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Do you like it when people refer to you, not by your first name, but instead by your family name?
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Do you like being called by your family name?
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Re: Do you like being called by your family name?
by Forgiveness Man Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:28 am
Eh, I got a teacher that does that. It's kind of weird. But I guess I don't MIND. However, more casual relationships, I'd prefer something else.
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No I don't care at all.
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I guess I don't. Unless you're not someone formal, I don't see why you would.
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Re: Do you like being called by your family name?
by Alan Smithee Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:48 am
Doesn't bother me. I like it a whole lot less when strangers in a business setting (like sales people) presume to call me by my first name.
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Doesn't matter to me either way. I got used to being called by my last name when I was in the military, but I don't have a preference.
You know what bugs me? That my doctor calls me by my first name, but I'm supposed to address him/her as "Doctor So-and-so." Same thing with professors at school.
You know what bugs me? That my doctor calls me by my first name, but I'm supposed to address him/her as "Doctor So-and-so." Same thing with professors at school.
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If i interact with them on a formal and infrequent basis then it doesn't matter, but when it comes to people like teachers and bosses it always feels kinda patronizing to me.
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No, I don't like it at all. If someone outside of a business/professional reason calls me "Mr. Stone," I tell them he died (my dad). If anyone knows me even casually, they can call me "Shale."Chris wrote:Do you like it when people refer to you, not by your first name, but instead by your family name?
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At this point I'm pretty much used to it. In the military, in an official capacity, it's customary to refer to someone by their rank, then their last name. In a non-official capacity, people often call you simply by your last name.Chris wrote:Do you like it when people refer to you, not by your first name, but instead by your family name?
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