To think cards with the recipient named on the front are common?

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Class issue alert: inflammatory if you are bothered by that sort of thing

I was told that cards with 'To my wife/Grandad/Auntie' on the front were considered a bit non-U.

AIBU to go on thinking they're still a dead giveaway of background? Or are they OK?

Really "kid", if it's good enough for him, it's cool. So is the Manchester accent.
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Sorry...

Re. "kid", if it's good enough for him, it's cool. So is the Manchester accent.
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I don't disagree ;)

I personally simply wondered whether DH cringes.

I'm sure he knew I was talking about DD and not the baby goat we brought home from the hospital... 😉

there will be hell in this house if the card from my 18 mo doesn't say "mommy" which ties in nicely with a previous thread over whether the small people should "send" christmas presents. yes he bloody better!

Did you let the 18 month know this before he toddled off to Paperchase?

I called my nan nanny when I was younger, nan when I grew up a bit. I don't think I've even once made the connection to a goat or a paid member of staff, but that's the power of association for you I guess!

My mum refuses to be grandmother or grandma as she think it sounds too formal and old. My MIL is grandma (she is much posher and older than my mum... ) so we have one of each.

Thanks for the card tip to the previous poster who mentioned Clinton's in Walsall! I'm not near there but will keep an eye out for local Clinton's...

Squoosh of course! He has to go to the one in the New Street Station as they recognise him there haha

No problem Lily84, hope yours has one too

If you're going with U/Non-U stuff, my grandmother always refused to be Nanny, because nannies are staff (or livestock.) However, I suspect Clinton's Cards and the like aren't aware of such diktats, and it just reflectseems fashions

The nanny /granny thing is regional too. Almost nobody in my village had a nanny other than in the staff sense but everyone who had a female grandparent had a granny , grandma or gran.

I did not associate "nanny" with grandmother until a terribly cross purposes conversation with someone who thought the person who looked after my son was his grandmother when I was talking about an employee.

I like kids when referring to pupils or students. It's friendly. We all know no one is talking about baby goats, for goodness' sake

I hate "kids" - nothing to do with baby goats. I don't think it's friendly. I find it a bit patronising and belittling.

"I hate "kids" - nothing to do with baby goats. I don't think it's friendly. I find it a bit patronising and belittling."

How silly. Liam begs to differ and he is waaaaay cooler that you.

To which Liam replied: "This is a serious question and I'm not bringing the mood down. Our kid's going around like I've stabbed his f*ing cat. He wants to be in a solo band.

'kids' is belittling?

'kids your lunch is ready' - sounds normal, friendly.

'children your lunch is ready' - sounds like a Victorian nanny. (as in an employed nanny)

Enquiring about minor points of social etiquette on a website is pretty much non-U as well, to be fair.

I've got a few with nothing inside, don't know who the fuck they are from, are people really that busy. Ffs.

'kids your lunch is ready' - sounds normal, friendly

'children your lunch is ready' - sounds like a Victorian nanny. (as in an employed nanny)

Neither sound normal - why do you need to preface "lunch is ready" with either word?
Do you say "teenagers/ grown-ups/ aged grandparents lunch is ready"

I'm not particularly interested in making either of the Gallacher brothers the arbiter of anything, but in any case "Our Kid" is clearly an affectionate (or possibly not) term for a specific person. "Kids" is a horrible, ugly, generic term.

'Neither sound normal?'

Well they certainly do to me, when you have to yell down to the end of the garden to. Please forgive me Lord for yelling a group announcement to a group of pre-adult humans (better?) than calling them all individually.

Totally disagree. I think kids is cute, cheery, contemporary.

"LassWiTheDelicateAir:

I'm not particularly interested in making either of the Gallacher brothers the arbiter of anything, but in any case "Our Kid" is clearly an affectionate (or possibly not) term for a specific person. "Kids" is a horrible, ugly, generic term."

Certainly not affectionate. Lol

LassWiTheOddAir

If I just call "Lunch is ready," I won't be heard.

If I shout, "Lunch! " or "Children /Kids /X, Y, Z, Lunch is ready," I will be heard.

Goodness knows whomelse they think I would be calling. Also slightly shamefaced to realize they recognize single word statements are directed to them.

I thought it was Non-U to shout the children though.

Will gloss over that it's probably non-"U" not to have a nanny or housekeeper to be doing this for you in the first place.

Seeing as DD currently can't walk and I don't cook very often (basically never tbh)...

I guess I'd just call her by her name? 'Clarissa, Zmittag isch fertig' (Clarissa, lunch is ready).

But if/when we have a 2nd child? Idk. DH would either call them 'children' or (more likely) call them by their names, I suspect.

I just stink will calling him stinky and waving the food plate at him so he follows

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