"Dear Sir [lastname]"
Dec 20, 2012, 12:43 pm
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"Dear Sir [lastname]"
I received an English Christmas card from Flying Blue Germany (Armelle de Cordoue, Marketing Communication Manager) starting with the words "Dear Sir [lastname]". Wouldn't you think that they know what a proper salutation in English letters is?
Dec 21, 2012, 3:01 am
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Because Flying Blue offers you the option to receive communications in the following languages:
French, Dutch, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean.
And as Flying Blue is headquartered in France, and as its main "customer" is a French airline, and as there are many, many French nationals living in Germany - it's hardly surprising that a letter from "Flying Blue Germany" could be signed by a person that just might be French.
French, Dutch, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean.
And as Flying Blue is headquartered in France, and as its main "customer" is a French airline, and as there are many, many French nationals living in Germany - it's hardly surprising that a letter from "Flying Blue Germany" could be signed by a person that just might be French.
Dec 21, 2012, 4:01 am
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I checked my account settings, and the preferred language is English. This could explain it.
Dec 22, 2012, 2:45 am
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If I understood correctly from Flying Blue, these kind of incentives are pretty much up to the country managers: some send out cards etcetera, others do not.
Dec 22, 2012, 7:10 am
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Dec 25, 2012, 5:52 am
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Johan