mike78207 Posted December 9, 2004 Posted December 9, 2004 Anyways iam at this public libary and this girl who is sitting next to to me ( who look like a teeager girl) I think she is or she may not be..ohh well she ask me " Sir how do you send a email to a friend" She ask..I had to show how to send it and that it..lol Iam 25 but i dont think i look old many friends say i look 16-19 year old!! What do you think??
EC Posted December 9, 2004 Posted December 9, 2004 Your questions are so funny...lol But I think she was just trying to be polite..maybe SHE was younger than she looked?
Author mike78207 Posted December 9, 2004 Author Posted December 9, 2004 maybe.. I know my topics maybe werid but that me! She look younger then me that all i can say... But i hate when people call me sir..Its make me feel old..
alphamale Posted December 9, 2004 Posted December 9, 2004 Originally posted by mike78207 maybe.. I know my topics maybe werid but that me! She look younger then me that all i can say... But i hate when people call me sir..Its make me feel old.. dude you better get used to it cause it will happen more and more as you age. just take it as a compliment or show of respect from another fellow human
tattoomytoe Posted December 9, 2004 Posted December 9, 2004 i am only 25, and i hate being called ma'am...i feel soo old! i know it is proper, but jeese!
HokeyReligions Posted December 9, 2004 Posted December 9, 2004 It used to irk me a bit, now I appreciate the show of respect. Makes me feel like I have to live up to something though! I say it to younger people too, depending on the circumstances. That can be kinda fun!
Moose Posted December 9, 2004 Posted December 9, 2004 My 16 year old calls me, "Pa", and the 15 year old calls me, "Old man".......I hated it at first, but now it doesn't bother me a bit.
tiki Posted December 9, 2004 Posted December 9, 2004 I refer to people as "sir" and "ma'am" too. It's better than saying "Hey you". It was just her being polite.
soccorsilly Posted December 10, 2004 Posted December 10, 2004 I know EXACTLY what you are talking about. I have had premature grey hair since I was 19 and right around 24 I was in the mall and this teenager (now mind you, she is like only 7 or 8 years younger) comes to me and says "Pardon me SIR, do you have the time?" I was shocked, insulted, and replied with a "f you no!---and I am not a sir." A buddy of mine always looks around when he is called sir and says "is my dad here?"
savethedrama4allama Posted December 10, 2004 Posted December 10, 2004 If people aren't supposed to call you sir, what are they supposed to call you? Its not like miss and ma'am where there is a difference...sir is a guy, no matter what his age may be.
tiki Posted December 10, 2004 Posted December 10, 2004 I refer to my four year old as "sir" all the time....thank you "sir", please "sir" ....I may be southern, but I totally think it's a respect thing.
Merin Posted December 10, 2004 Posted December 10, 2004 <<< Calls most everybody Sir or Ma'am I don't mean it as disrespectful or that they are old.. it's just how I address people I'm not familiar with.. those people in my life are called more colorful things.. JK JK JK
Scott S Posted December 10, 2004 Posted December 10, 2004 To a teenager, anyone over 20 looks "old." On the other hand, perhaps it was simply a courteous way of addressing you. I use the term frequently. Interestingly enough, I am still in the habit of addressing the now elderly adults (that I knew as adults when I was a boy) as Mr. Smith or Mrs. Smith when I encounter them. Anyone else find themselves doing this?
Naive Posted December 10, 2004 Posted December 10, 2004 You really like the library huh Mike Anyways, I am only 21 but there are times when kids call me ma'am and I'm like, "WTF? I AM NOT OLD". I almost get a heart attack but hey it's part of life. I guess since they are smaller than us they see us like old farts. It's probably the same thing we do to other people unconsciously.
Author mike78207 Posted December 10, 2004 Author Posted December 10, 2004 Old fart me...no way...i feel 12 year old in my heart...really..not that i want to be 12 ( well it would be cool) but that how i feel.
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