The funny thing is, I along with everyone else (after 14 years here), when we hear children address an adult with anything other than Sir, Ma'am, or Miss or Mr..., everyone automatically assumes the child has no manners and no respect for elders!


>Let's hear it for the South!<g>
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>John
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>>Wow, don't know that I could've remembered all of that! I would probably just have used 'BOSS.' *G*
>>Here you seldom hear 'SIR' except in the South where I hear it all the time. After 14 years in the south, the only thing I had a difficult time getting accustomed to (and still do actually) was being addressed as 'Miss Tracy' as a sign of respect. I even hear it at work and I always thought it was just the children who spoke that way. Children even address some of their teachers that way. I NEVER would've considered that when I was in school unless I wanted a slap across the hands with a ruler. Doesn't sound respectful to me but then I'm a transplanted Yankee...