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 Ouch. Diet is everything... Is the word "oma" from Dutch? I think it's grandma in Dutch, but its possible my family just used it wrong. Different grandparents claim different titles, and having a somewhat multicultural family gives them options. Part Dutch, though its a little awkward saying so, since they were total fuckers when they controlled Indonesia. Or so I hear. Anyways. I've also noticed that family-related words tend to be similar in lots of languages. Chinese, for example - mama = mom, baba = dad. Kinda crazy, considering how different the rest of the language is.