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Do you say "sir" & "ma'am" to those younger than you?
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:46 pm
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:46 pm
And do you feel slightly awkward when older people say it to you?
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Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:46 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
I call guys younger than me "skippy".
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:46 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Yes. For me it's not an age thing. It's a respect thing.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:47 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
This thread again... just to shorten things up, everyone in the south does. The rest of us are all assholes. The end.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:47 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Can't see any situation where that would be anything other than the elder person patronizing the younger.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:48 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Sure I do.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:48 pm to jose canseco
quote:
It's a respect thing.
i think it's patronizing.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:48 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
I say it, I got no problem with it.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:48 pm to jose canseco
quote:
Yes. For me it's not an age thing. It's a respect thing.
I agree mostly. I never say "ma'am" to a hot woman. I feel like I am cock blocking my penis when I do that.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:49 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
frick no, unless its a cop and I am riding dirty
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:49 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
I do
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:49 pm to jose canseco
quote:
Yes. For me it's not an age thing. It's a respect thing.
exactly this. I had always pretty much did it but after being in the USMC I now always do it.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:50 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
I call very few people 'Sir' or 'Ma'am', and I prefer others not to call me 'Sir'.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:50 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
How much younger and under what circumstances? I'm not gonna call a 21 year old kid "sir".
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:51 pm to lsuwontonwrap
Yes especially to my wife in times when it's needed
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:51 pm to MrBobDobalina
if you don't call every female "ma'am", you ain't southern
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:53 pm to jose canseco
quote:
Yes. For me it's not an age thing. It's a respect thing.
Same answer here. Always. And I'm 66 and have been doing it my entire life. When I was a young man, most I addressed that way were my elders. As I moved into mid-life, it went both ways. And now that I'm a "senior", most of those I address in that manner are younger than me. It's second nature to me. The exception is that for very young women, I use "Miss" rather than "Ma'am", where appropriate, such as wait staff, store clerks, etc.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:53 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Depends on the situation... If they're helping me, I slur out a "thankyasir" otherwise it's "dude" or "brah"
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:54 pm to Kafka
I do it only if I respect that person regardless of age.
Posted on 11/25/14 at 9:56 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
I refer to my students as mr. And mrs.
I say ma'am and sir to them as well.
I say ma'am and sir to them as well.
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