You feel good or feel offended when younger people call you on first name?
By marianna45
@marianna45 (1399)
Romania
March 7, 2010 5:52am CST
Here people are calling the first name, but for older people make use of courtesy to Mr. or Mrs. only in family relationships, close, very young people are addressed by first name when talking to mom or aunt or uncle.
In labor relations are used more polite formulas in formal settings, but in the relations of friendship, leisure formula given name is used.
Besides our relationship formal office or when i deal dealing with officials, and I hate to use the formula friendship, and even younger people like you calling me on behalf of small, but I usually only in relations friend or family using first name, with strangers always make with Mr. or Mrs.
Mind when younger people can addressed you by first name, or even make your pleasure? If you are younger, often using formulas of politeness? 
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14 responses
@Beautyfactor (1512)
•
7 Mar 10
I prefer being called by my first name too. Adding Mrs or anut or something else just serves to make me feel old. My husband has a fifteen year old nephew who istists on calling me auntie, I don't like it.
@marianna45 (1399)
• Romania
8 Mar 10
Hi, i don t like auntie too, i prefear when even kids use my first name, but in the office i must let people call me in polite way.
@nocturn98 (956)
• Venezuela
7 Mar 10
I don't mind at all if younger people call me by my first name. In fact I prefer it that way. I'm not that old yet to be called mr or sir. Even in the office, I still prefer to be called by my first name.
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@marianna45 (1399)
• Romania
7 Mar 10
Hi, in to office is more harder are some circumstances when can t use first name, but in free time, why not? Is more friendly, i am sure
@madteaparty (2748)
• Japan
8 Mar 10
I dislike being called by my surname. It's unconfortable and too polite, and my surname is too common anyways. I am called by my name by everyone, including school and work, so I only like being called by my name. Being called ms. and my surname makes me sound like a grandma, and I'm too young still to be considered in the grandma age 
@setsuna26 (2751)
• Philippines
29 Mar 10
I dont mind at all actually for as long as they know how to respect me or anybody else for that matter thats not a big deal for me. ;) Actually i find it even more interesting i mean because that means they are pretty much comfortable talking to me.But when it comes to those younger people for as long as they are not my niece of nephews then its just fine with me. Its considered disrespect if they are too young and yet calling me by my first name.
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
8 Mar 10
Hi marianna,
I would actually think it pretty weird if younger people started calling me Ms. The only people that call me Ms. are professionals that don't know me at all. I prefer to be called by my first name regardless of the person's age. I don't get offended either way. A couple of weeks ago, I had a young customer call me ma'am and then quickly say "I'm sorry." I asked what he was sorry for. It was for calling me "ma'am. He was from the south and that is how a younger person addresses an older person, I guess. He said that he has found that up North here many women get offended over that term and it just slipped. I just laughed. I don't expect formalities from anyone.
@homeshoppers (6166)
• Philippines
7 Mar 10
if im at work maybe i will mind specially if im senior in the position than them, as its one way of showing respect also. if with family i will mind also, i cant imagine my niece and nephew calling me just by my first name only. but if just with friends or if im outside then i wouldn't mind at all.its still nice to be called by my first name anyway.
@Gany15k (1673)
• India
8 Mar 10
I won't expect persons to call me with Mr...There are younger ones in our family.They all use my first name to call me.I enjoy that.In my opinion Mr. is somewhat giving respect if you are eligible.I mean if if you are special or good in a society then the people will call you with Mr. or Mrs...I'm just a normal person so I'm not eligible to call me with Mr...I prefer people calling with my first name...I like that...
@ashwinsasi (286)
• India
7 Mar 10
I do not like to call elders in the family and seniors in the office by their first name.In family circle youngsters very rarely call the elders by name.In offices ,I noticed that those who call their seniors by their first name get very close to them.Seniors willingly or unwillingly accept that those who call them by first name are not their juniors anymore and they will be promoted ahead of you.So call your boss by his/her first name and win his/her respect or call him sir and remain a junior always.Boss always like you to be his junior, as you will continue to call him sir...
@jeuel052 (4)
• Philippines
7 Mar 10
I really don't mind being called by my first name. It don't matter to me if I get called by it, even on a business agenda. When I go to meetings with clients and business partners, as much as possible I ask them to call me by name. With that, they feel more comfortable and less detached unlike when they use salutations when dealing with me.
@tigerlily1972 (502)
• Germany
7 Mar 10
From people younger than calling me by first name is ok. But from children calling me by first name was a bit awkward for me the first time i heard it~ because i came from a country where we always address our elders, be her sa stranger or a family, with a "foreword" then the first name. For example - on Lucas, is addressed by younger people as - Noy Lucas. Foreword ~ Noy or Manoy~ for male, Nang or Manang~ for females. It's a kind of shock culture to me. :-)
@Mrphc30 (36)
• Mexico
7 Mar 10
I don't have either a positive or negative response towards that fact, it depend on the relation between you and the younger people, maybe if is someone that you don't know you would like to be called by mrs. but if is someone of you family or close to you you would rather be called by your name.
