re: Sir and Ma'am..... Do you use it?

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I just don't think saying sir or ma'am is the standard for politeness.

It has much more to do with your demeanor, tone, and actions IMO

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I agree, but you'll be told you're a fricking heathen for saying this.

I'm certainly not saying it's always this way, but there are a TON of kids who are friends of my boys whose parents insist on forcing them to say sir or ma'am who are so poorly behaved that we tend to not invite them to our house unless we sort of have to. There are other who say it and are, and my boys will back this up, THE most polite kids we know...though again it's much more about the rest of their personalities than those several words.

I'd actually find it funny to have some parent tel me my kids were rude because they failed to say it. My boys are about as far from rude as you could get, so if THAT would set off a parent I'd suggest someone's priorities may be a bit skewed...