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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm 57 and still get this, probably because I'm small. It beats "ma'am."[/quote]

I've gotten to the point where ma'am doesn't bug me but I recall the first few times I got this, in my 30s, it felt like a slap in the face. Now I basically don't care.

Getting used to how differently you are treated as a middle aged or older woman in the world, as opposed to a young woman, is truly a rite of passage. It's wild to realize that the most respect/deference you will ever get in your life probably came when you were like 28, and that having decades of wisdom and experience on that younger version of yourself makes people respect you LESS. Truly wild.[/quote]

Calling a woman ma'am is a way of showing of respect and deference.[/quote]

Depends on how it's said. For southerners and others raised to use these terms as a form of deference, similar to "sir", yes. But there are plenty of people who only use ma'am derogatorily.[/quote]

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