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Correct term to address a mayor and council members from the UK? (self.unitedkingdom)

submitted 1 year ago by Treczoks to c/unitedkingdom

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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?

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[–] gnutrino@programming.dev 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 3 points 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!