Although I, myself, was born and raised in the State of Pennsylvania, my mother was a former Floridian. As such, I was taught "Yes/No Sir/Ma'am from a very early age. Kind of a regional crossover.
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Originally Posted by Charlatan
ma'am and sir always sound false to me... like putting on airs. When people use it on me it gets my back up. I feel like I am being "handled".
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This reminds me of another post, or something, when someone made the assertion that people who use manners are phony people.
I disagree with both counts.