> No, that is not it. Yes, it very much is. You’re declaring that one form of address is rude to your culture, while acknowledging that it is proper to an othe

> No, that is not it. Yes, it very much is. You’re declaring that one form of address is rude to your culture, while acknowledging that it is proper to an other culture. This means the two cultures are completely incompatible on that point, and thus no generic munging method can satisfy both. And yet your original suggestion was to do exactly that, just in a form suited or at least compatible with your cultural sensibilities.