Chess Vibes | William S | Activity https://chessvibes.net/members/96975dfc/activity/ Activity feed for William S. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:22:59 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 93f1f09c24b4571c32351ade64eaf57d William S posted a new activity comment https://chessvibes.net/news-feed/p/4069/#acomment-4077 Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:19:47 -0600 Hi Ronald, first names in this situation are actually more appropriate. I studied German for many years in school and I can assure you that I understand where you are coming from. For Americans the reverse is true. We tend to err toward the informal when speaking with Germans we might not know very well. Hope this helps!! Good luck.

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Can anyone from the United States help me?
Is it bad manners to use your first name in a post? Since I’m German, I’m not familiar with the proper etiquette in your country. So I wanted […]

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