Sunday, September 12, 2010

Speaking to Strangers

The English have a reputation for not speaking to strangers until they have been introduced.
Perhaps this has something to do with the language.
The point is that there is no equivalent of those words like "Senor" and "Monsieur" which other nationalities use to address strangers.
Mr, Mrs and Miss can only be used if you know the person's name.
This is no problem for a barman or a shopkeeper.
They will say "sir" to you or "madam", if you're a woman. That's because they're serving you.
But if you want to talk to the person next to you in the pub, don't wait to be introduced-introduce yourself.

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