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Subject: Re: Addressing adults as Sir and Ma'am

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Derek
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Date Posted: 04:22:59 05/04/26 Mon
In reply to: Mississippi Mike 's message, "Addressing adults as Sir and Ma'am" on 16:54:07 05/03/26 Sun

Definitely it was the same for me. It was especially true with relatives and my teachers. If I wasn’t being polite I would get a warning and if I didn’t change then my butt was tanned.

>Were other forum members expected to address other
>adults as Sir and Ma'am? We were and I remember, when
>growing up in the Fifties and Sixties in Mississippi,
>that this was a common expectation and practice. Even
>with my own father and stepmother if the conversation
>took on a certain level of seriousness and tone it was
>expected. And if we were in trouble then we better,
>or else!!!! We really were expected to respect and
>'mind' our elders and betters back then!
>
>What are other folks memories and recollections of
>this?

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Re: Addressing adults as Sir and Ma'am Mississippi Mike 16:03:45 05/04/26 Mon

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>Definitely it was the same for me. It was especially >true with relatives and my teachers. If I wasn’t >being polite I would get a warning and if I didn’t >change then my butt was tanned. > > >>Were other forum members expected to address other >>adults as Sir and Ma'am? We were and I remember, when >>growing up in the Fifties and Sixties in Mississippi, >>that this was a common expectation and practice. Even >>with my own father and stepmother if the conversation >>took on a certain level of seriousness and tone it was >>expected. And if we were in trouble then we better, >>or else!!!! We really were expected to respect and >>'mind' our elders and betters back then! >> >>What are other folks memories and recollections of >>this?

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