Hmm. My fam is from Alexandria/Lafayette all the way to Opelousas
"Ma'am" and "Sir"
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nikkas weren't lying when they said that people from the south are more courteous.
People from the north are so rude smh. Almost everyone that I know in Alabama say sir/ma'am. Some are just more respectful than others still.
People from the north are so rude smh. Almost everyone that I know in Alabama say sir/ma'am. Some are just more respectful than others still.
Whats your mom and dad surnames
My parents didn't have me call them anything else but mom and dad. I use sir and ma'am when I'm speaking to older folks mostly or sometimes when messing around with my friends. One of them do something for me I be like Thank you sir or to mess with them when they ask a question be like Yes Ma'am.
I don't do it. The thought makes me cringe.
If i don't know them it's Sir/Ma'am, if we close it's Uncle/Aunty
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Done everywhere but I think it's a learned thing that varies a lot. Learned through my grandma and her friends and shyt. Nows its just a force of habit and some people, especially women get a lil caught off guard by the ma'am thing.
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Yes that's how I was raised to speak to my elders.
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This. Plus the military stint.
I call every older man sir unless they are nigerian. If they are nigerian i call them uncle or oga
I dont call every older woman ma'm anymore, i used to. Now i can clearly see women dont like being called ma'm the same way men like being called sir.
I call most older black women auntie, not just nigerians. Some dont appreciate it, some do
Ive lived in the south, Charlotte and Nashville
I dont call every older woman ma'm anymore, i used to. Now i can clearly see women dont like being called ma'm the same way men like being called sir.
I call most older black women auntie, not just nigerians. Some dont appreciate it, some do
Ive lived in the south, Charlotte and Nashville
K.O.N.Y
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From NYC
Always use sir or ma'am. It just makes things easier imo
Always use sir or ma'am. It just makes things easier imo
datnigDASTARDLY
catching pigeons
My dad a vet
Sir/ma'am was a staple in the house..or else
Saying "what" instead of "pardon/I beg your pardon"
My dad was a vet too...he tried to get me to call him that as a youngin but naw that shyt never worked out. If you can't handle being called pops or dad, or me calling you something off the wall, then I'm sorry I can't help you
I only call people sir and ma'm if I'm being intentionally obnoxious.
fukk outa here with all that.
Tiffrock
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I hear it more in the South.