Student: "Teacher! How are you?"
Teacher: "I'm good, how about you?"
Student: "Not so good, teacher."
Teacher: "Because of the tests coming?"
Student: "Yes, teacher."
Teacher: "You know, saying 'teacher' all the time is not really how English-speaking students talk. It's 'konglish'."
Student: "I know, teacher."
Teacher: "In the US, students almost always address their teachers by name. So I would be Mr Way. But mostly they just don't say 'teacher' or a name at all."
Student: "Mr Way? Really, teacher?"
Teacher: "Yes, really. So instead of saying 'Really, teacher?' you would just say 'Really, Mr Way?' or just 'Really?' Do you understand?"
Student: "That's … strange, teacher."
Teacher: "I know."
Student: "Goodbye, teacher. See you later, teacher."