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I was going to say that. It’s amazing how often French users get it wrong when filling in forms. It can result in online services trying a more informal tone ca
by froddd 3y ago
I was going to say that. It’s amazing how often French users get it wrong when filling in forms. It can result in online services trying a more informal tone calling people by their last name only (“Salut, DUPONT!”), which can be seen as a bit rude. People don’t read form labels with great attention.
- CMCDragonkai 3y agoFunny in some cultures calling people by their last name is actually respectful.
- seszett 3y agoIt is respectful in France too, but only if you use a title. Say the person is DUPONT Maëlle, then: "Bonjour madame Dupont" is respectful "Bonjour Maëlle" is informal "Bonjour Dupont" is rude. "Bonjour Maëlle Dupont" or "Bonjour DUPONT Maëlle", using whatever the user put as their "name", is just neutral (though the former is less formal than the latter). Generally, you only want to address young people by their given name, and adults are more likely to find being addressed by their given name rude, than young people are to find being addressed by their family name "weird" (unless they are maybe less than 16). I find that using just the given name in any kind of official communication often has a "fellow kids" vibe.