Is it professional to close with “Your Humble/Obedient Servant”?

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I'm not asking about this closing's origins that I understand. Rather, is doing this nowadays sane?



One of my customers, who's not in the British royal family, always closes her letters with "Your obedient and humble servant". I was flabbergasted the first time I saw it, and still literally raise my eyebrows whenever I see it now.



I've been closing replies to her with "Best regards", as I usually do. We're in England.






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  • I would imagine that closing is completely culturally dependent. In the US, it would not be appropriate.
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One of my customers, who's not in the British royal family, always closes her letters with "Your obedient and humble servant". I was flabbergasted the first time I saw it, and still literally raise my eyebrows whenever I see it now.



I've been closing replies to her with "Best regards", as I usually do. We're in England.






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One of my customers, who's not in the British royal family, always closes her letters with "Your obedient and humble servant". I was flabbergasted the first time I saw it, and still literally raise my eyebrows whenever I see it now.



I've been closing replies to her with "Best regards", as I usually do. We're in England.






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One of my customers, who's not in the British royal family, always closes her letters with "Your obedient and humble servant". I was flabbergasted the first time I saw it, and still literally raise my eyebrows whenever I see it now.



I've been closing replies to her with "Best regards", as I usually do. We're in England.






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  • I would imagine that closing is completely culturally dependent. In the US, it would not be appropriate.
    – Joe Strazzere
    58 secs ago










  • @JoeStrazzere I added a location tag.
    – Postmodernism dazes.
    just now
















  • I would imagine that closing is completely culturally dependent. In the US, it would not be appropriate.
    – Joe Strazzere
    58 secs ago










  • @JoeStrazzere I added a location tag.
    – Postmodernism dazes.
    just now















I would imagine that closing is completely culturally dependent. In the US, it would not be appropriate.
– Joe Strazzere
58 secs ago




I would imagine that closing is completely culturally dependent. In the US, it would not be appropriate.
– Joe Strazzere
58 secs ago












@JoeStrazzere I added a location tag.
– Postmodernism dazes.
just now




@JoeStrazzere I added a location tag.
– Postmodernism dazes.
just now















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