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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am from rural New England and sir/ma'am would definitely seem weird in my area.  I think it would come across as implying that the person is uptight, bossy, or overly concerned with hierarchy and status.  Personally, I am not offended or bothered by it, but I think it's important to understand that in some places it carries a meaning that is not very polite.  [/quote]

This. Also from NE, and my mother always assumed "yes ma'am" was being used ironically and thus was a sign of sass (what my mom called "being fresh"). She rarely travelled outside of NE, so wouldn't have heard it used. Uch anyway.[/quote]

Grew up in NE and agree, my mom would definitely say I was being fresh.

We are military and our kids were born and raised for the first few years further south. We have them say Miss First Name because that is the norm where we lived. When we are up in NE, that gets looks - its more Mrs. Last Name in that area. I think this is all very regional. [/quote]
Miss First Name vs Mrs Last Name can be regional, but they both beat Hey Larla by a mile.[/quote]

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