I’m invited to a gala dinner hosted by our mayor for the mayor and some council members of our twinned town in the UK. As I will have some talk to both the British mayor and the council members, what are the correct terms to respectfully address them in their ranks and functions?

  • gnutrino@programming.devEnglish
    14·
    1 year ago

    I recommend “oi cunt”. Seriously though, mayors and councillors aren’t really high enough in the pecking order to have special terms in the UK - just be polite but otherwise treat them as normal people.

    • Treczoks@feddit.ukOPEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I recommend “oi cunt”.

      Nice try. I’ll reserve this for after the meeting, or at least when I got a good (or more precisely bad) enough impression of them :-)

      Seriously though, mayors and councillors aren’t really high enough in the pecking order to have special terms in the UK

      Ah, OK. That could be the reason why I found nothing so far. I was just cautious, as British officials seem to be peculiar when it comes to ranks and titles. Better safe than sorry.

      Thanks!