I would love to get out of that habit as well. What are you signing your emails with in those cases? Just:
- Name
?
- Name
?
My family member's mother in law writes emails like:
"Dear X, I hope this letter finds you well... warmest regards"
She will never be convinced not to.
They associate it with alcohol toasts more than a polite sign-off.
They understand it’s a polite sign-off conceptually, but in the back of my mind I wondered if it rubs North Americans the wrong way subconsciously.