honorific

We always use honorific. I think some Asian countries use honorific, but especially Japan use honorific very much.

If you meet with elder person. YOU MUST USE honorific to them. Neverthless, you are seemed so impolite person or not educated person. Sometimes people will hate you. Of course, Japanese don't care about foreigner so much.(I mean honorific) If foreigner cannot use honorific or don't know it, we don't care about it.

the exception is mother, father, grandmother or something ralatives.

I never use honorific to them. but it is ok.




BUT there is other exception. If the post is high they have to use honorific even though people who are high rank are yonger.

for example

Masa(my name) is 22years old and he is junior in Japanese college.

Takuya is 21years old and he is senior in Japanes college.

which one should use honorific?

the anser is that I have to use honorific to Takuya in Japanese college. The post is more strong than age.(not always...) It is so complicated and Japanese are sometimes confused about it. But everybody is care about it and if you want to act as Japanese, you should know the custom.