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Sun Mar-18-07 02:24 PM
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bugs me and makes me feel *old*. Bleh
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| -Female type DUers - does being called Ma'am piss you off? |
eeyore |
Mar-18-07 01:02 PM |
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as a staunch and steadfast support of womyn |
datasuspect |
Mar-18-07 01:04 PM |
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Hehe |
BoneDaddy |
Mar-19-07 05:52 PM |
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When I was in my |
Breeze54 |
Mar-18-07 01:04 PM |
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I think that it is strange sometimes |
Nikia |
Mar-18-07 01:09 PM |
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I hate the term. It's so impersonal. |
graywarrior |
Mar-18-07 01:10 PM |
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Captain Janeway seemed to like it... she demanded it, in fact. |
HypnoToad |
Mar-18-07 01:12 PM |
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There are some that |
Breeze54 |
Mar-18-07 01:18 PM |
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Thats the Military way |
One_Life_To_Give |
Mar-19-07 10:03 AM |
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I thought Star Trek called all officers "Sir"? |
AllegroRondo |
Mar-19-07 10:15 AM |
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Per The STNG Background Manual. . . |
ProfessorGAC |
Mar-19-07 10:39 AM |
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No |
SusanaMontana41 |
Mar-18-07 01:15 PM |
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I guess that "no" |
SusanaMontana41 |
Mar-18-07 01:17 PM |
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not piss off really, but I don't like it (I'm 32) |
Maine-ah |
Mar-18-07 01:16 PM |
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As long as it's not preceded by Wham, Bam, Thank you, |
in search of sanity |
Mar-18-07 01:17 PM |
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It doesn't bother me |
GloriaSmith |
Mar-18-07 01:20 PM |
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I feel exactly the same way. |
xmas74 |
Mar-19-07 10:31 AM |
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I don't know what my stance is on this one...... |
carly denise pt deux |
Mar-18-07 01:20 PM |
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I never take offense. Some people are just trying to be polite, |
amitten |
Mar-18-07 01:21 PM |
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That's what I was thinking |
Amber Waves |
Mar-19-07 12:11 PM |
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I'm in my 20's and the only time I've been called ma'am... |
Reverend_Smitty |
Mar-18-07 01:22 PM |
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It weirds me out. I don't like it at all. |
haruka3_2000 |
Mar-18-07 01:26 PM |
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Doesn't bother me. n/t |
BlackVelvet04 |
Mar-18-07 01:27 PM |
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Yes |
libodem |
Mar-18-07 02:24 PM |
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Nah - where I come from, it's good manners |
Penndems |
Mar-18-07 02:32 PM |
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I was raised like that too. |
unsavedtrash |
Mar-18-07 03:03 PM |
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If I address another Southerner as "sir" or "ma'am", it's expected |
Penndems |
Mar-18-07 03:12 PM |
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Same. |
TheFriendlyAnarchist |
Mar-18-07 04:31 PM |
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I live in southern Louisiana, |
haf216 |
Mar-18-07 02:38 PM |
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doesn't bother me that much, though i was coming out of a store with bags... |
bridgit |
Mar-18-07 02:46 PM |
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Gals I know who hate it because it makes them feel old |
AngryAmish |
Mar-18-07 02:57 PM |
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It doesn't bother me at all. |
Nicole |
Mar-18-07 03:01 PM |
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My dear eeyore..... |
CaliforniaPeggy |
Mar-18-07 03:05 PM |
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Ma'am doesnt bother me at all |
Imagine In Texas |
Mar-18-07 03:08 PM |
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No, it does not. It is not an insult, it is not rude. It's ridiculous to take you to task for it. |
Left Is Write |
Mar-18-07 03:08 PM |
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Well spoken Ma'am |
GoPsUx |
Mar-18-07 03:14 PM |
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Funny you should ask... |
hyphenate |
Mar-18-07 03:15 PM |
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I really have to ask - why do people think "ma'am" has anything to do with age? |
Left Is Write |
Mar-18-07 03:33 PM |
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Because as a woman, you're called "Miss" until you reach a certain age |
electron_blue |
Mar-19-07 10:48 AM |
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I'm a woman, age 40, and it just doesn't bother me. |
Left Is Write |
Mar-19-07 05:49 PM |
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It doesn't bother me in the least. |
Kajsa |
Mar-18-07 03:43 PM |
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It bothers me less than when someone calls me "Miss"... |
MrsGrumpy |
Mar-18-07 03:49 PM |
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It depends on the tone and the intent I sense the person means. |
Jamastiene |
Mar-18-07 03:59 PM |
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I not only see it! I've felt it! |
Breeze54 |
Mar-18-07 04:12 PM |
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I'm not a female, but as a user of the term ... |
Akoto |
Mar-18-07 04:02 PM |
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It's better than Granmaw, or you old bag... |
Raven |
Mar-18-07 04:06 PM |
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To me it's just being polite. You say "Thank you, sir." and "Thank you, ma'am." |
TheFriendlyAnarchist |
Mar-18-07 04:31 PM |
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"Ma'am" is an incredibly offensive term! |
oustemnow |
Mar-18-07 04:31 PM |
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I agree, and I'll use "Miss" right up to the point |
sammythecat |
Mar-18-07 05:19 PM |
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I'm from the South and have lived here all my life. "Ma'am" used in |
NewWaveChick1981 |
Mar-18-07 04:33 PM |
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I use the double contraction, yes'm |
Xipe Totec |
Mar-18-07 04:38 PM |
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I was 25 the first time someone called me ma'am |
xmas74 |
Mar-19-07 10:36 AM |
