US Senator Telling Brig. Gen. To call her Senator not Ma'am?

[jjdward]

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[saddina]

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Yep here it means something different than it does there.

 

[bluey]

Is anybody really surprised that this came out of Barbara Boxer's mouth?

Honestly...maybe if she focused more on solving her state's budgetary issues instead of what she is being called, Californians would be better off.

She's on a sinking ship and she's worried about imaginary slights...

 

[FrenchHen]

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Yep here it means something different than it does there.

I'm from Tennessee, and Husband is from California. We've had our share of misunderstandings!
I wanted to call his mom "Miss" plus her first name...he stopped that before I made a fool of myself.

 

[jjdward]

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I do understand what you are saying. However, I just don't think some things are "relative" so to speak. Also, the manner and tone in which she said it also makes me think it was a power trip on her part. Just me though.

 

[PurpleChicken]

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No, really man. I'm a conservative leaning independant. Most of
our senators are crazy leaning nut jobs. Old Barbs tops the list.
What a useless bag of skin.

 

[NancyP]

Having been a military spouse for the last 24 yrs I can say he was being natural. Soldiers don't go around calling each other by their rank. All those higher ranking than you are sir or mam. Sounds to me like she was being snotty and insecure.
Nancy

 

[jjdward]

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Yep here it means something different than it does there.

I'm from Tennessee, and Husband is from California. We've had our share of misunderstandings!
I wanted to call his mom "Miss" plus her first name...he stopped that before I made a fool of myself.

There is my point, you wouldn't have been a fool. Just good up-bringing.

 

[PurpleChicken]

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Yep here it means something different than it does there.

I'm from Tennessee, and Husband is from California. We've had our share of misunderstandings!
I wanted to call his mom "Miss" plus her first name...he stopped that before I made a fool of myself.

Oh please explain the Miss thing to us. I lived down south and never
could figure that one out. I just thought it was cute and went with it.

 

[saddina]

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I'm from Tennessee, and Husband is from California. We've had our share of misunderstandings!
I wanted to call his mom "Miss" plus her first name...he stopped that before I made a fool of myself.

Oh please explain the Miss thing to us. I lived down south and never
could figure that one out. I just thought it was cute and went with it.

Here "miss" is a never married woman, which implies her son is illegitimate. Not likely to go over well.