I know that I prefer to use honorifics, especially since it is my observation that (small w) westerners are a scruffy, uncouth lot.
This is also affected by being around a lot of modern-day Turks, who routinely refer to others (especially elders and teachers) as male name bey, or female name hanim.
As you know, I find it very amusing to use my (adopted) culture's honorifics with your heathen culture's outlandish names - Makiwara hanim...
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Date: 2008-09-20 03:39 am (UTC)This is also affected by being around a lot of modern-day Turks, who routinely refer to others (especially elders and teachers) as male name bey, or female name hanim.
As you know, I find it very amusing to use my (adopted) culture's honorifics with your heathen culture's outlandish names - Makiwara hanim...