Originally Posted by
choosethedrew
Me too, just cannot get worked up over this! But hey, I suppose I am in the minority in that I'd love to see BA cast off the Hyacinth Bucket formality and reinvent itself as something more modern and relatable.
There is nothing old-fashioned about simple courtesy.
I, too, would prefer to be addressed in emails and on websites as "Mr xxxx", and find the use of my first name somewhat coarse and impolite, but I think the battle is lost.