hahahaha...u know my dad has been called giani practically his whole life by relatives friends,etc....but he doesn't take it seriously...coz that's how he's known...lol
My dad just laughs sometimes when some1 calls him that....but one time my friend's brother called him giani uncle..and his parents got hecka maddddd....and said it was disrespectful.....
so yea there are people out there who just say it as a joke and don't even care........but it depends on how the person reacts to it..if the person takes it as a joke.....or doesn't like it......
Waheguru jee ka khalsa Waheguru jee ki fateh!