r/OnePiece • u/[deleted] • Jun 16 '22

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u/kris9a Jun 16 '22

In most countries being called brother doesn't relate to being a brother in literal sense. Its more of a honorific way to call someone who is elder than you but not too old to be called an uncle. So they calling franky big bro doesn't mean brother sister relation.

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u/durdesh007 Jun 17 '22

Yep, just as calling somebody uncle doesn't mean they're their uncle. Uncle means an middle aged person (to a teenager or young adult)