Being called "Sir" doesn't bother me, although being so addressed is rather formal, and kind of an affectation these days that I encounter increasingly less often. It's basically a neutral, respectful way of getting a male's attention. What irks me more is going into a restaurant, and having the waitress address me as "Hon," "Sweetie," or if in the presence of another, "You Guys," as in such usage as, "What can I get for you guys?"
Is it just me? "Miss" prefix before my first name makes me feel old. Are we on the same page where the address of Sir is offensive too?
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Mr. Ed
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Being called Sir doesn't bother me.
I respectively use the Miss, Ma'am or Ms when addressing women I do not know. If these words bother you, how do you prefer to be addressed?
I respectively use the Miss, Ma'am or Ms when addressing women I do not know. If these words bother you, how do you prefer to be addressed?
They don't bother me. They bother other people though. I just was wondering if being called Sir bothered men as much as some of the prefixes bother the women.
Mr. Ed
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I commonly refer to men as Sir, thank you Sir, here you go Sir, it's almost like using slang in reference to addressing menfolk.
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In my experience, nobody in the deep south would ever address a woman in her 30s as "Miss Sally." Sally would consider that quite offensive. Where I've lived (and was born), the "Miss" before a first name is reserved for those of advanced age. 30s isn't exactly advanced age in my book.