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My mom made me grow up with Emily Post so I am full bred southern manners.
I use Miss and Ma'am interchangeably. I use Miss if I am addressing their name Miss Jones, but I use Ma'am as a sign of respect Can I have receipt Ma'am.
Yes, Ma'am restrooms are to the left.
sometimes it can be used in vengence Bless Your heart Ma'am I can see the sun didnt rise on your side of the bed.
My mom made me grow up with Emily Post so I am full bred southern manners.
I use Miss and Ma'am interchangeably. I use Miss if I am addressing their name Miss Jones, but I use Ma'am as a sign of respect Can I have receipt Ma'am.
Yes, Ma'am restrooms are to the left.
sometimes it can be used in vengence Bless Your heart Ma'am I can see the sun didnt rise on your side of the bed.
Ya know Sunny, I didn't realize at first about the bless your heart thang, and used it as sincere as I could,
And Sunny in the south, do you use Ms. when you are unsure of the age??
you can use bless your heart to be sincere it just comes out of my mouth when I need a come back when due.
If you dont see a ring it is Miss not Mrs.
Bless your heart for your input my dear friend, I do use it sincerley, but sometimes I have a sarcastic humour followup, and wellllll
cheers on the ring thing, then I am ok, whew!
Location: Moved to town. Miss 'my' woods and critters.
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In my 30's first time I was referred to as 'mam'. Also 'carded' about the same time Go figure. Certain occupations that I have had seems to demand the respectful 'mam - sir' addressing. As a 911 dispatcher, everyone was either mam or sir. As a young person (gee, I remember those days ) almost all where mam or sir, thanks to parental teachings.
sometimes it can be used in vengence Bless Your heart Ma'am I can see the sun didnt rise on your side of the bed.
omg lol now I have to clean diet pepsi off my screen.
I never used Ma'am until I moved south.
The kids at school call me Ms. karla. they also use Ma'am a lot
I have also noticed that when I ask a child a question their mom will tell them "yes ma'am" when they just say yes.
I remember the first time I heard the ma'am word. It was "paper or plastic ma'am" I looked around to see if he was talking to me.LOL that was many years ago but every time a hear it I get a little giggle because I was really was surprised to hear it back then.
Well, I experienced a lot of it in Texas and Oklahoma, even in a few assorted places in Wi. Those cowboys are very well mannered and the folks out there in general, offer good ol' southern hospitality, laid back, easy going, no rush, everywhere I went. Big difference over other areas Ive been in or through, and thats the type of people I enjoy being around.
I hate being called ma'am. I think it's my wedding ring that does me in. I would prefer not to be called ma'am until I'm at least 40. I'm only 28 for Pete's sake.
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