Regarding Iryna's nickname - Irisha, Iryusha, Irynka, etc. If she asked you to call her so, it's for speaking to her and with others who use the same name or more familiar for her (Irishka). Myself, our brothers, her friends, and so on.
To those who call her Iryna, you should use 'Iryna'.
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She is calling you Vasha, but I wonder if she asked first, or if you told her it was acceptable? She oversteps.
For your record: If she calls you Vashka but doesn't let you call her Irishka, she's being rude. It's very familiar and [...] how you call a child if it only goes one way.
'Talik' would be rude if I hadn't offered it first. You see?
And also - no, she wasn't offended by your request to speak Polish. She knows her English is atrocious and was relieved you wouldn't both be struggling.
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To those who call her Iryna, you should use 'Iryna'.
[...]
She is calling you Vasha, but I wonder if she asked first, or if you told her it was acceptable? She oversteps.
For your record: If she calls you Vashka but doesn't let you call her Irishka, she's being rude. It's very familiar and [...] how you call a child if it only goes one way.
'Talik' would be rude if I hadn't offered it first. You see?
And also - no, she wasn't offended by your request to speak Polish. She knows her English is atrocious and was relieved you wouldn't both be struggling.