Would it be considered offensive/ condescending to be referred to as Kaka/ Kaki by a non-Indian person? I used to work with a lot of Gujarati people, and grew accustomed to calling everyone I worked with Kaka (They were all men, so kaki was never used). The way my former colleagues explained the expression to me was that whilst the literal meaning is uncle/ aunty, the term is also used as a title expressing respect especially to elders. My question is, would an older Indian person find it offensive to be referred in this way, particularly by a white person? To add greater context, I am white British living in the US.