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07-19-2010, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by manganimefan227 View Post
So THAT'S what's so wrong about あなた! OK, I'm not sure what you mean by "direct" though . . .Is it just more respectful to say something like

としろさんはなんさいですか instead of using あなた?
Yes, it is immeasurably better to use a person's name.

And あなた sounds too familiar/direct/close/whatever.

It's like how you wouldn't say "Hey, you" to the President of the USA.
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