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Wouldn't "as I see it" qualify as IMO? :) In any way, "ты - вы" issue is more than age difference and respect, as I said, it's also about a distance. "Ты - ты" is a "buddy - buddy" relationship.

Adsolutely not! "Highly offended" does not apply. The opposite is true. :D

Oh, come on! Not to worry: surely she has more than enough English around her. :lol:

Your indignation just proves the point that it is a touchy subject. :lol:
As I see it, her addressing him на "ты" shows that she felt that their relationship would be warmer and friendlier than...

It was fine for her to address him на "ты" and accept the fact that he addresses her на "вы". Their relationship is established for now and any change in addressing will change it.

Absolutely not! Normally a person who wants to be addressed "на ты" would initiate the conversation about the change. Ты можешь быть со мной "на ты", я не намного старше тебя. Asking somebody...

Этот русский, наверное, недавно приехал. Когда мой сын невинно обращается на "ты" к малознакомому человеку, я невольно внутренне сжимаюсь: пугаюсь, что человек воспримет это как знак неуважения.