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| Originally Posted by Homegirl 50 I was taught to call adult women ma'am and adult men sir. I taught my daughter the same way. It is a sigh of respecting their position. It is the same as addressing a person in authority as Mr. or Ma'am or whatever title they may hold. It has nothing to do with insult.
If you want to talk insult, I find it offensive for adults to allow their young children to call other adults by their first name. It is rude, but I'm not going to have a cow about it.
It's all about manners and etiquette, and we as a people seem to be sorely lacking in both. |
Good point! I am from the South and we addressed any adult with Mrs. or Ms. or Mr. before their first name. Now, I live in California, and they don't do that. So when I visit my hometown and call my friends parents by their first name, they kind of have a shocked expression. I need to start doing that again. Thanks for the reminder!
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