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re: It amazes me how unusual common courtesy is to people in the north
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:53 pm to Thib-a-doe Tiger
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:53 pm to Thib-a-doe Tiger
Perplexed and caught off guard yes. Actually mad or insulted is a little southern fairy tale that has been passed along
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Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:54 pm to HogX
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I think he's just getting at the point that because the military does something a certain way doesn't mean it has to translate to everyday citizen life. The use of 'ma'am' and 'sir' are used to create a structured, homogeneous environment just like the use of uniforms. It doesn't necessarily mean that the everyday citizen also needs to be doing it.
Correct.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:55 pm to Thib-a-doe Tiger
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I didn’t have anyone bitch at me, but you could tel they were perplexed
That’s it. I’ve never seen anyone get hostile about it; more perplexed/somewhat suspicious. Or “oh gosh! Don’t call me ma’am!” But since they aren’t falling over with gratitude, we say they were rude.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:55 pm to lsupride87
I used to travel a bunch and have seen both many times.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:55 pm to tgrbaitn08
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Well I dont work fast food or retail, Im not a cop, not in the military, I dont work in a plant, im not a professional athlete, I'm not in school... so no, I do not wear a uniform on a daily basis....
not sure what that has to do with the price of tea in China
See my confirmation above.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:56 pm to Evil Little Thing
quote:Nailed it
That’s it. I’ve never seen anyone get hostile about it; more perplexed/somewhat suspicious. Or “oh gosh! Don’t call me ma’am!” But since they aren’t falling over with gratitude, we say they were rude
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:57 pm to lsupride87
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Perplexed and caught off guard yes. Actually mad or insulted is a little southern fairy tale that has been passed along
I’ll say this; when adults compliment you on your manners, you can tell that it’s not something they’re used to.
I’ve had people there ask me not to refer to them as ma’am or sir, but not angrily
That rarely happens in my experience in the south
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:57 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
You have seen someone get mad up north because a door was held open for them? 
Come on man
That’s like me believing the guy from yankeedroppings who is saying his neighbors in Louisiana rode alligators to work
Come on man
That’s like me believing the guy from yankeedroppings who is saying his neighbors in Louisiana rode alligators to work
This post was edited on 6/6/18 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:57 pm to HogX
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I think he's just getting at the point that because the military does something a certain way doesn't mean it has to translate to everyday citizen life.
I didnt say people say sir and ma'am because the military does...
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:57 pm to Evil Little Thing
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"oh gosh! Don’t call me ma’am!”
That's fair...that's more of the reaction I got than someone being outright pissed about it.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:57 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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I used to travel a bunch and have seen both many times.
OK, here's my anecdote. I've lived up here for over a decade, and I've never seen anyone be insulted by it.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:58 pm to tgrbaitn08
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I didnt say people say sir and ma'am because the military does...
I know.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:59 pm to lsupride87
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That’s like me believing the guy from yankeedroppings who is saying his neighbors in Louisiana rose alligators to work
I’ve said it on here before, but I expected Louisiana to be a lot more like The Waterboy before I moved here
I was disappointed. Posted on 6/6/18 at 2:59 pm to tgrbaitn08
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I didnt say people say sir and ma'am because the military does...
But you asked why if it wasn't important then why does the military do it?
If uniforms aren't important, why do the military use them?
They are both shooting for a similar end game, as I mentioned above, to create a structured, disciplined environment.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 3:00 pm to Mo Jeaux
then why would you ask me if I wore a uniform everyday like the military does?
Posted on 6/6/18 at 3:00 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Just wear an LSU shirt and people are friendly everywhere.
Even the first Saturday in November in Bryant-Denny Stadium?
EDIT: It has been pointed out to me that those beings, in fact, are subhuman and are not considered people. I retract my question.
This post was edited on 6/6/18 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 6/6/18 at 3:00 pm to Hammertime
A black friend of mine in New Orleans had gone on vacation to Montreal.
They came back into New Hampshire and stopped at a McDonalds.
He said everybody stared at them. Nobody said anything, but they just kept staring. They ate their meals and left. Everybody kept on staring.
He guessed nobody in the restaurant had ever seen a black who was really black before, much less two of them together as his wife was as dark as he was.
Racist? maybe, curious at least.
They came back into New Hampshire and stopped at a McDonalds.
He said everybody stared at them. Nobody said anything, but they just kept staring. They ate their meals and left. Everybody kept on staring.
He guessed nobody in the restaurant had ever seen a black who was really black before, much less two of them together as his wife was as dark as he was.
Racist? maybe, curious at least.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 3:01 pm to SeeeeK
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New Yorkians
The fact that you called New Yorkers "New Yorkians" shows that you have little to no idea what you're talking about. Run along.
Posted on 6/6/18 at 3:02 pm to Mo Jeaux
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Mo Jeaux
Just take your L, sir.
*holds open door for the exit
Posted on 6/6/18 at 3:02 pm to HogX
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If uniforms aren't important, why do the military use them?
To separate the good guys from the bad guys, and so the good guys dont kill each other in battle
Same reason sports teams wear different uniforms.
This post was edited on 6/6/18 at 3:03 pm
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