the questions of our times: formality and vampires

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This, thanks to a discussion started by weirdquark. Please do visit the comments where you will learn many things including the many ways formality is structured in different languages (something my questions did not fully take into account, and I apologize for that), werewolf pack dynamics considerations, and whether there are vampires in France.

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Agree with Jinian that it depends on the language used. In German, formal = not familiar, and if you do not want to encourage the dog to lick your face or sleep on the sofa, you better not claim "best buddies" status by using the familiar address.