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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:07:09 PM EDT
[#1]
No Ma’am.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:10:26 PM EDT
[#2]
Sometimes it's Cur.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:10:31 PM EDT
[#3]
I use it all the time but then I was taught to be respectful, especially of my elders- at least until someone showed that they weren't deserving of that respect. Yes, I find it disrespectful when kids don't; it generally accompanies their other overall poor behavior.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:11:12 PM EDT
[#4]
The last time I called anyone Sir was Aug 14, 2006, the day I retired from the CG.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:11:49 PM EDT
[#5]
It's so ingrained in me that I have trouble not saying it. I say sir and ma'am even to kids. So if you hear me just say yeah then know it was intentional because I don't think you are deserving of that respect. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:12:53 PM EDT
[#6]
I address people as sir daily.
It's just polite/respectful. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:13:37 PM EDT
[#7]
Quote HistoryQuoted: It's so ingrained in me that I have trouble not saying it. I say sir and ma'am even to kids. So if you hear me just say yeah then know it was intentional because I don't think you are deserving of that respect. This |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:13:38 PM EDT
[#8]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I use it all the time but then I was taught to be respectful, especially of my elders- at least until someone showed that they weren't deserving of that respect. Yes, I find it disrespectful when kids don't; it generally accompanies their other overall poor behavior. This. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:14:16 PM EDT
[#9]
I say it pretty regularly, and get called it pretty regularly.
Never spent a spell ponderin' it, I reckon. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:14:54 PM EDT
[#10]
I wasn't born here, I still have troubles saying hello.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:14:55 PM EDT
[#11]
IBTP Sir...
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:15:17 PM EDT
[#12]
I'm not military.
I didn't grow up doing it. I always thought I'd be self conscious about it. My co workers do it, I took to it like a fish to water. It's pretty much my go to. So much so I threw it out once when it should have been a ma'am.  
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:16:00 PM EDT
[#13]
Even in the military 15 years...so no
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:16:06 PM EDT
[#14]
I have a hard time with people that insist they do not be called sir or ma’am. I’ve been doing this since I could speak, it’s a nicety, just roll with it.
ETA not an age thing either. Say it to 5 year olds and 85 year olds just the same. Subordinates and people I report up through |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:16:44 PM EDT
[#15]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I say it pretty regularly, and get called it pretty regularly. Never spent a spell ponderin' it, I reckon. Not even a single ioda of time?.. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:17:18 PM EDT
[#16]
I'm old so they have to call me sir.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:17:23 PM EDT
[#17]
Grew up with sir and mam. Called an inspector on a job sir a few years ago. He told me not to kiss his ass. I asked him how old he was then I told him you're older than me that makes you a sir.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:18:14 PM EDT
[#18]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a hard time with people that insist they do not be called sir or ma'am. I've been doing this since I could speak, it's a nicety, just roll with it  ...
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:18:46 PM EDT
[#19]
No. I grew up that way.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:19:55 PM EDT
[#20]
Nope, I say it to both the young and old. That’s the way I was taught. If I responded to someone it was, yes/no sir/ma’am. Not sure how I will teach my future children to address the other 87 genders.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:21:24 PM EDT
[#21]
I pretty much address everyone as sir/ma'am, just the way I was raised.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:21:26 PM EDT
[#22]
Zero problems. It is my default - raised that way. It is default until you prove your self unworthy of the respectful term...
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:21:36 PM EDT
[#23]
Quote HistoryQuoted: IBTP Sir... Good idea. Poll up. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:24:55 PM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm not military. I didn't grow doing it. I always thought I'd be self conscious about it. My co workers do it, I took to it like a fish to water. It's pretty much my go to. So much so I threw it out once when it should have been a ma'am. I like this answer! I once had to fight a sergeant over calling him sir. He replied I Work for a Living and I laughed...  But we're good buddies now.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:25:14 PM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm not military. I didn't grow doing it. I always thought I'd be self conscious about it. My co workers do it, I took to it like a fish to water. It's pretty much my go to. So much so I threw it out once when it should have been a ma'am. I've done this a few times, embarrassed about it, but didn't try and walk it back, damage done. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:25:35 PM EDT
[#26]
Yes, unless they are being an asshole.
I rarely hear it used without heavy sarcasm. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:26:04 PM EDT
[#27]
The way I was raised you said yes sir, no ma'am, please, and thank you. If not, you would be picking yourself up off the deck. But that was back when the moral decay of society wasn't at the level of rot as it is now.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:31:39 PM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I've done this a few times, embarrassed about it, but didn't try and walk it back, damage done. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I'm not military. I didn't grow doing it. I always thought I'd be self conscious about it. My co workers do it, I took to it like a fish to water. It's pretty much my go to. So much so I threw it out once when it should have been a ma'am. I've done this a few times, embarrassed about it, but didn't try and walk it back, damage done. She could tell I was embarrassed. I immediately apologized. It worked out. It was a big group meeting and she approached me from behind. OTOH, when I was a kid, working the drive through, I called someone "Sir" on the speaker. The lady was not happy with me when she pulled up to the window. She sounded like a "sir." |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:32:28 PM EDT
[#29]
 Family Guy Sir |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:38:13 PM EDT
[#30]
I'm from N.Y. we don't do that shit....And I hate when people say it to me.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:43:49 PM EDT
[#31]
Now that I'm "older", it depends how much older they are and how much I respect them. When I was younger, everyone older was sir and maam.
I hate hate hate it when people call me sir, makes me feel old. Especially when people close to my age do it. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:57:13 PM EDT
[#32]
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:58:54 PM EDT
[#33]
I use miss, ma'am, or sir if I'm not using someone's first name. That's it.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 8:00:17 PM EDT
[#34]
Sirnofabitch
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Posted: 1/20/2021 8:02:12 PM EDT
[#35]
I don't think I've ever called anyone Sir. When people address me as sir it seems weird.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 8:04:16 PM EDT
[#36]
I say it. I'm just polite like that.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 8:09:14 PM EDT
[#37]
Growing up in Los Angeles, no one was called Sir.
When I began to actually grow up I started using Sir and Ma'am/Miss for anyone that wasn't a close friend. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 8:11:36 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I say sir and ma'am even to kids. I do this too. I'd like to think it would help steer them into good manners. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 8:12:58 PM EDT
[#39]
I hate being called Sir. Makes me suspicious. I would only ever say something like "Yessir" in jest.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 8:15:14 PM EDT
[#40]
I say Yes sir and No sir all the damned time. Manners, man.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 8:16:48 PM EDT
[#41]
I was never in the military and Sir/Ma'am is not very popular in the northeast. Fuck you, on the other hand is VERY popular.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 8:18:33 PM EDT
[#42]
LISTEN HERE BITCH!
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Posted: 1/20/2021 8:18:47 PM EDT
[#43]
I say it to people at a certain level at work.
If anyone at work calls me Sir or Mr. Dunderway I tell them to use my first name. I find myself using it less in public, and being called it more often as I've gotten older. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 8:18:53 PM EDT
[#44]
People earn respect.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 8:20:30 PM EDT
[#45]
Growing up in the south it’s hard not to say it and I’m almost 40.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 8:20:36 PM EDT
[#46]
Raised in the South. It’s what we do.
Having said that, we may also utter, “You, sir, may go and fuck yourself.” So there’s options with the word. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 8:20:45 PM EDT
[#47]
We say grace and we say ma'am, if you ain't into that I don't give a damn.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 8:21:02 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/20/2021 8:22:06 PM EDT
[#49]
I ether use sir or hey asshole
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Posted: 1/20/2021 8:22:18 PM EDT
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