Exactly. I also want to mention that there's a difference between "Señora + last name" and simply "señora". While the former is an equivalent of "Mrs Jones", the latter is, if not rude, then kind of going in that direction. It's akin to when we ad…  | By Clarissa on August 3, 2024 | Exactly. I also want to mention that there's a difference between "Señora + last name" and simply "señora". While the former is an equivalent of "Mrs Jones", the latter is, if not rude, then kind of going in that direction. It's akin to when we addressed strangers as "man" or "woman" in the USSR. There was always a bit of implied disrespect in it. As there was in every Soviet interaction. One thing I don't allow (and glare at people unpleasantly when they try it) is addressing me by my first name if I haven't introduced myself with it. I always disliked the forced American (and Spanish, as it's very prevalent in Spain) egualitarianism. I cringe at calling the Dean and the Provost by their first names, for example. They encourage it but it's so fake. We aren't friends. We don't want to be friends. We work in a hierarchy, which is excellent. Let's not pretend otherwise. Also, I want to correct a popular misconception. People in the USSR didn't address each other as "Comrade" past the 1930s. On rare occasion they used "Citizen" but that happened either in the context of the criminal justice system or ironically. | | | |  | You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. | | | | |
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