Titles & Address Etiquette in El Salvador

Use formal titles and surnames at first contact, especially Señor, Señora, or Licenciado/Ingeniero when someone has a professional or academic role, and wait for the other person to invite first-name use. In everyday conversation people are polite but warm, and in more traditional or business settings skipping titles can sound abrupt, while close friends and family quickly move to first names or nicknames.