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That is actually a good question. Smoothly ignoring age or being polite? (lemmy.world)
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[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

As I understand it, in Latin America, usted is very rarely used regardless of the relationships between people.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I live in colombia and hear it used every day. I ride bikes with my buddies and in the group I ride 3 of us use tu with each other and 3 different of us use usted. Simply because of how much we hang out.

You can't really consider latin america as a single block of spanish speakers. Every region is different.

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Thanks for the information! I thought it was more uniform in the americas, and usted was mostly used in Europe. I guess I will just have to listen to the people around me and try to do what they do.

[–] Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Yep, every country is different. In Spain its more normal to use tú for everyone unless there's some explicit formality