When I said "hello" to the child I met in the elevator... the child's mother said, "Why informal speech? Apologize."

Huh? Should I greet you formally then?

I also use formal language when talking to middle and high school students..

I greet elementary school students and young children casually... This really is something else... ㅠㅠ

On the way to work, a mother I met in the elevator expressed her astonishment, saying she was asked to apologize because she spoke informally to her child.

Recently, an anonymous workplace community on Blind posted a message titled "Is it normal for a mom to apologize for speaking casually to her baby?"

Author A said, "On my way to work in the morning, I saw an elevator with a mother and a child who looked like they were in first or second grade."

Then, while smiling and greeting with "Hello," I also said to the child, "Hi, you look really pretty," but suddenly the child's mother said, "When did I see you? Why are you speaking informally to my child? Can you speak informally to me like you do to her?" I was taken aback and stammered, then apologized by saying, "I'm sorry."

He lamented, "As the elevator door opened, the mother and child left, and I couldn't even argue. I was trembling alone from the morning. I'm angry."

Netizens responded with comments such as, "Did the mom start with informal speech by saying 'Speak casually to me?'. Just do as you please and end it," "It's a good point, but what's wrong with speaking casually," "It's overreacting," "There are many strange people in the world," and "Is there really a mom like that?"

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