Nana? Nan? Gran? What do you / did you call your grandmother ?

[Eugene Wrayburn]

Prompted partly by this thread, I’ve got hold of my grandfather’s service records. Despite both his parents and at least half his grandparents being born in New Zealand, his enlistment papers record him as “British”!

They must have all been mad.

Didn't rather a lot of Kiwis consider themselves British? It was bloody ages before I found out that Hillary wasn't a Brit.

[morepork]

Do any Kiwis on here have a portrait of the Queen in their office? I've seen that before, and it's fucking weird.

[Lizard]

I’ve been told that until the 1950s, many NZers (presumably mostly white ones) referred to the UK as “Home” even if they’d never been there.

Portraits of your queen are a bit of a rarity now, but you still sometimes see them in what used to be Gentlemen’s Clubs before they let rich women in too, and officers clubs and RSAs. I’ve never seen one in an office.

My brother in law has one in his house in Australia, which is quite weird, especially because he is a US citizen.

[Molitor5901]

Just curious about the different names that are used in other parts of the world.

Also, Id like to know the best memory, funny story, or best advice you got from your grandmother or grandfather if youd be kind enough to share.

As I get older I realize how funny and wise mine were, and I was too young too appreciate most of it.

Sounds like someone's become a Granny. Congratulations.

Na-na when we were kids, but she insisted on us calling her by her Christian name when we got older: Nana (as in Nana Mouskouri).

Best advice? Mostly auld wives tales such as not trusting red heads, people with monobrows and never judge a geezer's penis size by the size of his thumb. Do you know if that's true?

Best memory - lots, but probably her ability to bring the house down with her wicked sense of humour:

What do you call 50 female parachutists?

Grandad had lots of names, mostly of the profane variety and given to him by Nana after she'd demolished a few cans of Dutch Gold.

As for "best advice"? Well, he had the same attitude towards the vicissitudes and stumbling blocks of life as Homer J Simpson:



A very wise man indeed.

[Coco]

Just curious about the different names that are used in other parts of the world.

Also, Id like to know the best memory, funny story, or best advice you got from your grandmother or grandfather if youd be kind enough to share.

As I get older I realize how funny and wise mine were, and I was too young too appreciate most of it.

Sounds like someone's become a Granny. Congratulations.

Na-na when we were kids, but she insisted on us calling her by her Christian name when we got older: Nana (as in Nana Mouskouri).

Best advice? Mostly auld wives tales such as not trusting red heads, people with monobrows and never judge a geezer's penis size by the size of his thumb. Do you know if that's true?

Best memory - lots, but probably her ability to bring the house down with her wicked sense of humour:

What do you call 50 female parachutists?

Grandad had lots of names, mostly of the profane variety and given to him by Nana after she'd demolished a few cans of Dutch Gold.

As for "best advice"? Well, he had the same attitude towards the vicissitudes and stumbling blocks of life as Homer J Simpson:



A very wise man indeed.

Thank you... 1st grandson born in February. I feel too young to be a grandma, or Nana... I was thnking of being called something more along the lines of "Mimi Sug" pronounced meemee shoog. Whatcha think?

50 female parachutists... pondering that one.

[Molitor5901]

Lolllzz!

You'll be the death of us all, Granny Coco....oops I mean Mimi Sug.

[Denoz]

Granny or gran is what a lot use in the UK. I think you should just stick with Granny Coco it has a nice ring to it.

[Coco]

Granny or gran is what a lot use in the UK. I think you should just stick with Granny Coco it has a nice ring to it.

Im too young to be granny.... dammit.

[SerjeantWildgoose]

You could always go with GILF? The wains need never know.

[Coco]

You could always go with GILF? The wains need never know.

I have a hard time believing there is such a thing... its like a unicorn.