Marguerite said... > I seem to remember that Germany actually made it official that Frau could be > used by any adult woman,I don't know if since then [in the 1970s] it has > replaced Fraulein . Any one from Germany on the list.AFAIK there is no > equivalent to Ms in Germany or France.
When I was 19 and working in Berlin (in 1989), I was addressed as "Frau" and "Sie" as a matter of course. (In fact, I was somewhat insulted by my boss's boss who invariably called me "Fraulein Um" and "du".) The norm seemed to be, in business circles at least, that every woman was "Frau" whoever and every man was "Herr" whovever. And *everyone* was "Sie" (formal form of "you"). Though amongst students, everyone was "du" (familiar "you") whether they knew one another or not! HTH Dorian. -- ________________________________________ Girlsown mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] For self-administration and access to archives see http://home.it.net.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/girlsown For FAQs see http://www.club-web.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/girlsown/faq-0.htm
