Ignoring a greeting or question from someone is considered disrespectful, akin to severing ties. It's often wiser to overlook such slights, especially with casual acquaintances. Regarding correspondence, using titles like Mr. or Ms. in formal communication is preferable, even though some argue that a first-name basis fosters friendliness. However, not personalizing the address might come off as impolite, particularly when the relationship with the sender is not genuinely personal.
Deliberately ignoring someone who is speaking to you is a high insult, one that is tantamount to severing relations. For that very reason, it is not something you should strain to see when it was not intended.
Mr. Joe Smith would be Miss Manners' preference. But then, she would also prefer not to receive birthday cards from her dentist, who knows her birthday only from her private medical records, not because he is a friend.
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