Southerners do yall "yes mam" people

[valet]

So my cousin who is originally from Detroit moved to Hueytown, Al like 20 years ago. She totally talks country now and says "yes mam" to my aunts. No, I'm not criticizing her before yall jump on me. I'm just asking the Southerners in here, is that the culture you come from as well? Or is that old fashioned and nobody does that any more?

 

[Silkk]

To my elders yes, Its a respect thing.

 

[Fiji Water]

Not a southern native, but I adopted the manner to an extent. Depends on my mood. You could be ma'am, mama, auntie, hoe or anything else. It's all contextual. But to be direct, I don't think ma'am is super cultural, just generally polite. People have affinities.

 

[Wildhundreds]

So my cousin who is originally from Detroit moved to Hueytown, Al like 20 years ago. She totally talks country now and says "yes mam" to my aunts. No, I'm not criticizing her before yall jump on me. I'm just asking the Southerners in here, is that the culture you come from as well? Or is that old fashioned and nobody does that any more?

I was born and raised in Chicago and say yes mam and sir to my seniors.. Its not region limited.. And its considered a culture of reverence to elders.

 

[GoAggieGo.]

Yes, mostly towards my elders. Something that I’ll probably always do.

 

[DON MA MA]

Yessiree i do.

 

[BrehWyatt]

Yeah, man. It is what it is.

 

[Justin Nitsuj]

Depends. I don't "yes sir" and " yes ma'am" everyone. It's more like a respect and you'll be respected type thing with me.

 

[Wildhundreds]

OP.. How do you great your aunts and uncles?

 

[Reptile]

OP.. How do you great your aunts and uncles?

Whats up nikkas and niggettes


That is how I greet them.

 

[richaveli83]

Yeah I do. It's a cultural thing.

 

[The ADD]

Yes, mostly towards my elders. Something that I’ll probably always do.

 

[Wildhundreds]

Whats up nikkas and niggettes


That is how I greet them.

I mean if they earned that respect from you, I can understand

 

[Eastside Get The Money]

Older black women automatically get the yes ma’am. Older black men. Usually get a yes sir unless they start off problematic. And y’all can neg but I even call older white women maam . Older White man sir well…. That don’t sound right

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

I been living down south for years and I definitely don’t say yes mamm as a learned behavior. I tend to say this to elder that I don’t know like that personally or that are not in my family. And I did this before in Chicago before I came down south, as it’s just the way I was brought up. I still adresss my family members by their name or just plain grandma or aunty or some shyt. Now has my accent changed a little and do I use other words in my vocabulary that are southern? Sure. But haven’t changed the way I address women or older people. I’m still walking up to chicks talking bout, “what you on shorty” on some Chicago chick lol