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jellybaby

An Austrian business contact I've met briefly on a conference call addresses me in email as Mr Smith rather than using my first name which I'm more used to. Are the Austrians more formal about these things? Should I do likewise and call him Mr Gruber and not Hans?

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gbj_tester in reply to @jellybaby

call him Herr Gruber

FTFY, but if has some other title (e.g. Dr.) make sure you use it, German-speaking people seem to like to be correct about such things.

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jellybaby in reply to @gbj_tester

Herr Gruber

I wondered about that we are using English for everything else so it seems a bit random to use German titles?

Thanks though. Can't find evidence of a title but I'll stick to his surname for now.
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Eseman in reply to @gbj_tester

German-speaking people seem to like to be correct

Sprichst du Deutsch? ;)

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