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Addressing someone:
Should I use "Du" or "Sie"?
- Chapter Excerpt -
Making the choice between "Du" ("you" familiar)
and "Sie" ("you" formal) is not only a problem
for foreigners. Determining who should address whom, how, and when,
differs from place to place, from industry to industry, and even
from organization to organization.
The use of "Du" or "Sie" is usually an important
indicator of the type of relationship that people have with each
other. As a general rule, "Sie" is used with anyone who
is not a close friend or a family member. The use of "Sie"
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Keywords: addressing,
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practices versus american , german business practices , german business
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german business culture , german business correspondence etiquette
, business etiquette in Germany , business communication germany etiquette
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