Ma'am & Sir manners - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

julian bozo · 01-21-2002, 08:16 PM

I was just wondering does anyone on here still use Ma'am &
Sir manners? Or are the fading away? Also what is your view
on people answering Yes Ma'am & No Sir?

DJM77 · 01-21-2002, 08:24 PM

I say ma'am and sir once in a great while. I think using those terms are appropriate unless ofcourse you're using them in a sarcastic manner.

Kay Scarpetta · 01-21-2002, 08:36 PM

No one in my family really makes me say that with the exception of my aunt and uncle. They are from Texas. Now I have no clue what's up with these Texans of mine, but they make me say Ma'am and Sir like, 24/7!!!! It gets so annoying! I don't mind saying it once in a while but.... ugh. Good thing I only see them on holidays.

Penny Lane · 01-21-2002, 09:15 PM

There is nothing wrong with common courtesy, I think we need more of it! But if someone calls me Ma'am it makes me feel like I'm an old lady! So it works both ways I guess!

Chocoholic · 01-21-2002, 09:31 PM

I work part-time as a supermarket cashier and I always address the customers as Sir or Ma'am. I hate being called "Miss" or "Ma'am" though, especially since I wear a name tag (that is, if I can remember where I put my nametag, LOL!

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KerriBerri687 · 01-21-2002, 09:35 PM

i dont think ive ever sid ma'am or sir..

but dont get me wrong im actually very polite believe it or not...

ks · 01-21-2002, 10:50 PM

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Originally posted by Blair n' Jo Rock

but dont get me wrong im actually very polite believe it or not...

SURE, Blair.

I am constantly saying ma'am and sir. No one else around me does so at times I feel odd doing so, but I was raised to treat those older than me with respect so...that's what I do

ks

FolFanatic151 · 01-21-2002, 10:53 PM

Not really. I think it's more of a Southern thing. I have manners, but I just don't say "ma'am" or "sir". My coaches were yelling at me the other day for being so polite! LOL

ILuvJoandBlair · 01-21-2002, 11:22 PM

My parents were raise to address their elders as sir and ma'am and that's how they raised me. I don't really say it as much as I used to, but when I do people think that I'm a suck up.

ks · 01-21-2002, 11:31 PM

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Originally posted by FolFanatic151
Not really. I think it's more of a Southern thing. I have manners, but I just don't say "ma'am" or "sir". My coaches were yelling at me the other day for being so polite! LOL

Southern courtesy and hospitality

ks

KerriBerri687 · 01-21-2002, 11:44 PM

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Originally posted by ks

Southern courtesy and hospitality

ks

i need to move to the south...gotta get away from all the rudeness and stuff in ny for a lil while hehe

JT · 01-21-2002, 11:59 PM

One of our teachers at school really stresses the ma'am sir thingy.
Like if a teacher asks you "Are you finished with your test?" and you say "Yeah" she would say "Yes MA'AM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

JoPol_wannabe · 01-22-2002, 01:39 AM

When we go out to eat my grandparents always call the waiter or waitress Ma'am and sir but the only time I use it is when my mom or dad makes me do something I don't want to then I'm like Yes sir but I kind of grumble it.

Ags2000 · 01-22-2002, 02:08 AM

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Originally posted by Lisa Whelchel Forever
No one in my family really makes me say that with the exception of my aunt and uncle. They are from Texas. Now I have no clue what's up with these Texans of mine, but they make me say Ma'am and Sir like, 24/7!!!! It gets so annoying! I don't mind saying it once in a while but.... ugh. Good thing I only see them on holidays.

LOL

I use them all the time. Doesn't matter if I'm talking to somebody older, younger, or my own age. It's just a courtesy thing. It has been drummed into me since I an remember. I always use it. In fact I used "Yes ma'am" on Lisa just last Saturday when she said, "Don't I know you from somewhere?"

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Bootsy Whoosh · 01-22-2002, 09:18 AM

I honestly don't think I have ever used them. There are plenty of was to be courteous without them. And like Newhart Fan pointed out, the first thing I thought of when I read this question is that some people might be offended or hurt if you call them "ma'am" (sign of aging. To me, "sir" seems more universal, since there is no equivalent of "miss" for men, so it probably isn't insulting).

01-21-2002, 08:16 PM	#1
julian bozo Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 30, 2001 Location: Cullman,Al,United States Posts: 1,534	Ma'am & Sir manners I was just wondering does anyone on here still use Ma'am & Sir manners? Or are the fading away? Also what is your view on people answering Yes Ma'am & No Sir?

01-21-2002, 08:24 PM	#2
DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,566	I say ma'am and sir once in a great while. I think using those terms are appropriate unless ofcourse you're using them in a sarcastic manner.
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01-21-2002, 08:36 PM	#3
Kay Scarpetta Defy Gravity 8.26.05 Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Location: La Vie Boheme Posts: 28,013	No one in my family really makes me say that with the exception of my aunt and uncle. They are from Texas. Now I have no clue what's up with these Texans of mine, but they make me say Ma'am and Sir like, 24/7!!!! It gets so annoying! I don't mind saying it once in a while but.... ugh. Good thing I only see them on holidays.
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01-21-2002, 09:15 PM	#4
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,261	There is nothing wrong with common courtesy, I think we need more of it! But if someone calls me Ma'am it makes me feel like I'm an old lady! So it works both ways I guess!
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01-21-2002, 09:35 PM	#6
KerriBerri687 defying gravity Senior Member Join Date: Jan 13, 2001 Location: you'll find me in Emerald City...I'm the green one with the flying monkeys Posts: 2,869	i dont think ive ever sid ma'am or sir.. but dont get me wrong im actually very polite believe it or not...
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01-21-2002, 09:31 PM	#5
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	I work part-time as a supermarket cashier and I always address the customers as Sir or Ma'am. I hate being called "Miss" or "Ma'am" though, especially since I wear a name tag (that is, if I can remember where I put my nametag, LOL! ).

01-21-2002, 10:53 PM	#8
FolFanatic151 Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2001 Posts: 1,019	Not really. I think it's more of a Southern thing. I have manners, but I just don't say "ma'am" or "sir". My coaches were yelling at me the other day for being so polite! LOL
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01-21-2002, 11:22 PM	#9
ILuvJoandBlair #1 Mariah Carey Fan Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 07, 2001 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 531	My parents were raise to address their elders as sir and ma'am and that's how they raised me. I don't really say it as much as I used to, but when I do people think that I'm a suck up.

01-21-2002, 11:59 PM	#12
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,223	One of our teachers at school really stresses the ma'am sir thingy. Like if a teacher asks you "Are you finished with your test?" and you say "Yeah" she would say "Yes MA'AM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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01-22-2002, 01:39 AM	#13
JoPol_wannabe Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 11, 2001 Location: Nebraska Posts: 3,036	When we go out to eat my grandparents always call the waiter or waitress Ma'am and sir but the only time I use it is when my mom or dad makes me do something I don't want to then I'm like Yes sir but I kind of grumble it.
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01-22-2002, 09:18 AM	#15
Bootsy Whoosh Storms abrewin'... Senior Member Join Date: May 16, 2001 Location: The Alpha Quadrant, Sector 001 Posts: 2,104	I honestly don't think I have ever used them. There are plenty of was to be courteous without them. And like Newhart Fan pointed out, the first thing I thought of when I read this question is that some people might be offended or hurt if you call them "ma'am" (sign of aging. To me, "sir" seems more universal, since there is no equivalent of "miss" for men, so it probably isn't insulting).
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