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How do you address your teacher? I noticed that in American TV shows, students call their teachers by name with Mr. or Mrs. Is that generic apply in most Western cultures? Is there a difference between high school and university?
In Taiwan, we simply call our teachers "Teacher" in school. Even in university, we usually call them "Teacher" in conversation, not "Professor". If you are very close with the teacher, you might use a nickname or their first name, but only in casual conversation or joking. We also use honorifics in formal situations like emails or messages, using the respectful form of "you (您)" instead of the casual "you (你)" to show respect.
Some professors I know complain that the younger generation is impolite to them, especially in emails; they treat it like a casual online chat. I don't know if that's true, but politeness can be tricky because there are no written rules. We simply learn it by observing others' behavior. Since teachers will only get older and students' values will only get younger, this value gap can cause conflict.

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We simply learn it by observing others' behavior.

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Teacher

How do you address your teacher?

Even in university, we usually call them "Teacher" in conversation, not "Professor".

We also use honorifics in formal situations like emails or messages, using the respectful form of "you (您)" instead of the casual "you (你)" to show respect.

Some professors I know complain that the younger generation is impolite to them, especially in emails; they treat it like a casual online chat.

I don't know if that's true, but politeness can be tricky because there are no written rules.

We simply learn it by observing others' behavior.

Since teachers will only get older and students' values will only get younger, this value gap can cause conflict.

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Teacher

How do you address your teacher?

Is there a difference between high school and university?

Even in university, we usually call them "Teacher" in conversation, not "Professor".

We also use honorifics in formal situations like emails or messages, using the respectful form of "you (您)" instead of the casual "you (你)" to show respect.

Some professors I know complain that the younger generation is impolite to them, especially in emails; they treat it like a casual online chat.

I don't know if that's true, but politeness can be tricky because there are no written rules.

We simply learn it by observing others' behavior.

Since teachers will only get older and students' values will only get younger, this value gap can cause conflict.

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Teacher

How do you address your teacher?

Is there a difference between high school and university?

In Taiwan, we simply call our teachers "Teacher" in school.

Even in university, we usually call them "Teacher" in conversation, not "Professor".

We also use honorifics in formal situations like emails or messages, using the respectful form of "you (您)" instead of the casual "you (你)" to show respect.

Some professors I know complain that the younger generation is impolite to them, especially in emails; they treat it like a casual online chat.

We simply learn it by observing others' behavior.

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Since teachers will only get older and students' values will only get younger, this value gap can cause conflict.


Since teachers will only get older and students' values will only get younger, this value gap canwill continue to cause conflict. Since teachers will only get older and students' values will only get younger, this value gap will continue to cause conflict.

"will continue to" agrees more with the certainty you express earlier in your post. Using "can" here sounds a little awkward because so far you haven't been using hypothetical language.

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Since teachers will only get older and students' values will only get younger, this value gap can cause conflictconflicts can arise. Since teachers will only get older and students' values will only get younger, conflicts can arise.

We simply learn it by observing others' behavior.


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TeacherOPTION A: Addressing Teachers. OPTION B: How do you address your teachers? OPTION A: Addressing Teachers. OPTION B: How do you address your teachers?

COMMENT: The original is too vague. I recommend a more precise title.

How do you address your teacher?


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How do you address your teachers? How do you address your teachers?

LOGIC: Most people have *more than one* teacher, so the plural is better.

I noticed that in American TV shows, students call their teachers by name with Mr. or Mrs. Is that generic apply in most Western cultures?


I noticed that in American TV shows, students call their teachers by name with Mr. or Mrs. IDoes that generically apply in most Western cultures? I noticed that in American TV shows, students call their teachers by name with Mr. or Mrs. Does that generally apply in most Western cultures?

You could also say "Is that true in most..."

I noticed that in American TV shows, students call their teachers by name with Mr. or Mrs. Is that generic apply in most Western cultures? I noticed that in American TV shows, students call their teachers by name with Mr. or Mrs. Is that generic in most Western cultures?

I noticed that in American TV shows, students call their teachers by name with Mr. or Mrs. Is that generic apply in most Western cultures? I noticed that in American TV shows, students call their teachers by name with Mr. or Mrs. Is that generic apply in most Western cultures?

