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Some languages take this so far that they avoid generic pronouns like "you" entirely. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronoun_avoidance https://en.wikipedia.org/
by thematrixturtle 4y ago
Some languages take this so far that they avoid generic pronouns like "you" entirely.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronoun_avoidance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronoun_avoidance
- x3n0ph3n3 4y agoIn Korean, you're also not generally supposed to use people's names, unless it's their title + last name (or last name + first name to disambiguate).
- DoingIsLearning 4y agoWhich kind of leads into the cultural shock that everyone in Korea asks you your age right off the bat. The point of it is not to be rude (as it would be from a Western perspective) but to know how 'hierarchically' you are related so that they know how to address you. Took me long enough to understand this.
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