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>>Did anybody else grow up with the expectation that you >>refer to other adults and sir and ma’am? If so, did >>you get spanked for not doing so? >> >>I grew up in the southern United States and there was >>definitely an expectation that I use sir and ma’am. >>My parents did not require that I call them that, but >>I did use the terms when I was in trouble. It was >>expected for all other adults, though. I never got >>spanked for it, but I did get told off. The funny part >>is, my mom hated being called ma’am because she said >>it made her feel old. >> >>As a side note, I think it’s a little strange to >>require kids to behave more formally than adults do. >>One time, I was introduced to a friend of my >>father’s. My dad shook his hand and said “good to >>see ya!” I shook the man’s hand and just said >>“nice to meet you!” I got in trouble for not >>adding sir on the end of it. It probably would have >>been easier to pick up on if the adults also said it! >> >>My dad had a habit of shortening the word ma’am…he >>would say “yes’m” and “no’m”. That was how >>he addressed my grandmother. I did the same thing and >>got scolded! >I was taught sirs and mam most adult here do I my >oldest daughter not 38 and a Major in the US army >definitely does even to us it is habit she will jump >all over a lower rank that does not salute her and say >mam yes mam . In oir rural community it is still seen >as a common courtesy not formality my parents havr my >sisters and I attention getters for forgetting to use >sir and ma’am . The A P s when I was in the office >for a paddling called me miss Mandy

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