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At what age do you stop saying "yes mam/sir"?
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:45 pm
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:45 pm
is it until you realize that you are very old and kids are saying that to you? 
75
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:46 pm to Make It Rayne
You never stop.
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:46 pm to Make It Rayne
40 ish
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:46 pm to East Coast Band
quote:
You never stop.
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:46 pm to Make It Rayne
I still say it
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:46 pm to Make It Rayne
quote:
You never stop.
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:46 pm to Make It Rayne
Why would you ever stop?
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:47 pm to Make It Rayne
It is so engrained into my brain I can't not say it.
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:47 pm to Make It Rayne
After college when I entered the professional world. I will still say it to parents I have known since childhood and to adults in authority - but as a sign of respect and not a 'requirement'.
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:47 pm to Make It Rayne
I won't stop. I get people telling me to not say that all the time. I can't quit.
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:48 pm to Make It Rayne
Kids say it to me, but I still say it to adults. However, I have recently noticed that more and more people are offended when I say it to them (especially the women).
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:48 pm to Make It Rayne
Never
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:49 pm to Make It Rayne
I've never said it. I can be very polite without using ma'am or sir. My parents were big on manners, but never asked me to call them sir or ma'am.
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:51 pm to Make It Rayne
I prefer "yes'm."
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:51 pm to Make It Rayne
never stop
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:51 pm to Make It Rayne
quote:
is it until you realize that you are very old and kids are saying that to you?
Never stopped. I just see it as a sign of respect, nothing to do with age.
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:51 pm to Make It Rayne
Never.
My grandmother's shade would make an appearance and beat me silly if I didn't.
My grandmother's shade would make an appearance and beat me silly if I didn't.
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:53 pm to Make It Rayne
I'll be 63 next week and still use it, including when I address people younger than I am (which is getting fewer and fewer).
ETA: I never used it with my parents. They were always Mom and Dad.
ETA: I never used it with my parents. They were always Mom and Dad.
This post was edited on 9/7/14 at 2:54 pm
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:53 pm to Froman
Calling your own parents sir or ma'am is weird as frick imo.
Posted on 9/7/14 at 2:53 pm to Make It Rayne
Probably about 30 years old, then you become "sir" to others. Will still say it to my family elders, occasionally my boss but I don't really have that kind of boss.
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