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Posted on 5/2/19 at 10:27 pm to Perfect Circle
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Do You Teach Your Kids to Say "Ma'am" or "Sir" As a Sign of Respect?
Absolutely....or they get whipped with a chain.
Of course, after the first time....all you have to do is rattle the chain.
Posted on 5/2/19 at 10:27 pm to Perfect Circle
Yes
Posted on 5/2/19 at 10:29 pm to Rockbrc
Depends on the situation. I'd say 90% of the time no.
Posted on 5/2/19 at 10:30 pm to HempHead
quote:
shite, I use sir and ma'am on children.
Same, every time I hear a thank you, please, or Sir.
Posted on 5/2/19 at 10:32 pm to Perfect Circle
frick no. They aren’t in the goddamn Marines.
Jesus, you people are pretty frickin stupid. Da Hell kind of bullshite thread is this?
Jesus, you people are pretty frickin stupid. Da Hell kind of bullshite thread is this?
Posted on 5/2/19 at 10:32 pm to Perfect Circle
Yes. And "thanK you" and "you're welcome" too.
Posted on 5/2/19 at 10:34 pm to BRgetthenet
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frick no. They aren’t in the goddamn Marines.
Jesus, you people are pretty frickin stupid. Da Hell kind of bullshite thread is this?
Calm down, ma'am.
Posted on 5/2/19 at 10:36 pm to Perfect Circle
I do teach them by both example and instruction.
Posted on 5/2/19 at 10:44 pm to Mizz-SEC
quote:this was important growing up
Yes. And "thanK you" and "you're welcome" too.
saying sir or m'am wasn't even thought about
eta: the upvotes mean people are confused. "wasn't even thought about" = never said by anyone. it would have been weird to use sir and ma'am.
This post was edited on 5/2/19 at 10:52 pm
Posted on 5/2/19 at 10:48 pm to Perfect Circle
Yes.
Funny story... my daughter is in grad school in Philadelphia at Villanova. She said that her professors kept getting irritated when said “sir” and “ma’am” to them.
She finally just said “ Look, that’s just the way I was raised”
Funny story... my daughter is in grad school in Philadelphia at Villanova. She said that her professors kept getting irritated when said “sir” and “ma’am” to them.
She finally just said “ Look, that’s just the way I was raised”
Posted on 5/2/19 at 10:48 pm to Perfect Circle
No. Nothing against it. Just not the cultural norm here.
Posted on 5/2/19 at 10:49 pm to HempHead
It’s so ingrained, I can’t not do it. Even when I’m traveling in an area where people find it annoying.
Posted on 5/2/19 at 10:54 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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it would have been weird to use sir and ma'am
How progressive of your folks.
Posted on 5/2/19 at 10:54 pm to 6R12
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I have 17 year old employees calling me by my first name. I don't tell them anything but I think it's disrespectful. As a business owner nearing 60, I would NEVER do that stupidity when I was a worker at any age. I think this generation has diff standards.
I’m 25 and sometimes I feel weird calling older coworkers “Mr.”. I always do it bc as soon as don’t my dad would pop out of nowhere and slap the hair from my head but makes me feel kinda like a child. I don’t feel that way saying “yes sir” but for some reason “Mr.” throws me off.
Posted on 5/2/19 at 10:57 pm to HempHead
The entire region
Posted on 5/2/19 at 11:00 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Are you some kind of carpetbagger?
Posted on 5/2/19 at 11:03 pm to HempHead
Not exactly, but yes
Posted on 5/3/19 at 12:34 am to Perfect Circle
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I still say "ma'am" and "sir"
I apply m’am and sir to everyone- elders, family, friends, at work; there is no situation where sir or m’am is unpleasant or not applicable.
My parents weren’t extremely strict, but my brother and I were punished if we failed to respond respectfully.
What some call “Southern manners” is simply proper etiquette, and I’m grateful our parents prioritized this behavior. My brother and I both serve the general public as employment and enjoy it because we were raised to apply respect, empathy and manners. This was whipped into us and directly contributed to our success as adults.
My husband was raised the same way. Our son addresses us and his elders as sir or m’am. When I holler his name, he hollers back, “M’AM?” Not “Wut?”
Posted on 5/3/19 at 12:37 am to Perfect Circle
Yes indeed. I cringe when I don’t hear it.
Common in the South, but not in the North.
Common in the South, but not in the North.
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