re: Do You Teach Your Kids to Say "Ma'am" or "Sir" As a Sign of Respect?

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I am a bit older than you, but I still can't bring myself to leave off the "Mr." and "Ms." when talking to friends parents or my in-laws. I can just picture my Dad scowling 'That's MR. JIM to you, boy."

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Where I'm from people would never dare be so pretentious as to demand that from someone. That's the part that bothers me. When people get upset and act as though you've just called them a motherfricker because you just called them by their name .