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Her December 28th, 2016 9:51 PM

yes lord frieza
 
do you call people sir/ma'am/etc?

Aquacorde December 28th, 2016 9:57 PM

only when i'm working customer service

pastelspectre December 28th, 2016 10:00 PM

it's encouraged to where i live in alabama, but i don't really do it.. i used to when i was younger and lived in alabama (for a short time before moving over and over again) but after i lived in new york for so long i just grew out of the habit.

Zeffy December 28th, 2016 10:19 PM

only when i'm in the mood at school

Somewhere_ December 28th, 2016 10:30 PM

ya I'm pretty polite

Flowerchild December 28th, 2016 11:00 PM

nope I cant be bothered

Mr Cat Dog December 28th, 2016 11:56 PM

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But seriously, outside of male teachers at school, I don't think I've called anyone 'sir'. Literally never think I've called anyone ma'am, although if I met the Queen, I'd be given a 20 minute lecture on how 'ma'am' is the correct turn of phrase.

User19sq December 29th, 2016 2:04 AM

I do so for intrapersonal reasons to people out in the world.

Anywhere else, not so much. Unless they earned that kind of respect.

Nihilego December 29th, 2016 2:47 AM

literally never. not while i was in school, not when i was working in retail, not in a job interview, never. don't particularly want to work with people who expect me to use false respect terms like that, and i absolutely hate them being used in me too

Kikaito plush December 29th, 2016 4:55 AM

I never do this ever I am not that polite

MadHatter62 December 29th, 2016 6:05 AM

I use "bitch tits", "f**kface", "thunder thighs"....

j/k I don't use those since my job deals with children between the ages of 8 and 18.

blue December 29th, 2016 7:02 AM

no, like never.

Hands December 29th, 2016 7:28 AM

I only really often use the words "Buddy" and "pal"

Pmurt Dlanod December 29th, 2016 7:37 AM

Hell no! I call people either "cuck" or their first name. NOTHING ELSE.

Her December 29th, 2016 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pmurt Dlanod (Post 9532653)
Hell no! I call people either "cuck" or their first name. NOTHING ELSE.

Feeling cucked

Meganium December 29th, 2016 11:39 AM

sir/ma'am, definitely. It's the most polite to address lol

Esper December 29th, 2016 11:55 AM

At work sometimes. You'd be surprised how many people will leave stuff behind and walk away and just saying "excuse me" or "hey" or anything like that won't get their attention, but people stop when they hear "sir/ma'am" for some reason.

Gabri December 29th, 2016 12:05 PM

Not usually, because I NEVER know when I should apply such formalities. I'm absolutely AWFUL at handling those situations.

Cay December 29th, 2016 10:00 PM

in the classroom, i definitely call my teachers "mr/mrs _" but not in a casual conversation. i just stay as polite as possible while treating them as a human and not jesus

gimmepie December 30th, 2016 2:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aurora (Post 9532603)
I used to call my teachers at high school "Sir" and "Miss" since other kids would look at you funny if you said "Mr. / Ms. / Miss. / Mrs. <surname>". I have never used them in any other context, though − they feel really contrived.

Apparently this is how it works across the entire country and not just my neighbourhood.
I have to say though, as a general rule I hate referring to people with titles and don't much enjoy being referred to as such either.

Star-Lord December 30th, 2016 11:38 AM

I gotta I work in Hospitality.

Also my mom was a nurse and was VERY particular about calling Doctors "Dr." and using proper titles. I've worked with some clients that absolutely need to be referred to as "Justice" among other titles so I generally do.

Sothis December 30th, 2016 11:39 AM

Yes, especially if they're older.

Palamon December 30th, 2016 10:34 PM

I only do when saying, "excuse me" or "sorry", otherwise I don't use sir or ma'am.

Nick January 3rd, 2017 2:50 PM

Only at work, because I work in a pretty professional restaurant where that kind of talk to guests is expected.

Logan January 4th, 2017 2:36 AM

i only call people mate

Devil in the Mirror January 5th, 2017 9:36 AM

It was always encouraged around here, but I'm a rude little shit.

Aisu January 5th, 2017 2:47 PM

I don't willingly do it, only in ROTC.

Sydian January 6th, 2017 9:39 AM

I live in Alabama, so it's basically unwritten law that you have to say sir or ma'am. lol

moon January 9th, 2017 10:58 AM

We don't do that in Swedish. All kids call their teachers by their first name, doctors greet you with their first name etc. Only the King and the rest of the royal family are ever addressed with titles tbh.

kitarei January 10th, 2017 6:06 PM

I don't know if it's a regional thing, but I have never called anyone sir/ma'am except for school teachers where it was acceptable to use Sir/Miss in replace of Mr. Lastname or Miss/Mrs Lastname.


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