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Greetings and goodbyes Deutschland v. USA

Greetings and goodbyes Deutschland v. USA. Formal or Informal?. In Deutschland, the greeting we use depends on how familiar you are with the other person. If you do not know them, or for adults or people of authority, you should be formal.

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Greetings and goodbyes Deutschland v. USA

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  1. Greetings and goodbyesDeutschland v. USA

  2. Formal or Informal? • In Deutschland, the greeting we use depends on how familiar you are with the other person. • If you do not know them, or for adults or people of authority, you should be formal. • If the other person is a friend, family member or peer, you can be informal. • This is different than in the US, where we are always informal.

  3. Formal • Guten Tag!

  4. Informal • Tag! Hallo! Grüβ dich!

  5. Formal • Guten Morgen!

  6. Informal • Morgen!

  7. Formal • Auf Wiedersehen!

  8. Informal • Wiedersehen!

  9. Informal • Tschau! Tschüβ!

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