Are you a "Ma'am" or a "Miss"?

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

I always thought people with a bit more meat on them looked younger. The "fluff" unwrinkles the wrinkles. Bf's cousin and wife lost a bunch of weight and now they both look so old.

Yeah, that's true after a certain age, plus your skin doesn't shrink back much after the age of 40. Saggy skin looks old.

[capt_noonie]

They're not even in their 40s yet. They're about the same age as me, early 30s.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

They're not even in their 40s yet. They're about the same age as me, early 30s.

It must have been a lot of weight. There's no magic number, but it's thought that before the age of 38 the skin still has enough elasticity to shrink back if there hasn't been too much sun damage done. People tend to lose weight in their face first, and sometimes it can take 6 months or so for the weight to redistribute itself. That’s way too young to look old. A healthy forty-year old, should look like a 20 year old, who stayed up all night!

[JesStang]

I work on an Air Force base so everyone calls every woman "ma'am" but out in the real world I get called "miss".

[Ahis_Mama]

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 . 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. Last pic is one of me for halloween last year...was trying on false eyelashes. LOL

[RebelBelle]

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".

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Ahis_Mama

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 . 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. Last pic is one of me for halloween last year...was trying on false eyelashes. LOL

you def do NOT look 38!

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Ahis_Mama

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 . 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. Last pic is one of me for halloween last year...was trying on false eyelashes. LOL

Wow, lucky you, you got some great genes! I love that you call everyone older aunty or uncle, that's so neat.

[Ahis_Mama]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

you def do NOT look 38!

Thank you. But my hubby likes to tease me that i'm an "old fart" cause he's 6 months younger than me.

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Wow, lucky you, you got some great genes! I love that you call everyone older aunty or uncle, that's so neat.

Thanks! When I was in Jr. High I used to get offended and grossed out when my guy friends would tell me that my mom looked hot. I now look back at all her pics and realize why. lmao Now I'm hoping when I get her age i'll look as good as her.
Yeah if you came here, in no time local people you make friends with and their kids will call you Aunty. 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

[Princes mom]

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.

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

What about "sugar" or I mean "sugah", I like that one.

I get Sugar a lot.

Oh wait......they are talking to MY DOG