how do people usually call strangers and theri good friends ?
i think people couldn't just greet them with "hi ,friend" ,it's a little too formal..i think.
and i usually call my friend some unusual nickname..like we used to call ourselvies "big deer family". do people usually greet their friends with "guys"?

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how do people usually call strangers and theri good friends ? 
i think  people couldn't just greet them with "hi ,friend"  ,it's a little too formal..i think.
and i usually call my friend some unusual nickname..like we used to call ourselvies "big deer family". do people usually greet  their friends with "guys"?

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You call friends by their first name and you address strangers formally by saying Mr Smith or Miss Brown or Ms Green.

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This is a general question that cannot be answered using a few words. You are talking about the difference between formal and informal. We are usually informal with friends and relatives, addressing them by their first names or nicknames, but formal with people we do not know well. To call someone by an unusual nickname implies a close relationship. To be "on a first-name basis" is the same as saying people are friends or associates. When in doubt about a situation, we should err on the side of formality, so as not to risk giving offense. "Sir" or "ma'am", "Mr. Smith" or "Ms. Smith" are examples of formal address. Saying "Hi, Friend" or addressing a person as "my friend" sounds oily. I hope this helps.

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