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What do you call the person who is higher position than you in work?
In your country what do you call the person who is higher position than you in work?
Just first name? or title+family name?
Sep 16, 2019 5:15 AM
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Yes, Zeynep, I recall the character Ali Kerim Bey in the Bond movie "From Russia with Love", with a large part being set in Istanbul. Here in India the honorific suffix is ji, but it is gender neutral and can be applied on anyone. The only other case like that I know of is the Japanese san. It goes like Zeynepji or Somji (Zeynep san, Som san)
September 16, 2019
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We say Bey for men and Hanım for women after their names. For example, Zeynep Hanım, Som Bey :)
September 16, 2019
Hello,
I live in France and it's depend on the type of management, or the size of the firm, and also with who you are talking.
Usually it's monsieur X, madame X, it's the formal way. But it could be the first name or the family name, calling someone by is family name is very informal and could be pejorative in some case.
September 16, 2019
In Iraq we use there titles before that person’s name:
Man= unstath

woman=sitt
September 16, 2019
In Russia, a superior colleague is called by first name and patronymic (father's name). Ivan Ivanovich, for example. But in some companies you can call such colleagues only by first name.
September 16, 2019
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