Ma'am? MA'AM???

Personally, I don't mind Ma'am...

but then again I use it with females older than myself..(I use Miss for younger women...and Sir for all men)

Mayhap, it's a southern thing??
 
English Lady said:
I love being called Ma'am -but I'm a Brit, so it doesn't happen very often, maybe that's it?

I got that same PM, though. didn't reply to it, I guess that makes you politer than me Sarahh! :D

Yes, in Britland, you're more likely to be called 'Miss', or in 'posh shops and such, 'madam', but very rarely ma'am.

I think that's a purely Colonial thing. And a very charming thing, too. I like it.
 
I say ma'am and sir out of courtesy.

It's not about age.

Although some people go batshit, it's true.
 
Luna_Wolf72 said:
Personally, I don't mind Ma'am...

but then again I use it with females older than myself..(I use Miss for younger women...and Sir for all men)

Mayhap, it's a southern thing??

Perhaps. :)
 
Recidiva said:
I say ma'am and sir out of courtesy.

It's not about age.

Although some people go batshit, it's true.

Oh, yes. I remember when I was working as a professor's assistant my freshman year of college, and one day I was tidying the lecture hall with a co-worker of mine and bitching about how some people called me Ma'am the day before. He asked me how old I was, and when I told him I was 18 he looked surprised. He said he thought I was 30. :(

Of course, that was before the weight loss. Now I'm mistaken for 18. Odd, that. :D
 
If she is older than me, which is a rare occurance these days, she's a Ma'am.
Younger than me then a Miss.

It's just how I was brought up. Manners, manners, manners.
 
Zeb_Carter said:
If she is older than me, which is a rare occurance these days, she's a Ma'am.
Younger than me then a Miss.

It's just how I was brought up. Manners, manners, manners.
I know it's manners and would never chastise someone for saying it, but it does make you feel old (especially in music where the whole point is being young and exciting . . . Rolling Stones aside). I'm just trying to picture the person calling Ari ma'am (she doesn't look like a ma'am to me . . . more like WOW).
 
S-Des said:
I know it's manners and would never chastise someone for saying it, but it does make you feel old (especially in music where the whole point is being young and exciting . . . Rolling Stones aside). I'm just trying to picture the person calling Ari ma'am (she doesn't look like a ma'am to me . . . more like WOW).
True. But to a 10 year old she would be a ma'am...if 10 year olds are taught any manners today. :confused:
 
I think I should call everyone "Oi!" just to be on the safe side...
 
sweetsubsarahh said:
Why do very young men insist upon calling women who happen to be older - ma'am?

Why?

I received a PM yesterday that stated -

Hello Ma'am
Hello Ma'am. How are you today? i've posted some pictures in a new thread and would love to hear what you think.


He included a link and pictures.


My reply?


I don't appreciate unsolicited naked pics.

Thanks, but no thanks.

(And don't call me ma'am.)



WHICH reminded me of - "Don't call me Shirley."

I pity the next young man who calls me ma'am. I truly do.

:cathappy:


LOL - YOU MILF! Feel better? LOL
 
sweetsubsarahh said:
Charley, YOU should check out this young man's picture thread.

I think he needs you.

You'd have him wallowing in a puddle of quivering man-flesh in about 2.6 seconds.

:cathappy:

Is he ugly? :D I dont do that kind of thing.
 
I will call an 18 year-old a sir or mister, and I will call an 18 year-old a miss. A middle-aged woman or a known married woman will get missus. Ma'am doesn't roll off the tongue all that well, madame maybe.
 
sweetsubsarahh said:
Charley, YOU should check out this young man's picture thread.

I think he needs you.

You'd have him wallowing in a puddle of quivering man-flesh in about 2.6 seconds.

:cathappy:

I dont care for wallowing, but am certain I responded in a much appropriate way. ;)
 
sweetsubsarahh said:
Charley, YOU should check out this young man's picture thread.
There's no image of his face, but I suspect that he's not that young.
 
OK, here's how it works for me:

If someone calls me "Miss", he/she is going to get a verbal bitch-slap for treating me with complete disrespect.

I am over 15 years old and, besides that, I'm married (and I wear a wedding ring).

Referring to an adult woman as "miss" is a thinly veiled attempt to treat her as a child.
 
Also, I usually avoid using "Miss" and "Missus". It is usually simply omitted from speech and replaced with an inflection (or something) and maybe a nod of recognition.
 
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