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I was just thinking about how, in the not too distant future, we may have to have a brief exchange before every conversation to make sure we have everyone's pronouns etc right, and I remembered the Korean celebrity reality show "We Got Married" where the bandmates of the "married couple" turned up, and there was this quick negotiation over what their relationship was in that fictional context so they knew how to address each other. I have a hazy recollection that this sort of negotiation over age and status is a normal part of any encounter in Korean culture. (I think the girl band ended up as "sisters-in-law".)