and called people (girl/guy friends) by their first (given) name, would it be weird? why would this question be a 'little weird'? In Japan you call people by their last name if you don't know them very much (and of course suffixes and such are there too)... I don't know what part of this question is weird...
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1 :
This question is a little weird?
2 :
i think it's meant to be rude. You have to call them by their last name, because it is formal. You only call them by their first name if you know them very well
3 :
...um no?
4 :
yes it would be weird
5 :
No ..you should call them -chan or -chun -kun no sama i think.. sorry!
6 :
For th people you know well, yes. It really depends on how well you know them. Typically, if you do not know a person well you will add the -san to their last name, Tanaka-san. If a person is younger and/or of a lower grade than you, you can cal them -chan or kun. (Izumi-kun) If a person is older than you, them you must call them -san. The rules start to change when you get to know a person well. They will ask you to call them by their first name +san. When you become really good friends like, the may ask you to cut their names short. Like, the girls name Miwako becomes Miwa-chan. But you really have to know them and they have to agree to a shortened name.
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That aspect of Japanese life largely depends on your and others' age. I think you can call girls of the same age and younger by their first name. Girls are actually calling friends by their first name. But you must not call older girls by their first name. It's serious disrespect in Japan. As for boys, in fact, as men/women friendship is not so common in Japan. It's a bit weird unless the boys is your close friend.
8 :
no. all japanese know that westerners call each other by their first (given) names, so most will introduce themselves by their given name because its cool for them, since they normally don't do it with each other.
9 :
Only if you are friends with them. It is not appropriate to call people that you are not close friends with by their first name. For you as a foreigner it would be accepted but not among Japanese.
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