Akka & Uncle!

Akka means Sister (Elder one) in Tamil. Of course, you know what Uncle means.

I have been called uncle for quite some time now. I have always been proud of it and happy that kids think that I am old enough to call me that way.

But recently one incident happened which shook even the steady me! One girl in a nearby supermarket was selling soups and I bought one tomato soup and started drinking it.

One man with a small daughter came for drinking the soup as well. He was scolding his daughter for doing some funny things at home and was telling her not to repeat those things. In the process, he told some funny incident and we (me and the girl) started smiling.

At that time, he said – “See even that Akka is smiling. And that Uncle is also smiling!!!. So you better stop…….”

Until that minute, I thought me and that girl were youth and this man was uncle. But in a couple of seconds, he shook the ground under me!

I am normally quite glad about being addressed as uncle and I even commented as much in a recent post at broken nib. There is actually a philosophy behind it – Well, never mind!

But the combination of Akka & Uncle was deadly! You call me Uncle when I am alone, but why – just why does any one want to call me Uncle when I am along with a fellow youth?”

Ok, at 29 I am not exactly youth but I am at least an old youth? 😉

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30 thoughts on “Akka & Uncle!

  1. Sandhya

    Yes, you are a young man, Rajesh! Anda maamatte ‘khaa’ vittudu…vittudunga sollalle…you are in a foul mood, poor boy!

    1. Rajesh K

      So, ‘young man’ means ‘youth’ or not? 🙂

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      1. Sandhya

        Young man means youth, no doubt about it!

  2. chhavi kapor

    He he he…… I can empathise with you DI. Imagine being referred to as uncle by a person who is older than you. 😉 😉 I really don’t know what this world is coming to 😉

    1. Rajesh K

      He could have referred me that way when I was alone – but why should he do it when I was among fellow youths? Jealousy. 🙂

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  3. Ashwathy

    The transition from anna to uncle is always painful. Ask Vimmuuu for proof! 😀

    1. Rajesh K

      Why do you drag poor Vimmuuu into everything? If he has transitioned from Anna to Uncle after marriage then someone else has transitioned from Akka to Aunty as well – Guess who 😛

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  4. BIkram

    HA HA HA .. ok this will be a shock the last house i had , my neighbour she has a son who is married and has a kid … I moved into the house .. this is 9 years ago..
    SHe comes out and says “Hello PAAJI”.. i was like WHAT.. I am your son’s age lady .. “PAAJI” elder brother ..

    and I called her Aunty .. this continued till i shifted again .. weird 🙂

    Bikram’s

    1. Rajesh K

      Some people just don’t accept certain universal facts. But at least she called you elder brother, instead of calling you younger brother!!! 🙂

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    2. Sandhya

      You called her aunty?! Hilarious!

      D.I. has started an interesting topic…nice!

      I am waiting for young men to call me paatti (naani), soon!

      1. Rajesh K

        We will call you ‘Maami’ , not patti! 🙂

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  5. Kiran @ KiranTarun.com

    This post had me in laugh. Not at your age, I promise 😀 Only 29?? You are way too young.

    1. Rajesh K

      Oh, I like this comment, especially the way too young part 🙂

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    1. Rajesh K

      I wish it happens to others, not me!

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  6. Kirtivasan

    When I was younger, I got used to uncle phase relatively easily. In my family some of my cousins are older than my uncle. This fact helped me in accepting uncle calling.
    I am preparing for grandpa phase. And I plan to neutralise it with the fact that in India people become grandfather soon.

    1. Rajesh K

      People becoming grandfather soon in India is interesting. But because of joint families and closely knit far-away families, I have had to call one of my ‘cousin-aged’ relative, ‘uncle’. Now I understand what he must have gone through back then!

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  7. aryan's mom

    Done, I have added a follow by email gadget, thanks for letting me know…

  8. r. ramesh

    hahah..i dont know y these people call youngsters like us uncle..bahh..

    1. Rajesh K

      Yeah, maybe we should have a different word like – OldYouth where Old is silent in pronunciation 🙂

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  9. Sakhi

    😆 😆 come on, at 29 you are quite young… (thats what i am suppose to say to make you feel good! 😛 :P)

    I am still smiling broadly on the laptop screen while typing this comment. People around might be finding me “idiot aunty” 😉

    🙂

    1. Rajesh K

      Till your comment, the idea that I am still a youth was being reinforced. But now………………… 🙂

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  10. Aiz

    metoo facing similar confusions and am so angry with the world for it 🙁

    1. Rajesh K

      I guess its all in our mind. We can always excuse such actions as others ignorance 😛

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  11. Joe Wang

    I really like your articles…it brings me a lot of laughter and I think you are a sunny guy indeed.

    Thank you!

    1. Rajesh K

      Its quite difficult to write funny stuff, especially when so few funny incidents have happened in my life! But I am trying nevertheless…

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  12. Shree

    At 29 it’s really disturbing to hear someone calling you uncle,but never mind mistakes do happen 🙂

    1. Rajesh K

      Till I was 28, I was thinking that I was a youth. But I do have to accept that 29 looks quite like a middle age, to me as well! I am getting used to shirts instead of T-shirts, of late!

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  13. Reema

    I had once ticked off two teenagers for calling me aunty 😀

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