Do you call ugly or old women ma'am? what kind of women do u use this word on?

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Answer 1

Come to think of it, the only time I use ma'am is when a woman is blocking an isle at the store and I say "Excuse me ma'am".

~faith

Answer 2

You use the term ma'am on mature, and older women. Other wise if it is a younger women, you can use the term "lady".

Like excuse me lady, can I help you young lady. Whether a woman is ugly, or pretty, has nothing to do with what term you use.

Answer 3

I don't know about you but I call no one ma'am as I see the beauty in everyone and don't ever see anyone as "old". No matter how old they are, I call strangers: "young man! or young lady!" And often tell older people (whenever they point out that it's fine and dandy for us younger folks but I their age...) and tell them that they are mere babes in the stream of time... whereas compared to a thousand years, of the coming Millennium promised to us by a God who cannot lie, or compared to a million or more years of living which is what we will all be doing in the promised Kingdom of God to come, what is fifty, seventy, eighty or even a hundred years? And it never fails to put a smile on their faces as they reply: "You know what? You are right!" and I don't know if it's just my imagination but there is a definite sudden lightness in their steps as I watch them walking away!

Answer 4

Ma'am is a term of respect towards a women that is usually older than you.

Answer 5

You call any woman that you should show respect to ma'am.
This could be your mother, your grandmother, a female judge, a female doctor, your female boss or just a woman who is a generation older than you. While we are deciding who should be called what, in your opinion do you call a disrespectful teenager, a punk?

Answer 6

Out here in Texas, calling a woman maam is a sign of respect.

Answer 7

Any woman no matter the age. It is a sign of courtesy.

Answer 8

No, I don't use that word. Besides that, I treat them all the same. n