u/Great_Butterfly_7112

I did a search for this, but it seems no one has asked this question. Yet every time I re-watch the show, it bothers me 😂

These are people that raised him after his mother died, he considered Kevin his brother, even Albert calls her Anne. But Howard keeps calling them mr. and mrs. Lee, rather than by their first names.

I know in Asia there's a big culture of respect for your elders, so I always assumed that was the reason. But then again, Albert calls them by their first name. Howard called Anne grandma when he handed baby Ji to her. And now Ji also calls her grandma Lee. I wouldn't expect Howie to call them mom and dad, but at least by their first names.

Does anyone know if this is a typical cultural thing? Or is this just a Howie thing?