tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7412935501814538464.post1066322999729633286..comments2020-10-03T02:05:13.271-04:00Comments on Branches and Rain: Ma'am RevisitedBretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09389916070547430075noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7412935501814538464.post-32427165162250809842010-09-15T23:08:24.702-04:002010-09-15T23:08:24.702-04:00My father-in-law, who thought himself a man of the...My father-in-law, who thought himself a man of the people, intensely disliked being called "Sir", and I myself was not expected to address my own father that way.<br /><br />Anyway, "Sir", in my experience, does not render anything like the kind of respect to male patrons, (outside of the military), that "Ma'am" does to female patrons. It's not as expected.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09389916070547430075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7412935501814538464.post-54695954252030253302010-09-15T03:22:04.054-04:002010-09-15T03:22:04.054-04:00When I was working at the university, I sold a vin...When I was working at the university, I sold a vintage car to an American couple, also working there. They came to my parent's house to view the little Morris Minor, and my stepfather was quite taken aback when they addressed him as 'sir'.<br /><br />Interesting to read this.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.com