merari42@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoThat is actually a good question. Smoothly ignoring age or being polite?lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1454arrow-down113
arrow-up1441arrow-down1external-linkThat is actually a good question. Smoothly ignoring age or being polite?lemmy.worldmerari42@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squarerobocall@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up112·3 months agoUse tu. Usted would call attention to the age difference.
minus-squareCanadian_Cabinet @lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up89·3 months agoUsted would also create a boundary that does not imply intimate relations
minus-squareI'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.autism.placelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50·3 months ago100%. Using usted is implicitly but clearly establishing that they will keep this formal.
Use tu. Usted would call attention to the age difference.
Usted would also create a boundary that does not imply intimate relations
100%. Using usted is implicitly but clearly establishing that they will keep this formal.