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Calling someone "sister" without being related?

I do. It's kinda standard in Islam, where you call someone who's about the same age as you (give or take 5-7 yrs.) "brother" or "sister" and calling someone considerably older than you (someone who has kids and is about the same age as one's parents) "uncle" or "aunt".

So I've got plenty of brothers and sisters, even though only two are related to me.
 
I only do it as a joke, i.e. "I hear ya, sistaah! *Z-Snap*" Then people just look at me funny D:
 
It's probably because I'm Asian, but I do this all the time. Well, not when I was speaking in English, but you know. xD I think people just do it to denote people who are older than you (that's how we do it at least). Same thing with calling someone older, brother and such, and a person even older uncle.

Although, I would never call someone my "sister" or "brother" in English, unless it's a metaphor. :U
 
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