• Hiro8811@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    11
    arrow-down
    4
    ·
    1 year ago

    I think this mostly aply to Americans. I live in Europe and never heard someone refer to their mother by her first name.

    • GBU_28@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      1 year ago

      Huh? That’s the joke. American kids “never” do that either. Hence the face the friend is making in response to hearing it

      • Hiro8811@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        7
        ·
        1 year ago

        Well seing Will Smith and the meme saying “white” I thought it’s referring to the fact that black parents are stricter and it’s unbelievable for a black child to hear someone say that…

    • nodiet@feddit.de
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      I live in Europe and have one friend who does that. No idea where it stems from, maybe the parents felt they could keep more of a personal identity if they were referred to by their name at home or something