We must be the only family left in existence where my wife has to refer to my parents at 'laai laai' and 'lo yeh'. Thought my mom was trolling when she first told us of my dad's very specific request.. but nearly two years later and they still haven't let it go. My brother in law calls my parents mom and dad and they cool with it... talk about double standards lulz. I call my MIL mom just like how I would call my own mom. Bit weird at first but I got used to it.

I was surprised when we asked my mom what they wanted to be called by my wife. They wanted laai laai and lo yeh.

Lol double standards.

I'd want my son in law to call me Mr. Xxx but daughter in law can call me, dad.

just call them women~~~
just call them men!!!

my dad calls them "po gai si lo yeh" aka fuck dead couple, dads been divorced twice and none of them were any good

by their names...

Oh man, 18 years together (10 of those married) and this is still a slightly contentious issue around my house.

Originally they wanted formal Mr. & Mrs. That doesn't work for me, feels too 1920's.
After we got married they wanted Mom & Dad. That feels awkward too, I have only one mom & dad.

Eventually my Father in Law warmed up to his first name George. I tried that with my Mother in Law, and hear the complaining through my wife later.
So now since we have the kid I just refer to her as "Grandma"

I call them baht gong and baht paw :troll:

omg I was the same. for 5 years I didn't call them ANYTHING … literally 'hiiii…..' or look to my wife and say 'hey, YOUR MOM ….'

but then after having a kid, now I call them po po and gong gong. not awkward anymore!

my wife has no issues calling my mom 'mom'

Chinese here and Chinese wife (well in June). Before I used to call her parents auntie and uncle and she does the same. Now is just mom and dad. Since her parents is far away so when we say mom and dad we usually know who's mom and dad we are talking about.

I laughed way harder at this than I should have.

Le gf is Caucasian so it's just first names. She calls my parents by first name too but my folks are pretty liberal. Doubt it'd change after marriage either.

first names

cause white

Mama Hoose would be disappoint.

chinese here. i call them mom and dad

I asked a professional for you (my wife) and she told me its

Ngok Fu 岳父 and Ngok Mo 岳母

(how to pronounce ngok fu)
(how to pronounce ngok mo)

These are very proper terminology. Makes you seem EDUMJACATATETEEDD.

p.s. i don't use these, and im doing just fine!!!!

EI here, call them mom and dad in their language.

I call them mom and dad, no problems at all