Reminds me of my age.

:sunny:When I interact with young folks at stores or businesses of any kind and they address me as sir--it bugs me, but I appreciate their respect at the same time. So I responded today when addressed as sir,with ="you don't have to address me as sir, a smartly executed curtsy upon my appearance will be sufficient". Made her laugh and she executed a nice one for me. Made my day and hopefully hers too. Hell, If I can't make some people laugh when I show up here and there--it's not been a perfect day!

 

Nice :2thumbsup:.

 

Now that's just too cute.

 

Ha! good one scratch. 's what it's all about. :2thumbsup:

 

I'd love to hang out with you, Scratcho! I know you'd keep me entertained!

 

Smiles and chuckles are always a good day.

Something you always manage to do for us when you post.

 

Good one... That "sir" bit bugs me too. I ain't no fugging SIR.

 

I appreciate people that either smile at me when I do to them or look at me & speak first - even if I don't know them at all or do. Smiles are free. If you see someone without one, give them one of yours.
People that ask for my opinion & I can give them one & they like it.
Some that give you something just because they like you for some nice reason.

 

I was called sir by a kid who looked to be about 10 years old a few weeks ago; I dropped a dollar when I was counting change at a register and he picked it up for me and said "Here you are, sir."

The sad thing is that this kid left a $20 bill on the counter, and as I left I picked it up and walked outside to give it to him, and at the same time was adjusting my bag filled with assorted groceries and he bumped into me in a panic, making it look like I was trying to steal his $20 in front of all the other people still in line.

Anyway, I refer to all males as sir when I presume them to be of equal intelligence, whether they are children or elderly. My opinion of somebody who refers to me as such is greatly increased.

 

i always thought of it as depending on context rather than age, really. certain shops adress clients as sir, and public servants sometimes do the same, but they do it regardless of age, as long as you're an adult, really.

its also used when you want to be forthright with/rude to someone, kind of seems ironic to become more formal and polite when you want to be more insulting. maybe its a cultural thing, maybe we're just predisposed to be passive-agressive

 

I think I was about 27 the first time someone called me ma'am. It kinda ruined my day. I think it made me feel old. :bigcry: I still don't like to be called ma'am thirty something years later.

 

that's true - when i used to work in customer service, i would always be super calm and polite to the assholes and it always made them way more angry than if i had gotten mad at them. when they call looking for a fight and you don't give it to them, they don't know how to react.

 

Ouch!! Been there.

 

Maybe you should wear a name tag, scratcho.

 

My automatic response is "don't call me sir, I work for a living"

 

I called an acquaintance sir once and he bit my head off. He was about 20 years older than me. I didn't really mean it as a term of respect, I just think its a cute way of addressing people and I'm usually being playful when I use it, almost as a term of endearment.

The only other time I use it is when I'm really pissed off at someone but I have to maintain professionalism.

 

I call my two year old "sir" all the time....

Cason puts his cup in the sink. "Thank you, kind sir"

think I may be giving him an age complex?

 

My car has a few things in common with me & my age as well.

 

I like the respect