Answer Question
Using "tu" to speak with a stranger? Really?
In French Level 5, Lesson 27, one of the phrases is "Comment tu t'appelles?" I'm curious to know, is there ever a time when it would be appropriate to use the familiar from of you with a person whose name you don't know? I ask this as an American who's never been to France and is wrestling a bit with the question of at what point in a relationship does one change from "vous" to "tu"? But surely it must be after names have been exchanged, no?