They always say "Miss Smith"? Even after i correct them..the next time they do it again..over and over! Everybody down here does it. DO they not understand someone is married?
2006-08-06 16:43:17 · 11 answers · asked by hlg567 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
lockerridge,I ask an impersonal question and you insult my age "old woman" and my relationship"poor man"?? How sick is that? I am not old and my husband is a great southener. I guess i was taught to respect people's titles. grow up!
2006-08-07 02:12:41 · update #1
There are ignorant people everywhere, and I apologize as a southerner myself Mrs. --
2006-08-06 17:51:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's not meant in a rude way. As a child, I was taught to call women "Miss" instead of just calling them by their first names and it's stuck. For example, our next door neighbor was "Miss Andie" instead of "Andie", even though she was married. It's really not an insult, just a matter of the way that we were raised.
2006-08-07 00:09:35 · answer #2 · answered by lonely_girl3_98 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, hon, that is our way of paying you a compliment about your age. Of course if this is a problem for you, then by all means show everyone your ill mannered and ill tempered way of nit picking people and just being a bad tempered old lady who is married. Poor man.
2006-08-07 00:11:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the south,god bless it!that is just the way we speak,it is our draw that probobly irratates you.....sorry.just like in the great northern states you get yous guys,the balmer (batimore) accent,the bawstin(boston)thing,the whole jowysey(jersey)stuff,and so on....thank God for all the diversity of the different cultures and ethnic backgrounds we have here in the states.take it with a gain of salt,it is truly nothing to take seriously.
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2006-08-07 00:48:05 · answer #4 · answered by jondoe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's "Miz'," which is a contraction of the older "Mistress" which was applied to all women past puberty.
Perhaps you should just insist on having them call you by your first name.
And if your spoken English is absolutely perfect, perhaps you should be a diction teacher or a radio announcer.
2006-08-07 10:15:12 · answer #5 · answered by wmp55 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do drop the syllable, which is fine for all I care. The thing that gets me is every time I go to the carwash: after they have taken my car to wash, I go in and pay and ALWAYS get called "Mrs. ______." I hate it more than anything. I am young, single and not anywhere near married.
2006-08-07 00:48:20 · answer #6 · answered by susie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the comment above. Not that Southern people are lazy, but it is much quicker to say Miss, or like "y'ar"
2006-08-06 23:55:16 · answer #7 · answered by killerclownlives 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have not noticed this. However, I am from the Southern USA. Perhaps it is dialect or drawl. I am certain that no one would intentionally offend you regarding the subject, because Southern "ladies" take pride in marriage ! lol ....... Good Luck !
2006-08-06 23:54:06 · answer #8 · answered by SpongebobRoundpants 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well yea we do, do that a lot. i dont mean to but its just been a customary thing nothing out of the ordinary for anyone that i know that i dont really think about it.. we do realize ur married but u have to think about how we were raised and our accent. we may try to say mrs. but it comes out miss. really if i offend anyone i dont mean to by it. im just tryin to be polite and all.
2006-08-07 01:05:40 · answer #9 · answered by Miss Carlino 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh, no, saying "Mrs." is an extra syllable. We spare it by saying "Miss" and use that syllable elsewhere, like to say other phrases like "oh my Good-duh-ness!" or "Bless your HAR-rut!"
2006-08-06 23:52:37 · answer #10 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