Do university professors call their students "colleagues" in other countries or just here? [I Am In University]
Like "Let's hear what our colleague has to ask". It was kinda weird at first but cute 馃槄
22-25, F
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NickiHijab 路 F
Nah, we go by students lol
And calling them professor sounds hogwart-ish. I remember when an American dude in one of my lectures thanked the lecturer before leaving with a "thanks professor". She was taken aback, flipped her hair and said "professor sounds so much more official" lol
And calling them professor sounds hogwart-ish. I remember when an American dude in one of my lectures thanked the lecturer before leaving with a "thanks professor". She was taken aback, flipped her hair and said "professor sounds so much more official" lol
HannibalAteMeOut 路 22-25, F
@NickiHijab lol ikr professor has a good ring to it, we just call them sir and mrs here 馃槄. But they do too to us, it feels so grown up and formal.
NickiHijab 路 F
@HannibalAteMeOut We used to call them Sir and Mrs in high school but by university we call them by their names and they usually call us by our names. Unless referring to all us collectively.
As for colleagues, that's more so something you'd hear in a work place.
I think the main thing I'd have to adjust to is "professor" or being called Mrs lol.
As for colleagues, that's more so something you'd hear in a work place.
I think the main thing I'd have to adjust to is "professor" or being called Mrs lol.
HannibalAteMeOut 路 22-25, F
@NickiHijab calling them by just their names is sooo cool, the problem with that here would be that we use the plural form in order to be formal with someone so we couldn't do it anyway 馃槄 it's mostly an age thing as well.
Lol I like it when I'm being called mrs in general, especially by kids 馃槀 I'm getting old 馃槍
Lol I like it when I'm being called mrs in general, especially by kids 馃槀 I'm getting old 馃槍
NickiHijab 路 F
@HannibalAteMeOut I totally get it. In the pakistani culture you don't call anyone who's older by their name unless it's followed by a title of respect. Basically, everyone and their dad's are your uncles or aunts even if you're not related.
Whereas in the British culture, you're expected to call everyone but school teachers from the ages 3 to 16, by their names lol.
So I guess I flip on and off depending on who I'm talking to.
Whereas in the British culture, you're expected to call everyone but school teachers from the ages 3 to 16, by their names lol.
So I guess I flip on and off depending on who I'm talking to.
HannibalAteMeOut 路 22-25, F
@NickiHijab that aunt and uncle thing is prominent in our villages here, it's like calling you mrs is too formal but calling you by your name is too informal, so aunt will do 馃槄