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Old 2008-08-14, 12:01   Link #2093
Asrialys
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Originally Posted by Eastern_Mage View Post
One can call a lady older than him/her as 'onee-chan', even though they're NOT siblings. It's a common practice here in the Philippines (my location), Japan and some European countries. Negi calling Asuna as onee-chan does not necessarily mean that he's viewing Asuna as his sister, but he has high respect for the baka-red lady.

I'm also rooting for them.
Incidentally, my mom calls me Kuya (most likely not same meaning as Negi). My (Americanized) sister never did.
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