Originally Posted by neko

...im in the UK. i'd assume it'd be common sense to use a UK website if i'm in the UK and a US website if i'm in the US.
Actually i call my mom a lot of things ''mummy''/''mom''/''ocasama''(usually i call her ocasama, english is my first language but since i'm almost constantly speaking in japanese some japanese words come out naturally while i'm speaking english -constant japanese because i am learning it/have japanese friends learning english it's easier to remember if i apply it to every day speaking)
just a question about that, how does the word mom relate to being in the us and mum/mummy relate to being in the uk?
this has actually been said before (by some creepy girl who was stalking my fiance but still. she said "and i know youre in the UK too! you said 'mum' on one of your facebook posts" <<<yeaah that creeped me out but basically.. what is it O.O?!?!!?! i only usually say mummy if i am sick/clingy, and mum if i'm mad at her for something... other than that its usually mom or ocasama O_O

Originally Posted by K337

As far as I know 'Mom' is the American spelling and 'Mum' the British spelling. I'm an Aussie (but live in the UK) so we use the British mum and I'd assume most people using Mom are from the US.

As for killing kittens, sounds dreadful. I couldn't imagine any of the breeders I've met doing anything but the best for their kittens. I have heard of dog breeders culling their puppies if they show bad temperament but it could just be a rumour (I hope!).