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Do you like when people call you "ma'am"? Even though its like calling a guy sir, i think it sounds rude

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Asked By: looklife 18-21, F  10 months ago

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    JoeyPFoxx - 41-45 years old - male

    Posted by JoeyPFoxx Jul 6th, 2012 at 12:42PM

    Rude? I would think ma'am is a lot less rude than, "yo *****!"

    If anything, ma'am is a sign of respect, no?

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  1. looklife - 18-21 years old - female

    Reply by looklife Jul 7th, 2012 at 7:54AM

    hahah

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14 Answers to "Do you like when people call you "ma'am"? Even though its like calling a guy sir, i think it sounds rude"

  1. MindofFire - 13-15 years old - male

    Posted by MindofFire Jul 6th, 2012 at 12:39PM

    I'm 12 and I say it as a sign of respect, but most don't take it that way since I live in Chicago. I should move to Alabama. More respect.

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  2. MikeWinther - 41-45 years old - male

    Posted by MikeWinther Jul 6th, 2012 at 12:18PM

    Sounds better than someone yelling across the room in surfer lingo.. Hey Dude

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  3. a2fun1 - 36-40 years old - male

    Reply by a2fun1 Jul 6th, 2012 at 12:35PM

    "Hey Rude, don't call me Dude!" was the original name for the Beatles classic "Hey Jude" Thankfully they changed it.

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  4. GrandPaRoo - 61-65 years old - male

    Posted by GrandPaRoo Jul 6th, 2012 at 12:20PM

    What I feel is rude and unprofessional is being addressed as; babe, honey, sweetie, etc. I make eye contact with that person and calmly ask them not to address me in that manner.

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  5. DenteAvvelenato - 31-35 years old - female

    Reply by DenteAvvelenato Jul 6th, 2012 at 1:24PM

    @grand agreed

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  6. SaintMaj - 36-40 years old - male

    Posted by SaintMaj Jul 6th, 2012 at 12:18PM

    yep,cockersbag sounds better

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  7. PenelopeParfait - 18-21 years old - female

    Posted by PenelopeParfait Jul 6th, 2012 at 1:35PM

    Well I haven't been adresses as that, since I'm young. But if someone says it, it's not meant to be rude. It's just a Southern thing. Fo people who live in other areas of the US, they have different ways of addressing someone. Where I was came from, we would say Mrs. or Ms. when addressing someone formally.

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  8. DenteAvvelenato - 31-35 years old - female

    Posted by DenteAvvelenato Jul 6th, 2012 at 1:25PM

    I don't know that it is rude, could make a person feel 'old' I guess

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  9. justsunni - 51-55 years old - female

    Posted by justsunni Jul 6th, 2012 at 1:11PM

    like whitedot said, it's kinda regional.. it is very much a sign of respect here. and i appreciate it. my son certainly better remember his 'yes, ma'ams and no, ma'ams'! just the sign of good breeding...a southern gentleman~

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  10. justsunni - 51-55 years old - female

    Reply by justsunni Jul 6th, 2012 at 2:16PM

    lol!! or gentlemen in general! mmwwaahhhh~

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  11. bijouxbroussard - 46-50 years old - female

    Posted by bijouxbroussard Jul 6th, 2012 at 12:55PM

    I understand that it's meant as respect, but with women, "ma'am" also implies age, where "sir" can be pretty neutral.

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  12. magicalraspberi - 13-15 years old

    Posted by magicalraspberi Jul 6th, 2012 at 12:20PM

    i don't like it.

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  13. DcreativeBUG - 22-25 years old

    Posted by DcreativeBUG Jul 6th, 2012 at 12:19PM

    I dont find that rude...

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  14. deltadon - 46-50 years old - female

    Posted by deltadon Jul 6th, 2012 at 12:19PM

    no it's manners ..........& i am a ma'am........your a miss

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  15. KlaraVoyet - 36-40 years old - female

    Posted by KlaraVoyet Jul 6th, 2012 at 12:19PM

    I don't mind, it is normally used as a term of respect.

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  16. Karimelgohary1596 - 31-35 years old - male

    Posted by Karimelgohary1596 Jul 6th, 2012 at 12:24PM

    Its used for respecting the superior women

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