Cultural Post 2

Like Russian, Ukrainian has two different ways of addressing a person. You can use the formal (ви) or the informal (ти). I talked to my language partner about the situations in which I would use the formal versus the informal, and what I discovered is that the rules are pretty much the same as they are in Russian. It is very rude to address someone who you have just met using the informal. The basic rule of thumb is that if the person is older than you, new to you, or not someone who you have a very close relationship with, you should always use the formal. I was also told that as a foreigner, the safest thing for me to do is always use the formal (unless it is a child) until I am asked to use the informal. 

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