こちら (kochira) or これ (kore)?


What's the difference between

> 'Kore wa watashi no ... desu' (これ は わたし の 。。。 です)

and

> 'Kochira wa watashi no.. desu' (こちら は わたし の。。 です)

when introducing a person?

Is kore used for inanimate objects only? Is kochira politer?




こちら carries a sense of direction of the conversation, like you would expect
the listener to look towards or acknowledge the subject you are bringing up,
inanimate or not. They are for the most part interchangeable in their own way
and no one would pay much mind... however... NEVER use これ to speak of a
person...(or beloved animal) its just faux-pas.

