What do you called your partner’s parents? How do you adress someone at a Job Interview?

Ashes: What do you called your partner’s parents? How do you adress someone at a Job Interview?
I don’t know what to call my boyfriend’s parents when I meet them. My last boyfriend wasn’t a serious relationship and I kind of avoided the issue. But I’m 21 now and want to be mature this time around.
For example would you call your bf/gf’s dad “Mr. Smith”, or “John’s Dad” or “Charles” or “sir”?
I don’t want to seem disrespectful, and I don’t want to seem overly formal (this is his family!). I don’t know!

What would I call someone in a job interview? “Mr. Smith” I assume? Unless they tell me something else? Or do I go by how they introduce themselves? What if they don’t introduce themselves? I had an interview for a fastfood job and I felt stupid saying “Ms. Smith” it seemed so formal! Espically when I started work and everyone else adressed her as “Tammy”.

I’m 21, I feel like I should know these things by now, but I don’t.

Answers and Views:

Answer by sheridansheridansheridan
Mr and Mrs…….if they want something else…they will tell you
job interview……….always Mr or Mrs or ms………….pay attention to how they introduce themselves and get it right
get a thank you note in the mail for the job interview with in 24 hours…………….puts you several steps ahead of those who do not do the right thing…………

Answer by cool gril
you should always be polite. call them Miss, Mr, or Mrs Smith. so they will think you are polite and charming and so you wont get off on the wrong foot.

Answer by miss_jen_b
It really depends on how long you’ve been dating your boyfriend and what type of parents they are. You’re always safe to go with, “Mrs. and Mr ____”. If you’ve been dating for many years and you’re pretty much family, you can call them “mom and dad” – if you’re comfortable with that! I’m not really into the first name thing…I really shouldn’t worry, but I just don’t feel comfortable addressing parents by their first names. Many people do, so if you say, “Hi Mrs. Boyfriendsmom” and she says, “Please call me Lin”. Then you would call her by that name.

For an interview, say Mr. Smith. If he corrects you and says, “Please call me John”, then you can call him John, just don’t call him by his first name unless he’s corrected you.

If you have a Prof. and he has his PhD, say, “Dr.”. Even if the PhD is in arts, you need to say “Dr.”. Getting a PhD is hard work, so ignoring that title is a huge insult. Many times you’ll be corrected and told to call him by his first name.

Sir, Ma’am – all of these are outdated. You don’t have to call someone any of these (unless told).

Your boyfriend’s grandparents typically go by what he calls them. So if he has “grandma”, “Nana”, “Grammy” or “Baba”, then you use that.

If you’re unsure, always go with Mr. or Mrs. ___. With that interview you had, it’s right that you called her Ms.Smith, that may have been why you got the job. The transition to ‘Tammy’ is sort of a way of saying that you’re part of the group now.

Answer by azroadrunner05
At an interview address them as Mr. Smith unless they ask you to call them something else. Once you get the job if others are calling them by their first name & they don’t seem to mind you can drop the formality.
For the possibly future in-laws, it just depends on them. I call my bf’s parents(& step-parents) by their first names and I call his grandparents Granny & Papa. My brother’s in-laws are more formal, his wife’s grandparents are Mr. & Mrs. and he always answers yes sir. The best thing to do is ask your boyfriend. If he isn’t sure work up the nerve & ask them “May I call you Charles or do you prefer Mr. Smith?”

Answer by Maw-Maw
When someone is introduced they will say,”this is my Mom,Angie”.Just say,”nice to meet you Mrs._”.They will tell you what to call them.If they don’t say anything leave it formal.Always leave it up to the one that you are addressing.Ask before you call them by their given name…