Quote from: Roll on January 01, 2018, 08:11:22 AM
My sister called a customer "ma'am" at her job, and the woman was extremely offended. Tourists.   (I'm in SE Georgia, so assuming anyone who was offended by that isn't from the area. )

But yeah, it's very regional on that one.

Though southern people talk funny I can't imagine any woman being offended by ma'am. I've hardly ever been called Ma'am. It's almost always "miss". And one pervy guy who called me " little girl".  I was teasing about southern people talking funny. Actually I find the accent cool. The lady next door has a deep southern accent. Some of the words she uses are funny. " over yonder " "I'm fixin to do it" " I took a notion to do (whatever) and calling children and young people " young uns". But it's not too hard to figure out what she means. Well for me anyway. When Tristan met her he had a little trouble understanding her with her southern accent and slang words and she had a little trouble understanding his Aussie accent and slang. It was the first time I had to interpret for 2 English speaking people. Lol

Quote from: Roll on January 01, 2018, 08:11:22 AM
But yeah, it's very regional on that one.

Is it??? By the same fuzzy logic "yes sir" isn't offensive? The military breaths & dies by this phrase, so what's the difference? Isn't a female officer still addressed as "sir"?

Quote from: Kiera on January 01, 2018, 01:03:56 PMIsn't a female officer still addressed as "sir"?

Not in the military I was in.  Sir for male officers, ma'am for female officers.

Quote from: Kiera on January 01, 2018, 08:02:33 AM
Christy why so?? "Sir" and "ma'am" is a very Southern Thing where I come from, StandOpPro??

Would hate to be referred to as "a shiela" (even if a positive compliment? )

Well i would like it, if i wasnt trying tot live my life as a boy at the times i have been called ma'am (usually on the phone) its very confusing

I hate my male photos. I was never comfortable in this body until I came out and started dressing for real. I've spent years scouring photos of me from the net and others socialmedia. I hated my looks so much.

I thought I would never pass, now I'm not so sure.

You know if I could just find a new job that paid as much as where I work I could try to go full time even though around here thats really risking alot. This is like one of the worst places.

The industry I work in is shrinking alot and fast, a huge company here just got bought out by a place down south. I think about moving south of here alot, it seems alot more inclusive and its bigger anyway.