[Scanlation] - Learn English with America

[lost-hitsu.livejournal.com]

 

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Comments

[sithjester.livejournal.com]

Especially since, though it's the polite way to address someone in America, women hate being called ma'am. XD It leaves people confused about how to address ladies. "Do I call her ma'am? Will she be offended? How about miss? Is she too old to be a miss? What do I do??"

[dj-mewmew.livejournal.com]

In my experience working in retail (where I just automatically call everyone sir/ma'am), woman have never been like "Did you just call me ma'am?!". I've gotten a few "Did you just call me SIR!?!" from some guys.

[julesie-g.livejournal.com]

In England? Yeah totally. xD;

I don't think I'd know how to reply if someone called me that. xD

[arachnes-web.livejournal.com]

In the South, any woman older than you are is automatically "ma'am"

My senior year of high school I tutored a group of second graders and on my very first day, every single one of them called me ma'am. :)

[historyblitz.livejournal.com]

I've never run into that. A woman you don't know is a "ma'am". You never call her anything else--at least not in any retail situation or office jobs I've worked in. And I've never ever had a woman be like, "Don't call me that" because that would be silly.

[xxwolfgirlxx.livejournal.com]

To avoid all that I just call women miss anyway. I actually had one woman say "thanks that makes me feel younger"

[kuroi-hemlock.livejournal.com]

I've never been called "Ma'am" and would be very confused if someone did call me that. I don't really know how often "Sir" or "Ma'am" is used in Canada, if at all, but I know that I rarely have ever heard it being used to address people (though I can't say for the whole country).

[amberbewildered.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure how much it applies to the rest of the country, but I can speak for the prairies of Canada! I've worked in retail for a few years and it's fairly common to call someone "Sir" or "Ma'am". "Miss" is usually for younger women.

[kuroi-hemlock.livejournal.com]

That's interesting, since I grew up in one of the prairie provinces. I'm sure people in Canada do use it, but I'm never in the right situation to hear it. I guess its depends on what a person is taught and I have never be told to use it.

[haro.livejournal.com]

I haven't really noticed this. I'm sure some people dislike it, but I worked retail for years and used ma'am all the time. It's good to use because it's appropriate whether they are married or not (as opposed to miss, which isn't). I don't mind being called ma'am. I'm from the midwest.