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It doesn't bother me one bit, personally. |
Shine |
Mar-18-07 04:36 PM |
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If I'm trying to get the attention of a female stranger, |
sammythecat |
Mar-18-07 05:02 PM |
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Actually, wouldn't she be HRH? |
electron_blue |
Mar-19-07 10:49 AM |
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I haven't looked this up, but, |
sammythecat |
Mar-19-07 01:05 PM |
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LOL! I think you're right. |
electron_blue |
Mar-19-07 02:52 PM |
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Like I said in the you feel old when thread... |
BarenakedLady |
Mar-18-07 05:03 PM |
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"female type"? |
sammythecat |
Mar-18-07 05:07 PM |
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It's never occurred to me to be "pissed off" about being called "Ma'am" |
Cabcere |
Mar-18-07 05:10 PM |
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No, but "hon" irritates the hell out of me. |
deadparrot |
Mar-18-07 05:23 PM |
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"Today I Am a Ma'Am: And Other Musings on Life, Beauty, and Growing Older" |
Breeze54 |
Mar-18-07 05:25 PM |
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North of the Mason-Dixon Line It's An Insult to Most Women Under 40 (at least) |
Crisco |
Mar-18-07 05:40 PM |
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Yes, I hate it (n/t) |
Qanisqineq |
Mar-18-07 05:41 PM |
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It really depends on the age of the person saying it. |
ganeshji |
Mar-18-07 06:12 PM |
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It's a perfectly correct, polite form of address |
skygazer |
Mar-18-07 06:13 PM |
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I always use ma'am and sir when talking to people, and I was |
hedgehog |
Mar-18-07 06:25 PM |
#54 |
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My grandparents on both sides were addressed as |
xmas74 |
Mar-19-07 10:41 AM |
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Here in the south, ma'am is used as a form of respect. It is |
Shell Beau |
Mar-18-07 06:36 PM |
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While the term doesn't annoy me, |
u4ic |
Mar-18-07 07:27 PM |
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Doesn't bother me in the least. Not everyone uses sir and ma'am |
Arkansas Granny |
Mar-18-07 07:43 PM |
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No, it doesn't bother me at all. However, it doesn't bother me what age people... |
I Have A Dream |
Mar-18-07 07:51 PM |
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I was first called MA'AM as a 21 year old sergeant in the Air Force |
Skittles |
Mar-18-07 08:09 PM |
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Doesn't bother me at all. |
InvisibleTouch |
Mar-18-07 09:18 PM |
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Oh, Puhl-eeeeeeze.!?! Beats the hell out of 'Hon. |
GalleryGod |
Mar-18-07 09:26 PM |
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In the north we NEVER use "ma'am" except for in the most mocking of situations. |
WritingIsMyReligion |
Mar-18-07 09:50 PM |
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I prefer "Ma'am" to being called by my first name by those who glance at |
grannylib |
Mar-18-07 11:55 PM |
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Not in the least. |
Blue in Portland |
Mar-19-07 12:41 AM |
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it does not bother me |
wildhorses |
Mar-19-07 12:45 AM |
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It normally does not bother me |
buddyhollysghost |
Mar-19-07 09:49 AM |
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Hell, no. But when people start calling you sir or ma'm, you know |
raccoon |
Mar-19-07 09:57 AM |
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I use it in exactly the way I use "Sir." This is literally the first I've heard that it's an affront |
jobycom |
Mar-19-07 10:04 AM |
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When in doubt I use "Yo Wench!" |
One_Life_To_Give |
Mar-19-07 10:10 AM |
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*shrug* |
BluePatriot |
Mar-19-07 10:21 AM |
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It's a sign of respect. |
xmas74 |
Mar-19-07 10:29 AM |
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Im 26, a Southerner, and I love it! |
lies and propaganda |
Mar-19-07 10:32 AM |
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It doesn't bother me one way or another now. |
bumblebee1 |
Mar-19-07 10:44 AM |
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M'am doesn't bother me, but being called 'dear' by 20-somethings |
havocmom |
Mar-19-07 10:57 AM |
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Not at all |
MissMillie |
Mar-19-07 10:59 AM |
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Hell yes! I have The Magistrate on Ignore! |
femmedem |
Mar-19-07 11:30 AM |
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I HATE it. |
El Fuego |
Mar-19-07 11:33 AM |
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I kinda like it... |
AchtungToddler |
Mar-19-07 12:34 PM |
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Piss me off? I *expect* it! |
Book Lover |
Mar-19-07 01:13 PM |
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Wow! I had no idea what I'd started.... |
eeyore |
Mar-19-07 01:53 PM |
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I do because the nuns told me to address a lady that way. |
edbermac |
Mar-19-07 02:07 PM |
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I was a little taken aback when I was first called "Ma'am" in my 20s... |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Mar-19-07 02:11 PM |
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Absolutely! |
ceile |
Mar-19-07 02:58 PM |
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it kind of rankles the feminist in me |
tigereye |
Mar-19-07 03:16 PM |
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I've been called worse. |
sfexpat2000 |
Mar-19-07 03:21 PM |
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I've been chewed out for saying Ma'am, Miss, even Sir |
OurVotesCount-Ohio |
Mar-19-07 03:46 PM |
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No. It's a sign of respect. But wouldn't call a young girl that. |
Sequoia |
Mar-19-07 03:49 PM |
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It's still better than "Hey, Udderface" |
CanuckAmok |
Mar-19-07 05:35 PM |
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No, not really...it is a term of respect |
ikojo |
Mar-19-07 06:56 PM |
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I prefer "Your highness" |
alarimer |
Mar-19-07 07:44 PM |
#103 |
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