Actually, general LJ formality levels considered, I'd probably be a 'je' to you, instead of an 'U'. Still, I only speak IKEA so I have nothing to gripe about really:)
Wondering now, does Swedish have a more and less formal 'you' or is it like English in that everyone is a 'you'?
Interesting. In Belgium and Germany, they use it for almost everyone, while here it's on its way out, I think. It's mostly used for older people and very formal situations like job interviews and even then there's a 50% chance they'll tell you to use 'je'. Or loudly complain they're not old enough to warrant the formal version:)
The Flemish are extremely formal compared to the Dutch. Of course, they'd argue we're just incredibly rude. And they kick our butt in language games on a regular basis, but that's neither here nor there.
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