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I spoke to my customers with Yes Sir. I taught my sons to do the same. It's amazing to see a young eighteen year old man say Yes Sir to an older gentleman. He hired him on the spot! Manners still mean something these days. | ||
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Left-Handed, NOT Left-Winged! |
I get called sir a lot by younger coworkers who are from India, and of course, people from the south, since I have been doing a project in North Carolina for the past couple years. I always think of the Bob and Tom "I am not sir, I am El Conquistador" bit but I'm pretty sure most would not get the joke. The thing I find odd is when I am a customer dealing with a service worker that calls me "boss". I'm not used to that. Not sure if I've been called "chief" or not, but probably. I was hanging out with friend that was in the navy some years ago and we went through some of the base gates and they kept calling him "chief", but then I realized, that's his rank! | |||
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As a youngster I was taught to always say yessir/nosir as one word. Then I went into the Army and learned pretty quickly that drill sergeants don't like to be called Sir. Now days the "sir"/"mam" is creeping back into my vocabulary but really have to be careful as sometimes it is hard to tell the gender and get it correct, Phu Bai, Vietnam, 68-69 Baghdad, Iraq, 04-05 | |||
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The Ice Cream Man |
I think the “boss” thing is Latin/Argentina. The border, people used to call customers “jefe” at times. | |||
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Fighting the good fight |
Being born and raised in the South, it's an automatic thing. Every man is Sir, every woman is Miss or Ma'am. | |||
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Back, and to the left |
"I think once you stop hearin' sir and ma'am, the rest is soon to foller" Cormac McCarthy - Sheriff Ed from No Country for Old Men | |||
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Three Generations of Service |
Correct. Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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Look at that mustache!! | |||
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Fourth line skater |
Many times I've had women spin around with a look on their face of how dare you. Do you think I'm old? I explain I use the word Ma'am to convey respect. It's not an estimate of age. _________________________ OH, Bonnie McMurray! | |||
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I've been thanked a few times for calling a lady 'miss'. Year V | |||
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In the mid 60’s at the age of 13, we moved to South Carolina after having spent most of my life in So. CA. It only took me a week or so to answer yes/no sir/ma’am after continually being corrected by teachers and other adults. It ended up being a very important life lesson. Even in my 70’s I still address folks that way. | |||
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Boss is what prisoners cal the guards | |||
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Prepared for the Worst, Providing the Best |
I do the same, and it used to be easy, but these days it can get you in trouble. I made a traffic stop on a car once and when I walked up to the window, I started my usual spiel of "Good evening, sir, I'm officer X with the X police department and the reason I'm stopping you today is..." The person behind the wheel responded "I'm a ma'am." | |||
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אַרְיֵה |
A police lieutenant who flew my v-tail addressed the captain he worked for, as "boss." הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים | |||
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I'm 76, grew up with sir and ma'am and still call most women ma'am unless I'm on a first name basis with them, and sir for men. I call younger women, like preteens and up sir and ma'am as well. It's just the way I talk or converse and it doesn't seem unusual or stilted to me. Never had any flak or questions or strange looks from anyone I addressed that way. I would add, however, if someone, male or female, is being rowdy, obnoxious or just a WTR, I don't engage in any conversation with them at all and simply go my way. Bob | |||
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drop and give me 20 pushups |
Well back in the day it would have been """Yes Drill Sgt or No Drill Sgt."" or all hell would break loose.. and now when called " Sir" my reply is "" Do not call me sir..I worked for a living""..... Growing up in the 50"s and 60"s it was Yes sir or yes Ma"am or you got the back side of a adults hand up the back side of your head (the Denozo slap) for disrespecting a older person................But I still adress men and women with respect.............................. drill sgt. | |||
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Exactly. If I am speaking with a 12 year old, this is how I address them. The same as I would address anyone of any other age. NRA Benefactor Life Member | |||
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probably a good thing I don't have a cut |
Calling your work superior Boss is much different then calling some random person Boss. One means you work for the person the other might mean you were a convict in prison. | |||
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Lefty Sig: I always think of the Bob and Tom "I am not sir, I am El Conquistador" bit but I'm pretty sure most would not get the joke. I thought Bob and Tom were funny but I just couldn't get used to the constant laughing. | |||
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Alea iacta est |
I am addressed by many as sir. One guy at work calls me Chief a lot. Without getting into too much, I stood up for him with the owners. He started calling me Admiral after that. I asked him to stick with Chief, as it just “fits” better. I know he was doing out of respect, but it just felt weird. I have had a few people call me boss. I don’t like it one bit. I usually reply with a smile, “yes, I am, and that’s the last time you’ll address me that way.” One guy does it a lot in a friendly way. We have worked together long enough that I know he isn’t trying to be a prick, and he is from Jersey so it’s kind of normal to him. Anytime he calls me boss, I simply say “what’s up employee?” When we interview people we usually have hiring events. So a lot of people show up at once, and are in the queue to be interviewed by the department managers. It gives me a chance to be the “greeter” and chat with people and watch them interact with other strangers. People who use sir and ma’am are always looked at a little more positively. The “lol” thread | |||
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