Found this quite interesting and strange if true!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/f ... 435751.stm
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* yeah, it's trueksl wrote:Found this quite interesting and strange if true!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/f ... 435751.stm
* it's just a culture of fun and preferences for terms of endearment
* it works pretty much the same way as nick names you can get if you're in the military. People think its "cute"
* also a lack for a more global view which really doesn't bother to check for possible cross cultural faux pas
And...
* fyi, I don't have a nick name. No one just bothered and I like it that way
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