Tum vs Aap

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Re: Tum vs Aap

@Jolie

I really appreciate how Pakistanis are such dedicated and stylish users of the word ‘app’, and in my view the word alone makes the whole conversation sound so sophisticated and pleasant on the ears, plus the speaker comes across so effortlessly cultured.

Both my parents use aap for everyone, mashaAllah. So, I was raised by both of them…but especially by my mother to use ‘aap’ for everybody regardless of age and relations. But I picked up the ‘tum’ habit from my friends at school. So, it’s become a habit to use ‘tum’ for friends and cousins that are younger or within my age range. Gotten scoldings from my mom; I need to go revert back to the former, more classier way.