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In Russian class, we talked very thoroughly about the use of ты and вы. Yes, we even went so far as to read Pushkin's poem about that. Joy.

But there's one really important group of people which was left out. Family! In America, and other countries, children have started calling their parents by their first names, which I find very disrespectful. How is this handled in Russia? And how do people address older siblings, cousins, grandparents, etc. If I remember correctly, it is possible to use just a first name and still use вы.

Thanks.

Update: Thanks everyone. My poor parents are in for it now:-D