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They're not even in their 40s yet. They're about the same age as me, early 30s. :eek: |
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I work on an Air Force base so everyone calls every woman "ma'am" but out in the real world I get called "miss". :D |
2 Attachment(s) We use Miss here in business situations mostly. Outside of that everyone who is older is Aunty or Uncle. That's just a custom in Hawaii. I have asian in me too. Everyone assumes I am a lot younger than I look. When they find out I have a 20yr. old son they are like :eek:. They think my mom is still HOT. LOL Here is a pic of me and my mom when I was little. My mom honestly still looks the same...she now has just a few more laugh lines. :) I get carded for liquor all the time if the person doesn't already know me. I'm going to be 38 this month. :D Last pic is one of me for halloween last year...was trying on false eyelashes. LOL |
I am Miss Misty to friends children (and sometimes to patronizing old men) and Miss Jenkins to consumers at work. All the children within my family (neice and cousins children) call me Mimi. My coworkers, friends, and mom just call me Misty. I am called ma'am many times a day. None of the above is at all offensive to me. In fact, in Mississippi, if someone doesn't say "ma'am" when speaking to me it's kind of offensive. To me, if you work in a position dealing with the public, then ma'am and sir are proper regardless of whom your speaking to because it's polite and respectful. Outside of work everyone I speak with who is older than me (my mom and grandmother's friends or some older coworkers) I call Miss "Insert First Name". |
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Yeah if you came here, in no time local people you make friends with and their kids will call you Aunty. :D It goes something like this... "Eh Aunty(or even Sistah(sister) how you doing?" lmao Our english is very terrible here. And we do it on purpose. LOL |
A friend of my son's who is from GA got a job on Wall Street after graduating from college. He had never been to NY, and was a little concerned. He asked me if I could suggest anything to help his transition go smoothly. I told him, "Whatever you do, do not say 'Ma am.'" He called me a few months later and told me that he slipped and said "Yes ma'am" to someone in front of most of his co-workers, and to this day is still trying to live it down. He has a southern accent, but saying that was the icing on the cake. He told me that when he went out to happy hour, his friends ordered him a Mint Julep, as in Gone With the Wind. |
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Oh wait......they are talking to MY DOG :rolleyes::bigeyes::sfunslap::hide2: |
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