Personal relationships are part of life. However, there are varying degrees of trust that a particular type of deal represents. In most personal relationships, we cherish others. That is, we address the other person through the appellation "you" and accompanying the verb of the second person singular. For example, when two friends meet on the street in a casual way, one asks the other: "How are you?"
There are areas where chatting may be less common. For example, in the professional context. When a candidate conducts a job interview and greets the interviewer for the first time, it is recommended that they address him through the formula you and not talking about you. Your treatment shows a specific formality typical of this type of situation.
The degree of trust
It is not so much about respect since talking about yourself does not mean having less respect for the other person. However, the meaning of you does seem to carry a more respectful connotation when it occurs in certain contexts.
For example, when college students talk about you to their professor, they recognize his authority. When young people value older people and talk to them about you. When you are going to introduce yourself to a person you do not know, you can talk about yourself to your interlocutor since what this formula shows precisely is that there is no trust. There are people who represent an authority and who by protocol should be told about you. For example, the president of a government or the Pope.
Depending on the cultures, it is common for children to tutor their parents, but there are also countries where the opposite value exists.
Rules of social coexistence
From the point of view of good manners and courtesy, one of the most important ways of knowing how to be in coexistence in society is that people learn to differentiate when it is correct to talk about you and when it is appropriate to practice you. If when you meet a new person you have doubts, you can take the initiative to tell him about yourself and if the other person tells you that you can chat with him, then he has already given you the necessary information.
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