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[Rod Wadd]

*calling your own mother/father okaasan/otousan when speaking to others


If I'm mistaken anywhere let me know, but I'm fairly certain these are on the mark.

I know quite a few Japanese folks who do this, actually.

[arrowisland]

I know quite a few Japanese folks who do this, actually.

Me too. I asked a Japanese friend about this a while ago because I kept hearing it, and she said that generally, with people your own age or "lower" it was fine, but to people of higher standing "父" or "母" was still preferred.