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Old 09-18-2013, 08:42 AM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Originally Posted by prwfromnc View Post
Funny you said that because a lot of people get offended when you address them as sir or ma'am! I was raised to say yes sir no, no sir or yes ma'am, no ma'am, but after a supervisor of mine at a job I worked at five years ago told me not to call him sir (thankfully he wasn't rude about it) I just stopped addressing people as sir or ma'am, the only people I address as sir or ma'am now are my dad and mom!
Yes, it amazes me that people choose to get offended when a term of politeness is directed their way.

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