By last name actually! And yeah, definitely in North America

I noticed that in many American TV shows, students call their teachers by name with their surnames , adding "Mr." or "Mrs." Is that generic applyally so in most Western cultures? I noticed that in many American TV shows, students call their teachers by their surnames , adding "Mr." or "Ms." Is that generally so in most Western cultures?

ANSWERS: Perhaps it depends on the power gaps. In university, many students address their teachers by their given names. In elementary school, often it is more common surnames , adding "Mr." or "Ms." NOTE: Since we often do not know whether a female teacher is single, married, or divorced female teachers are called "Ms."

Is there a difference between high school and university?


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Is there a difference between high school and university? Is there a difference between high school and university?

In university, most teachers are professors so they're called Professor (prof. for short) + last name. If the student is close with the prof, then a lot of the times the student just calls them by their first name.

Is there a difference between high school and university?Do high school and university students address their teachers differently. Do high school and university students address their teachers differently.

ANSWER: As I mentioned, think of POWER GAPS. The greater the gap between students and teachers, the more formal language becomes. I addressed most of my high teachers as "Ms. Schmidt" or "Mr. Smith." In university, I often called then "Kathleen" or "Sam."

In Taiwan, we simply call our teachers "Teacher" in school.


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In Taiwan, we simply call our teachers "Teacher" in high school. In Taiwan, we simply call our teachers "Teacher" in high school.

In Taiwan, we simply call our teachers "Teacher" in school. In Taiwan, we simply call our teachers "Teacher" in school.

Oh! I thought you used last name + teacher, like 王老师,李老师,etc.

In Taiwan, we simply call our teachers "Teacher" in schoollǎoshī" (老師) at all school levels. In Taiwan, we simply call our teachers "lǎoshī" (老師) at all school levels.

Even in university, we usually call them "Teacher" in conversation, not "Professor".


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Even in university, we usually call them "Teacher" in conversation, not "Professor"this way, not using the term "jiàoshòu" (教授). Even in university, we usually call them this way, not using the term "jiàoshòu" (教授).

If you are very close with the teacher, you might use a nickname or their first name, but only in casual conversation or joking.


If you are very close with the teacher, you might use a nickname or their first name, but only in casual conversation or jokingif you're joking around. If you are very close with the teacher, you might use a nickname or their first name, but only in casual conversation or if you're joking around.

Honestly just using "joking" here would be fine 99% of the time. I doubt anyone would question you. In my opinion though, it sounds slightly more natural to say "if you're joking around" because just saying "only in joking" on its own would be a bit awkward.

If you are very close with the teacher, you might use a nickname or their first name, but only in casual conversation or jokingly. If you are very close with the teacher, you might use a nickname or their first name, but only in casual conversation or jokingly.

If you are very close with the teacher, you might use a nickname or their first name, but only in casual conversation or when joking. If you are very close with the teacher, you might use a nickname or their first name, but only in casual conversation or when joking.

If you are very close with theyour teacher, you might use a nickname or their first name, but only when speaking casual conversationly or joking. If you are very close with your teacher, you might use a nickname or their first name, but only when speaking casually or joking.

We also use honorifics in formal situations like emails or messages, using the respectful form of "you (您)" instead of the casual "you (你)" to show respect.


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We also use honorifics in formal situations like emails or messages to teachers, using the respectful form of "you (您)" instead of the casual "you (你)" to show respect. We also use honorifics in formal situations like emails or messages to teachers, using the respectful form of "you (您)" instead of the casual "you (你)" to show respect.

Some professors I know complain that the younger generation is impolite to them, especially in emails; they treat it like a casual online chat.


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SALSO POSSIBLE: I know some professors I know complain that the younger generation isfolks are impolite to them, especially when writing emails; they treat it like a casual online chat. ALSO POSSIBLE: I know some professors complain that younger folks are impolite to them, especially when writing emails; they treat it like a casual online chat.

I don't know if that's true, but politeness can be tricky because there are no written rules.


I don't know if that's true, but politeness can be tricky because there are no written rules. - I don't know if that's true, but politeness can be tricky because there are no written rules -

If this were spoken it would be fine, but the next sentence is very short, so I would recommend attaching it to this sentence with a dash or something similar

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I don't know ifwhether that's true, but standards of politeness can be tricky because there are no written rules. I don't know whether that's true, but standards of politeness can be tricky because there are no written rules.

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