines of ‘you organise the coffee, you’re at your auntie’s now’ .

Lovely turn of phrase and I assume it means as I thought ie make yourself at home - have I got that right? Because that’s what I did …

I’m a bit crap with social cues at times - anxiety and various other things that have happened before that have left me struggling a bit . She’s really lovely and a huge and very valuable support just now but I’m crap at socialising (or I feel I am) and don’t want to make myself look stupid .

I'm Scottish too so thinking must be a common Scottish phrase

In NI, it's "you're in your granny's"

It’s a British phrase. Perhaps Scottish, not sure.

It 100% means make yourself at home - as though you’re in your mums sisters house. That you’re in a home from home. Make tea if you want it. Don’t stand on ceremony. Help yourself (obv offering others tea if you’re making it) All that kind of stuff.

100%. It’s a nice thing.

I’m Scottish and we (in my family) use it to mean relax, treat yourself. In our house it’s most commonly used when DP spots me giving the cat a treat, and I say “ach, she’s at her auntie’s”.

I was just about to quote that Irish version!

I've never heard the phrase but being an Auntie my niece always makes herself at home. She always asks "can I have/do or go" though but she's just a polite kid and my answer is always yes.

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Used very much in my family - Scots/ Irish. I actually said it to my friend's 4yo on Thur when he visited (he calls me auntie, which adds context) i.e he can have special snacks he'd not usually get on a Thur morning!

Posted before I'd read all the Scots replying. 😄

My husband (Scottish) uses exactly that phrase. In context "have another cake - you're at your Aunties". So making you feel at home, but with a bit of extra fuss

She sounds lovely, OP. I hope she’s a good help to you.

Oh that’s such a lovely thing to say! Never heard it before. I hope you have the support you need .

Yes I've heard it - am also Scottish. Would mean relax, make yourself at home, eat as much cake as you want! The person being kindly towards you / spoiling you a bit.

Yes, make yourself at home, help yourself to another biscuit etc. My mum's elderly friend from Shetland used to always say this to me if I seemed like I was about to decline her offer of another bit of shortbread!

My mum had always used the expression (from NI) ‘You’re at your Granny’s…and she’s blind ‘ 😄. It meant eat up everything you want and no matter.

Is it like a spin off from "you be mother?" when you're telling someone to dish up/pour drinks for the whole table. Mother is in control of food and drink but at aunties you help yourself?

My grandad always used to say this too - it definitely means 'make yourself at home, eat the food, etc.'. It is a lovely phrase 😊

I think it’s more like..don’t hold back or not take the fancy biscuit if you want it. Spoil yourself have what you want..it’s for you.

Heard this all the time growing up in Glasgow. It did just mean 'make yourselves at home'!

I love this phrase!!!
It's ultimately the warmest most welcoming one.
I will use it from now on.

East coast, Scottish here and yes it’s very familiar phrase meaning make yourself at home and treat yourself.

Scot here - often used phrase meaning relax, make yersel at home and have some extra cake.

Also we grew up calling all friends of mum and neighbours auntie, auntie isn't just the sister of your parent.

Thank you , she is, she’s absolutely wonderful . Very good at her job !!

Make yourself at home. It's like the expression eat up your at your grannies

It was used in a food commercial in the 90's with our local accent (I think) and was then used in a half joke but sincere way with our Auntie and cousins

Having googled it was Uncle Ben's