Question about usage of names and social convention

[Nola]

A book I am using says: "Unlike in English, it is customary in Russian to address an interlocutor by name on a regular basis in normal or formal conversation."
Does it mean when you are talking to somebody, during the conversation you use their name a lot, such as :Yes, Paul, I agree. Paul, have you got any idea what we are talking about here? Paul, that's splendid.  -?
OR does it mean...whe there is a conversation with more than 2 people participating, then when one refers to the one he is not addressing, instead of saying "he", he will be named by name--

for example: John,Paul, George and Ringo are all sitting at a table having fish and chips and talking together . John says to Ringo about  George:  "He always puts the salt shaker over there where I can't reach it, the crazy bloke" , but Russians would go ahead and say "George always puts the salt shaker over there where I can't reach it"..even  though George is sitting right there and everybody would know who "he" refers to.
Is that  what it means?


-Nola











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