Calling a guy "sir" or calling a woman "ma'am" is a sign of respect. That's a lot better than saying.."hey you! Whatcha want?"
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people e_e;;
Once I had a customer that refused to be called Sir, so I told him since I didn't know his name I'd call him Steve. He said he didn't like being called 'Steve' because he had a friend named that who had died. He quickly turned down 'Human', and said how would I know if he was human or not? I ended up calling him 'Multi-cellular organism' because he could not contradict that no matter what he did. He thought it was funny I guess and came back a lot after that XD
Usually if I get a remark turning down a polite title, it's usually a woman who doesn't like being called 'Ma'am' because it makes her feel old.
Traditionally I suppose 'Miss' is used for young, unmarried women, and 'Ma'am' is more commonly used with women old enough to have been married for a while.
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There's a type of Enlisted or formerly Enlisted person who feel particular disdain for Officers in the military. In the US Military, it is required by law that all Enlisted people call all officers Sir/Ma'am, regardless of rank, and you can get in trouble for calling another Enlisted person Sir or Ma'am, regardless of rank. This tends to lead to resentment as men in their 40's are being forced to call kids fresh out of college "Sir".
Their typical response to being called "Sir" is "Don't call me Sir! I work for a living!"
About half of them say it as a joke. The rest of them get angry and are just douchebags.Flood
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Quoth Elandora View Postpeople e_e;;
Once I had a customer that refused to be called Sir, so I told him since I didn't know his name I'd call him Steve. He said he didn't like being called 'Steve' because he had a friend named that who had died. He quickly turned down 'Human', and said how would I know if he was human or not? I ended up calling him 'Multi-cellular organism' because he could not contradict that no matter what he did. He thought it was funny I guess and came back a lot after that XD"I call murder on that!"
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Quoth Juwl View PostI hate being called by any gender... How do you know I'm feeling masculine today? How do you know I'm not feeling female? You've just ruined my day if I have been.I'm sorry, the person to whom you were speaking has been replaced by a recording. Please leave your message at the sound of the beep.
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Quoth Juwl View PostI hate being called by any gender...
Save everyone time and trouble.
Wear. A. Nametag. One of those ones you just stick on and write with a marker on. That way you can change it at will, and people have some way to reference, because I'm sorry, but if you don't gimme a clue as to what to call you, and you protest sir or ma'am, Gods above and below help me, I'm calling you Frank.
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Quoth Broomjockey View PostWear. A. Nametag. One of those ones you just stick on and write with a marker on. That way you can change it at will, and people have some way to reference, .
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"Pardon me, Old Woman."
"Man."
"Sorry. Old Man."
"I'm not old."
"What?"
"I'm thirty-seven; I'm not old!"
"Well I can't just call you man."
"You could try Dennis!"
"I didn't know you were called Dennis."
"Well, you didn't bother to find out, did you?"
yeah... paid :-DDD
I'm one of those who doesn't go down well with the 'sir' thing (unless said person is a moron, in which case, they deserve it :-P). But, I do it in a fairly nice way that indicates "mate - I'm not a 'sir' to you, cos you and I are equals - so please just treat me as a 'person' and not someone who you're supposed to be paid to suck up to.." (btw - I'm in Oz - calling someone 'mate' is perfectly normal!)
Ah - brainwashing... the good old days :-PWhen I said "From my research", what I actually meant to say was "Made shit up" - from a thottbot thread
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I, for one, would very much like to see "What the hell do you want, Fred?" replace "What can I help you with, Sir?"
If you have to ask, it's probably better posted at www.fratching.com
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I gotta say, I don't like it when people get finicky about me calling them sir or madam. If you don't want to be called sir/madam, then wear a frickin' name tag. We're required to do it, and you still don't call us anything but 'kid' or 'sir', so why hould we all you something more than that without a prior request? Unless you'd like me to call you 'kid'. in which case, I could get used to glaring snobbishly at stupid customers and spewing 'what do you want now, kid?'"Darling, you are a bitch. I'm joining the Navy." -Cinema Guy 4/30/2009
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Quoth Irving Patrick Freleigh View PostAnd I hate being called by name by people I don't know.
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