They do it do me all the time! I don't care how old or how young they are. Sometimes, it's "Yes, Ma'am" after each statement I make. It drives me crazy!
If the person is under 18 or 21, it's OK. If we are in a social situation as equals, I don't want to hear it, especially if the person saying it is old enough to be an older relative. It's OK if the person is in a job or acting in an official capacity.
I have always stressed the importance of good manners to my family, but I grew up in the South. While I am too young to remember a lot of things about segregation, I can remember some of it, but I didn't understand it. "Yes, Ma'am" is one of those phases that I associated with that time when everyone was not equal. I guess that is why I don't like hearing it, because I refuse to let them be less than I am. We will always be equals.
I will use it for an older person out of respect, just like I was taught, but I still dislike it for myself.
2007-08-05
17:13:51
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Ariel 128
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