He makes what I think is a purposeful omission. It's possible he knew and wanted readers to get there themselves.
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lola means grandmother but is generally affectionately/respectfully used w/ older women & is not limited to the context of domestic labour
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I understand. it's similar in India: using affectionate familial term for family, respected community members, some types of domestic labor.
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it's actually even more loose than that, the convention is to use these terms when referring to pretty much anyone older than you.
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totally. there are parallels across many south asian cultures: in Marathi we use "maushi" which is technically "aunt", but used loosely too.
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yes, Lola is like that too. it's actually unusual and even rude not to use it.
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yes! I've been scolded for not being respectful =) (when used for domestic labor, there's a paternalistic distancing. do you find the same?)
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