We also have energentic old folks, I know an 80 year old cowboy, smokes a pack of cigerettes a day, drinks, dozens of surgeries, and is in the hospital almost every month, still works 12-16 hours a day, and can restrain a struggling goat, which is no easy task when your cutting off their happy pillows.The Duchess of Zeon wrote: That is one thing admirable about the south.. They retain a few traces of respect in civil society.
A Question for the Ladies
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LOL....I use "thank you kindly" all the time, too...
That sort of politeness really is ingrained into our society, I suppose. When I went up to NYC it was culture shock. The way I got treated at restaurants and such would get you fired in about two seconds down south.
That sort of politeness really is ingrained into our society, I suppose. When I went up to NYC it was culture shock. The way I got treated at restaurants and such would get you fired in about two seconds down south.
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Well, Florida is probably the most "Nothern" of the South if you get my meaning...but we still do it quite often here.
And guess what: holding doors open for people is not a lost art! Lots of people do it down here!
And guess what: holding doors open for people is not a lost art! Lots of people do it down here!
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It isn't a lost art here in Toronto either, but more often than not thanking a person for holding a door open for you will get you strange and/or confused looks. A few times I've even had the person give me dirty looks.RogueIce wrote:And guess what: holding doors open for people is not a lost art! Lots of people do it down here!
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Say, do you want it to be a threesome with your wife? Or a foursome with your wife and sister-in-law? I'm up for either.
That's just...wierd...they do the polite thing but then give you an odd look for making a polite response?aerius wrote:It isn't a lost art here in Toronto either, but more often than not thanking a person for holding a door open for you will get you strange and/or confused looks. A few times I've even had the person give me dirty looks.
Silly Canadians. Unless I misread it. In which case... Silly Canadians (for not making it clear enough).
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Down here in Texas holding the door open for someone is very common. And not just men for women, just common curtocy, sometimes I'll go into a gasstation a several times a day and never have to open my own door, and when I do I am usually end up holding it open for someone else going as I'm leaving.
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If Im working and I dont know your name, I will ALWAYS refer to you as Ma'am or Sir. It is the professional thing to do. I will adjust my conversation when I sense what kind of person I am talking to. If Im helping some younger person on the phone I might just use his first name, since we are both young. Some high powered, 10 years of experiene admin, gets a Sir or Ma'am.
The use of sir or ma'am is not all that common in California, but since Ive worked with the public its fairly common for me.
"Ma'am I can help you down here!"
"Sir, would you please pull your car up to the dock."
Women that get all angry or upset over being called ma'am should wear shirts that declare what they want to be called since guys like me and Durran and the others CANT READ YOUR MINDS.
The use of sir or ma'am is not all that common in California, but since Ive worked with the public its fairly common for me.
"Ma'am I can help you down here!"
"Sir, would you please pull your car up to the dock."
Women that get all angry or upset over being called ma'am should wear shirts that declare what they want to be called since guys like me and Durran and the others CANT READ YOUR MINDS.
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You could try the modern, "Yo, Homes"
I don't recommend, "PHAT ho'"
In the Army we sometimes acknowledge something with a sort of grunt that sounds like "hooah" said realy short and clipped. That throws people off.
Once I worked at a place where this guy walked in, up to the counter as I was finishing something in the back. He whistled for me like one would call a dog. I looked at him (as everyone else in the place did) and I said,
"You can call me like I'm your dog, but I'm gonna mark you like you're my territory."
He didn't get it.
I don't recommend, "PHAT ho'"
In the Army we sometimes acknowledge something with a sort of grunt that sounds like "hooah" said realy short and clipped. That throws people off.
Once I worked at a place where this guy walked in, up to the counter as I was finishing something in the back. He whistled for me like one would call a dog. I looked at him (as everyone else in the place did) and I said,
"You can call me like I'm your dog, but I'm gonna mark you like you're my territory."
He didn't get it.
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Libertarian philosophy can be boiled down to the phrase, "Work Will Make You Free."
In Libertarianism, there is no Government, so the Bosses are free to exploit the Workers.
In Communism, there is no Government, so the Workers are free to exploit the Bosses.
So in Libertarianism, man exploits man, but in Communism, its the other way around!
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Libertarian philosophy can be boiled down to the phrase, "Work Will Make You Free."
In Libertarianism, there is no Government, so the Bosses are free to exploit the Workers.
In Communism, there is no Government, so the Workers are free to exploit the Bosses.
So in Libertarianism, man exploits man, but in Communism, its the other way around!
If all you want to do is have some harmless, mindless fun, go H3RE INST3ADZ0RZ!!
Grrr! Fight my Brute, you pansy!
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I'm with you on that, for the most part. Firstly, it's a Southern thing -- we were just raised that way. Newer generations don't apply (born after 75). At work, I'll call a female NCO or soldier by their rank, as appropriate. A caveat is that my wife does not like being called "Ma'am," so I'll do so only when I feel she is issuing orders to me...Durran Korr wrote:When I'm at work, I make sure to say "yes, ma'am" to basically every female over the age of 13 I deal with. Is this a good, polite, proper thing to do, or does it make you just feel old? I'm asking because someone I addressed as "ma'am" recently did NOT appreciate it.
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I'm betting a good "Yes mistress" will stop things even quicker.jegs2 wrote: I'm with you on that, for the most part. Firstly, it's a Southern thing -- we were just raised that way. Newer generations don't apply (born after 75). At work, I'll call a female NCO or soldier by their rank, as appropriate. A caveat is that my wife does not like being called "Ma'am," so I'll do so only when I feel she is issuing orders to me...
Might get you in the dog house though.
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Where do you btw? When I was in sales i used to address all my customers as sir or ma'am out of respect so no Innerbrat, its not patronising or disrespectful.innerbrat wrote:It's patronising and mocking. It's like throwing a mock salute when someone asks you for a favour. I would not appreciate it. People at work call me by my name.Durran Korr wrote:When I'm at work, I make sure to say "yes, ma'am" to basically every female over the age of 13 I deal with. Is this a good, polite, proper thing to do, or does it make you just feel old? I'm asking because someone I addressed as "ma'am" recently did NOT appreciate it.