Korean related question: can you drop honorific or formal way of speaking to someone who is much older than you but you’re good friends with?

[WestWorld]

For example if you’re 24 and that person is 32 but you guys are pretty good friends. Can I speak informally to that person? That person already speaks informally to me

[tearose]

i mean of course they speak informally to you, they're allowed to.

 

You should ask them if they're okay with that.

[moonz]

based on shows I watched , seems if there's considerably huge gap , they still talk formally to each other (KJK-HAHA, KJK-YJS, KJK-JSJ) ..

Although sometimes KJK mixed some ban-mal ..lol

[nocthis]

ask them

[Doc Noir]

It depends on the age gap (1-3 years). If you're younger you shouldn't ask them because it's considered rude, if the one who's older thinks that you're close enough they might offer you to talk in banmal. You have to be very close though. Dropping honorifics is another thing. Sadly, there will always be a shrift in dynamics if you're friends with an older person.

 

If you're a foreigner dropping formal lango and honorifics is a lot easier and isn't as strict.

[prowler]

honorifics in 2017 lul

[geez]

ask them

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[adina kim]

yes cuz im not korean...are u korean or live at korea???

[pastelcake]

If it's okay with them then its fine . you should ask them first

[roamingcat]

Since the other person is 8 years older, the respectful thing to do is for him/her to offer you to speak informally instead of you asking.

 

However if you are not Korean then you might not be held to super strict honorific standards. Either way I recommend waiting for that person to invite you to speak informally.

[WestWorld]

Oh damn lol this person and I always tease each other a lot so I spoke informally to him without asking...but I just asked him if I should speak to him formally in Korean and he said no hahahahaha