2020年6月12日 · Is the usage of "yes, ma'am/no, sir" in polite conversation mostly limited to the American South? Is there anyone who was raised outside of

2008年2月21日 · As I was growing up I noticed that my parents did not require me to answer yes, m'am or yes sir when addressing them as did some of my friends. We

2008年5月15日 · Originally Posted by MzMiss123 Could someone help me understand the usage of "Yes, Ma'am / Sir" and "No, Ma'am /Sir"? Having moved

2008年2月29日 · Could someone help me understand the usage of "Yes, Ma'am / Sir" and "No, Ma'am /Sir"? Having moved here from PA, I immediately

2010年7月22日 · I have a friend that I have known for over 15 yrs moved to AL a couple of years ago. After being there a month she started insisting her children address people with the yes, ma'm, no ma'm, yes sir and so forth. I also have negative feelings from it and not sure why. Then my friend says it all the time now too and she developed a southern drawl to go with it. I …