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I’m USian and I usually make an effort to be more formal and put more personal distance between managers and I. Some have remarked on it. I feel like it’s more straightforward and productive to do this. My manager has authority over me in a workplace setting in things that relate to work. Politeness and respect is great and probably requisite for long employment but we don’t need to pretend we are friends and you asked me for a favor. However I also have very clear boundaries about where management does and does not have authority and generally socialize less with management less than many of my peers have. I’m not sure whether this is weird or not.