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I mean, when you sit down at Jimmys to eat crabs and the waitress says, "can I get you another pitcher of beer hon?", what's not to love?
Absolutely nothing.
To me that says more about the person saying it (friendly and outgoing and kind, probably) than about me. I don't take it as a cut-down or over-familiarity or anything like that. As a matter of fact, I don't consider that it has anything to do with me at all!
Eh. I call everyone "sir", and "Ma'am" if I don't know their names. I also say "please" and "thank you" a lot. Nice manners smooth out what could be bumpy encounters.
Regarding being called 'hon' or 'sweetie' by a stranger...I'm not a fan. Am I going to get up in anyone's face because of it? No. Probably not. Plus, I recognize that in 90% of the cases, people mean no disrespect when they say it.
Eh. I call everyone "sir", and "Ma'am" if I don't know their names. I also say "please" and "thank you" a lot. Nice manners smooth out what could be bumpy encounters.
As they should. But obviously and unfortunately, some must enjoy taking exception to just about anything.
Eh. I call everyone "sir", and "Ma'am" if I don't know their names. I also say "please" and "thank you" a lot. Nice manners smooth out what could be bumpy encounters.
Regarding being called 'hon' or 'sweetie' by a stranger...I'm not a fan. Am I going to get up in anyone's face because of it? No. Probably not. Plus, I recognize that in 90% of the cases, people mean no disrespect when they say it.
I agree. Good manners do help interactions with strangers go more smoothly. Of course, while being too informal with a stranger isn't polite, neither is being too insistent on how they address you, since it can give them the impression that you're stuck-up.
I personally see good manners as putting your best foot forward, which includes recognizing that your "best foot" may not be the same as the other person's. As such, while I routinely call people "sir" or "ma'am," I appreciate being called "sir" but don't necessarily expect other people to do so.
Eh. I call everyone "sir", and "Ma'am" if I don't know their names. I also say "please" and "thank you" a lot. Nice manners smooth out what could be bumpy encounters.
Regarding being called 'hon' or 'sweetie' by a stranger...I'm not a fan. Am I going to get up in anyone's face because of it? No. Probably not. Plus, I recognize that in 90% of the cases, people mean no disrespect when they say it.
That's pretty much life in the south, don't know why, always have been. At least four times yesterday
saying 'sir' is usually something a person adds to a sentence as an extra way of showing
you respect. Its not required, but its an interjection, maybe even a reserved form of handshake.
just listento the tone of voice... if its spoken harshly then its intimidation, but I don't think that's what OP meant.
I find being called "Ma am" kind of interesting. I have a person I deal w/, on occasion, at work who says it in a very passive aggressive way and it's like she wants to say "Are you bothering me again"? but says "Yes Ma am." Lol. Depends on the user I suppose.
In the military you do not use it before every sentence.
I believe in the Marine Corps, you use Sir before and after a sentence in Basic Training. In the Army, you never call a Sergeant "Sir"; you address him/her by rank "Yes, Sergeant....No, Corporal..." "Sir" is for Commissioned Officers (Lieutenants, Captains and higher).
I think it is. You say "Sir" usually when talking to Authority; in Court, you're supposed to say "Your Honor," but I hear people say "Sir" too (assuming male judge.)
In the South, you're supposed to end every sentence with the word "Sir."
In the Military, you start and end each sentence with that word.
So, since the recipient is the one saying "Sir," is that not understood intimidation?
I don't know where you get your information from, but it's not reality.
I lived in the south for a long time.
I served in the military for a long time.
None of your assumptions are anywhere near the truth.
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As they should. But obviously and unfortunately, some must enjoy taking exception to just about anything.
I don't know where you get your information from, but it's not reality.
