Linda
Senior Member
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- Central California foothills
I think its silly to call me Miss and I don't like it at all. What, do I look 17? Linda, ma'am, or beautiful lady will do just fine.
hahaha...LInda... I think I'll go along with that too...I think its silly to call me Miss and I don't like it at all. What, do I look 17? Linda, ma'am, or beautiful lady will do just fine.
I've said this before and unfortunately must say it again. I Hate It when a woman, especially if she is near my age, calls me MAMA. Hate, hate, hate and sometimes retort "I'm Not your Mama," and I usually get screamed at by the Mama-Caller, but sometimes it's so worth it!I wonder why this bothers some and not others? It just doesn't bother me. Never has.
Well that would be different. That's stupid. But to me being called Miss or Ma'am are forms of respect.I've said this before and unfortunately must say it again. I Hate It when a woman, especially if she is near my age, calls me MAMA. Hate, hate, hate and sometimes retort "I'm Not your Mama," and I usually get screamed at by the Mama-Caller, but sometimes it's so worth it!
I agree. I loathe "Ma'am"!I call it slave talk or plantation speak.
It's probably due to what approaches were customary in the areas where members were from.I wonder why this bothers some and not others? It just doesn't bother me. Never has.
I call it slave talk or plantation speak. The slaves used to use "Miss" or "Mister" with their first names to speak to or about the slave holders and their family members. It's disgusting that this ignorant, grammatically incorrect manner of addressing people is alive and well in 2020.
Contemporarily, it's used by most native Southerners regardless of age or race depending on circumstance. Miss, Mister, Ma'am, Sir are common and well brought up children are taught to use the titles for adults along with please, thank you etc. Healthcare workers address patients by Miss or Mister when first meeting them.
One of the take-aways I got from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is that in the Jim Crow era, white children did not use terms of respect for older black adults. They do now. Some things evolve for the better. Since I learned that, it's always music to my ears to hear whites use the honorifics when addressing blacks.