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Originally Posted by Mystique
mhm, the 'a' is softer than a 'wa', so perhaps commonly used by middle aged women of a gentle, fragile nature. (the generation older than us)
(Well that's the feeling i get from it)
Although as of recently, i'm hearing 'uchi' a hell of a lot, that's beginning to feel neutral in terms of gender.
If a man's using watashi and atashi a lot in casual situations, chances are (least in japan) that he's gay or pretending to be so.
It's either amusing or very weird japanese lang wise.
Kinda like in an extreme western sense, a guy going 'you go girl! Moccha was just soooo yesterday!'
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"uchi" is not a recent term.
It's a kansai area dialect, not formal Japanese.
It may feel recent, if you live in kantou area... but it's always been in use in kansai.