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I guess this begs another question. I always wait to be told that it is okay to call someone by their first name. Maybe that is silly.

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I think it just shows you are somewhat formal in how you address people, and I think that's OK! If it really mattered to him, he would say, "please call me John." If you really want to call him John, but are uncertain how it would be received, you could always ask, "we've known each other a while now--would you mind if I called you John?"