Stupid Questions

[thenammagazine]

maybe a stuid question maybe not but here goes...........

why do some females get offended if you address them as ma'am?
i was taught from a young age to say ma'am & sir and i use it on a daily basis. i say either no matter the age of the person i'm speaking to (well not babies, that don't talk much & just drool) but some women/girls react like i called them something bad & i get an indignant look followed by a "MA'AM??".

soooooo.............is it insulting to some females & if it is, why?

This is why I prefer the word _____, or _____es if there's a group of them.

 

[barryo]

This is why I prefer the word _____, or _____es if there's a group of them.

and that's why you are just so damn huggable nam............

 

[thenammagazine]

and that's why you are just so damn huggable nam............

Watch some pompous SW idiot's gonna pop in and think I'm serious.

 

[AllisonAmy]

maybe a stuid question maybe not but here goes...........

why do some females get offended if you address them as ma'am?
i was taught from a young age to say ma'am & sir and i use it on a daily basis. i say either no matter the age of the person i'm speaking to (well not babies, that don't talk much & just drool) but some women/girls react like i called them something bad & i get an indignant look followed by a "MA'AM??".

soooooo.............is it insulting to some females & if it is, why?

I like it when they call me ma'am.

 

[barryo]

Watch some pompous SW idiot's gonna pop in and think I'm serious.

..........let's not alienate the other idiots that may think that.....

I like it when they call me ma'am.

............honestly i never looked at it the way ween said but i suppose one could interpret that or relate it to the phrase "repect your elders"....which is totally not what i intended, just good manners.
it's hard to be a southerner sometimes........we are misunderstood alot & not just because of the accent........

 

[devilof76]

It's also because you like pork rinds and fishing in buckets.

 

[barryo]

It's also because you like pork rinds and fishing in buckets.

pork rinds.........

fishing in buckets?....................damn that would make things easier. i've been doing it wrong all along........

 

[devilof76]

I'm seeing how hard it is to start new stereotypes. You heard it here first.

 

[barryo]

I'm seeing how hard it is to start new stereotypes. You heard it here first.

it should spread like wildfire in days............this is the interwebz afterall...........

 

[devilof76]

To the facebookmobile...

 

[Phil Sierra]

maybe a stuid question maybe not but here goes...........

why do some females get offended if you address them as ma'am?
i was taught from a young age to say ma'am & sir and i use it on a daily basis. i say either no matter the age of the person i'm speaking to (well not babies, that don't talk much & just drool) but some women/girls react like i called them something bad & i get an indignant look followed by a "MA'AM??".

soooooo.............is it insulting to some females & if it is, why?

Many years ago when I was in my early 20's I took this girl out to a nice restaurant and the waiter was about to take her order and said "And what would you like ma'am", and when he said "ma'am" she went plumb loco on this poor guy. Funny thing is she was a nice shy mousy type of girl who was very polite, but when he said that, she turned into an angry She-Hulk who wanted to rip this guys balls off. She said it made her feel like an old lady and "how dare he say that" and that he should have said "miss" instead.

 

[The Ween]

Many years ago when I was in my early 20's I took this girl out to a nice restaurant and the waiter was about to take her order and said "And what would you like ma'am", and when he said "ma'am" she went plumb loco on this poor guy. Funny thing is she was a nice shy mousy type of girl who was very polite, but when he said that, she turned into an angry She-Hulk who wanted to rip this guys balls off. She said it made her feel like an old lady and "how dare he say that" and that he should have said "miss" instead.

That's the way it used to be. Single, it's Miss. Married or older, Ma'am. If you're not sure, go with Miss. It's safer.

 

[The Ween]

pork rinds.........

fishing in buckets?....................damn that would make things easier. i've been doing it wrong all along........

I like BBQ pork rinds.

 

[devilof76]

You're not from New England either. I bet in the spring when you see a five gallon bucket full of rain water, the first thing you think of is getting your fishin' pole.

Who knows. Mght be some fish in it.

 

[The Ween]

I used to fish years ago. Not anymore.

Bucket of rainwater.....flower food.

 

[The Ween]

or he could say
young lady?
hey girl
excuse me baby
or excuse me babe

I could just hear my mother if you addressed her as baby or babe.

 

[devilof76]

I address all women as honey pie.

 

[King Darkness]

I address all women a broad or woman.

 

[The Ween]

I address all women a broad or woman.

Except for "Mistress Batty".

 

[King Darkness]