Is this rude?

[Chickenpoonumber2]

I grew up in the Colorado, so there better be plenty of please and thank you. But my mom is from the South so also lots of ma'am and Sir. I tend to use sir, but not ma'am because I get a lot of "how old do you think I am?!" When I say ma'am.

 

[Chickenpoonumber2]

“I meant what I said, bless your heart.”

But then again, I’m a Yankee. And probably not as polite a one as @sourland.

Not a "bless your heart" ?!? Gasp, that's worse than swearing at a person lol

 

[Ikslo]

Not a "bless your heart" ?!? Gasp, that's worse than swearing at a person lol

Well, if you’re going to accuse me of being rude…might as well go all out

 

[Chookwagn]

Oh boy..... some of "yous guys" should come out here for a bit of kiwi slang.... wassup, chur, hey bro, shot, yeh keen as, mean as, cheers cuz


Think you'd all be .....

 

[BoundlessLove]

I was raised to say Yes/No Ma’am and Yes/No Sir.
Also to use Mr. or Mrs/Ms. before names.
And I still use this when addressing my parents and anyone else of their age or older.
My children were taught the same and they still use this even as adults.
There are children and teens in my town who still use ma’am and sir.
IMO it is a form of respect, towards our elder and wiser group of people, which has been lost.
To my knowledge, no one in our town has yet to be offended by it.

 

[Sally PB]

Here in Michigan, "yes please" and "no thank you" were what were drilled into my head. Ma'am, Sir... not so much.

Very interesting. I would not have known that I was being rude if I didn't say Ma'am/Sir down south.

 

[Chickenpoonumber2]

Here in Michigan, "yes please" and "no thank you" were what were drilled into my head. Ma'am, Sir... not so much.

Very interesting. I would not have known that I was being rude if I didn't say Ma'am/Sir down south.

It's such a big deal in the South! When I go to visit family there EVERYONE is ma'am or sir....or at least in the small town I was in.

 

[Sally PB]

It's such a big deal in the South! When I go to visit family there EVERYONE is ma'am or sir....or at least in the small town I was in.

Thank you! Should I ever get to travel down south again, I will keep this in mind.

 

[Chickenpoonumber2]

I think this thread is really interesting. I've never put much thought into the different ways people speak in different parts of the country.

 

[Bigdumogre]

I'm a new yorker so you don't want to know what we say or not say at all.