Should students be allowed to address teachers informally in class, as is the case in Sweden?
I would be happy to hear arguments for and against!
Does using informal address also apply to teachers at altitudes of 1km or more?
For example, should I address the teacher informally on a hiking day or something similar if we are at an altitude of over 1km?
Offered to use informal form of address at a job interview – should I also use informal form of address?
I have a job interview soon. The HR person on the phone asked if she could use the informal "du" form of address, and I agreed. She then continued to use the informal "du" form of address. How should I proceed in the interview? Do I use the informal "du" form of address back? And…
New job: Use formal address with me even though they use informal address?
I have had a new job since September with a spare parts supplier in the automotive sector. The warehouse staff have been on first-name terms with me since day one. I'm in the office, and everyone addresses me with "Sie" (formal), even though they're on first-name terms with each other—even the boss. Except for the…
Profession, older people in the company team should be addressed formally?
Hello, Should you always automatically address older people in your team at the company where you work first? Because I've been unsure about this up until now, since I (female, 21) have automatically addressed most of my colleagues (who are more in my age group) using the informal "du" form of address from the start,…
Write an appropriate reply email?
Hey. I applied for a job and received an email reply a few days later. The email isn't particularly formal; it starts with a simple "Hello." They also ask if I'm okay with using "du" (informal). I don't have a problem with using "du" (formal) either, but how should I reply to the email? Should…
As a customer in a restaurant, do you want to be addressed informally by the service staff?
Today it happened to me again. I wanted to go to a restaurant and asked the waitress, "Do you have a free seat for me?" The answer was, "You can sit at the table over there." I didn't say anything, but I was quietly upset about it. The wait staff continued to use the informal…
Can you insist on using the formal “Sie” form of address in business contacts?
Or do we have to tolerate online portals, online retailers or shippers, and recently also banks like DKB, addressing customers informally in emails – without these institutions or retailers having asked us beforehand whether we accept this or not. Does anyone have experience with successful forms of protest FOR the polite greeting? For example, is…