Quote Originally Posted by eagles View Post
the twist, my bf calls my parents " mama and papa" thought its bit strange for him coz he called his parents by their first name. though i havent meet his parents , as i am in pinas this time, i will surely call them as mama and papa.. the same way he respected my parents here in pinas.. (dont know if they like being called as mama and papa) But i will explain to them that its my culture to call the parents as such as a respect, i will also do "mano po..." maybe you can try mano po..
It seems very strange to me to call your mum or dad by their first name-I just wouldn't be able to do it!