u/Rico_CGN

Edit: Corrected the typo / autocorrect issue ("dolls") in the first sentence. Didn't mean to offend US guys. Sorry for this!

I had a few voice calls with folks from the US for language exchange. Quite a few of them started with something like "Wie heißen Sie?" and stuck to the formal form.

I immediately "offered them the Du" as we say in German. Some of them were not able to speak in the informal form while being quite okay with "Sie"-sentences.

I recommended that they focus on "Du" since this is friendlier and doesn't feel so distant.

I have to admit that I live in cologne and this is an area where nearly everybody is using Du. Even government employees can be addressed with "Du", as long as you obviously don't use this to offend. At least the "formal Du", where you use the plural even when talking to just one person, is safe to use 😉

What do you think about this? Are you German learners learning both forms or focus on a specific form?

Edit: Corrected the typo in the first sentence. Didn't mean to offend US guys. Sorry for this!

Hey everyone!

I’m a native German speaker offering clear High German without regional accents.

​For the last 6 months I had a great language exchange going, but unfortunately we can't continue. I’m now searching for an American English native speaker to practice speaking flow.

​I'd like to do voice calls (and later video, if we click), ideally structured around 30 minutes of German and 30 minutes of English per session.

My interests are sailing, BBQ and craft beer (also brewing my own). But I'm also down to discuss world politics or hear your favorite movie.

Since I'm a fan of Florida I would love to chat with someone from there and hear what's going on over there. But I surely would prefer a good match over this.

Ich freue mich auf eure Nachrichten!