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Like everyone else from the South, I also say Ma'am and Sir. Honestly I think it is crazy that people would object to being called that, since it is a term of respect.
I always called my parents' friends Miss/Mrs. Firstname or Mr. Firstname, and still don't know what to call them know that I am older. I feel awkward calling them by just their first names, but I feel like a little kid if I say Mr. first.
To the parents of my friends, I always say Mr./Mrs. Lastname unless they tell me otherwise. I think it is really disrespectful to call someone older than you by their first name unless they tell you to do so.
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