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01-03-2009, 07:50 PM
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Yes Sir
When I was growing up we were taught to say "Yes sir", "No sir", "Yes ma'am" & "No ma'am" when speaking with our elders.
I teach my children the same thing but this appears to be a dying practice.
Does anyone else still teach or practice these things.
I, myself, say Yes sir... etc when speaking to my elders or anyone even close to being an elder. I think it is a good thing and I am sad to see it leave our society in practice.
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01-03-2009, 07:54 PM
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Re: Yes Sir
I still do also. Making my daughter do it is like pulling teeth. Few teens who come home with her give that respect, but some do.
Funny thing though, when a boy comes a knocking for her, it is all about the sir's and ma'am's.
They fool the wife.
Not me.
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01-03-2009, 07:55 PM
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Re: Yes Sir
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Originally Posted by scotty
Funny thing though, when a boy comes a knocking for her, it is all about the sir's and ma'am's.
They fool the wife.
Not me.
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So... as it turns out...you are not only respectful... but wise. 
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01-03-2009, 07:58 PM
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Re: Yes Sir
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Originally Posted by Digging4Truth
When I was growing up we were taught to say "Yes sir", "No sir", "Yes ma'am" & "No ma'am" when speaking with our elders.
I teach my children the same thing but this appears to be a dying practice.
Does anyone else still teach or practice these things.
I, myself, say Yes sir... etc when speaking to my elders or anyone even close to being an elder. I think it is a good thing and I am sad to see it leave our society in practice.
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Yes sir. 
I do use sir and maam. I also refer to people as Miss so and so. I don't do it for men though for some reason. My children always hear me refer to people as Miss though. And they hear yes sir and yes maam often. I don't actually require it, but they do say it because they hear it.
This has been one very, very nice thing about moving to Texas. I'm not looked at strange when I refer to someone as Miss Donna or Miss Linda. It's normal-ish here. In Idaho, wow...lol I'd get some strange looks for it. But I didn't care. I wanted my kids growing up hearing that and grasping the idea of respect, not just for elders but for all people.
What I think is funny is that the whole sister/brother thing makes me almost crazy. I use those words for very, very few people in combination with their names.
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01-03-2009, 08:02 PM
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Re: Yes Sir
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Originally Posted by nahkoe
Yes sir.
I do use sir and maam. I also refer to people as Miss so and so. I don't do it for men though for some reason. My children always hear me refer to people as Miss though. And they hear yes sir and yes maam often. I don't actually require it, but they do say it because they hear it.
This has been one very, very nice thing about moving to Texas. I'm not looked at strange when I refer to someone as Miss Donna or Miss Linda. It's normal-ish here. In Idaho, wow...lol I'd get some strange looks for it. But I didn't care. I wanted my kids growing up hearing that and grasping the idea of respect, not just for elders but for all people.
What I think is funny is that the whole sister/brother thing makes me almost crazy. I use those words for very, very few people in combination with their names. |
Yes ma'am...
Being Texas born & Texas bred I can vouch for the "normality" of the yes sir/yes ma'am way of thinking.
Cowboys wear their hats but those hats get tipped when a lady is addressed.
Just a simple nod coupled with the utterance of a simple "ma'am" is sufficient... but proper recognition of ladies & elders is the way of the south. Especially in Texas.
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01-03-2009, 08:13 PM
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Re: Yes Sir
we say it and taught our kids to say it...
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01-03-2009, 08:17 PM
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Re: Yes Sir
No one says "Hey Yo!" anymore?
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01-03-2009, 08:19 PM
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Re: Yes Sir
It was and is still required in our family.
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01-03-2009, 08:23 PM
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Re: Yes Sir
It doesn't seem to be that way up North in Minnesorta and Wisconsin, but I was raised a polite Texas boy. Now that we are back living in the South, Louisiana, we hear it all the time.
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01-03-2009, 08:29 PM
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Re: Yes Sir
I use it regularly and have had folks refer to me as "Sir" or "Mr. Davidson" often and I'm 31. I guess I look old to some folks.
When telemarketers or bill collectors call, they sometimes ask if they can call me by my first name. Politely with firmness I tell them, "Mr. Davidson" is fine.
The foreigners usually revert to "Sir" at that point.
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