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People call sir to everybody

fito Asked by fito 2 months ago, 5 answers.
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I want to know if people call sir to evreybody even if is a young person, because when people call me sir I feel like 50 years old or something like that you know what I mean.

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Me? Pink? Naww... Answered by mysterywolf on Sep 19, 2008, 05:42AM
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Yea it's only polite to do so.

Answered by fau on Sep 19, 2008, 05:56AM
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sorry I made a mistake I meant everybody.

Green Machine Answered by nzdaniel on Sep 19, 2008, 06:49AM
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Yeah I do it to mostly if it is a tutor or someone who is teaching me something, or if they are a more respected person in society. When I say sir I find it strange saying to someone only a few years older than me. Feels weird when they call me sir too.

Whiteboard portrate Answered by filletofspam on Sep 19, 2008, 08:15AM
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It depends on the situation and the relationship rather than the age.

When I worked in retail every customer was sir or ma'am including kids.

When I worked at a university every student was "sir" or "ma'am" until I knew their names after which they were Mr. or Ms. Even students that I was on a first name basis outside of the university with went back to Mr. or Ms. when they were in a class I taught.

Where I work now things are less formal. I'm on first name basis with everyone at work including the CEO.

I find it odd when people call me "sir" outside of formal relationships (like when someone is trying to sell me something). When a group of teens spun and crashed their car in the rain I was helping them and every one of them called me "sir." I told them I'm much more comfortable with "hey you" than "sir" but I appreciated their politeness.

And with the barell of a gun, we'd die young! Answered by ally_xo on Sep 19, 2008, 11:36AM
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I call my teachers sir.
I'm a girl, so I don't get called sir lol...
I say it to be polite, instead of being like "fine." or "OK"
its "OK sir."
I think it sounds nicer, which it is.
Sir isn't meant for 'old' people..
All men!
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