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[quote=Anonymous]OP I am from the south and am raising my kids here in DC. They are 12 and 10 and ALWAYS say ma'am, sir, etc., along with the standard please and thank you. I cannot tell you how many times over the course of their conversationally speaking lives (going on 10 years now) DH and I have been complimented on this. It happens so frequently ("your children have SUCH beautiful manners...") that it's becoming a running joke in our family. There is nothing else that they are doing (like holding doors or chairs for adults, for example) that people could be referring to -- it's all strictly based on that simple "sir/ ma'am" that they always now (by habit) use. It has made them stand out in so many ways. If you want your kids to be noticed in a positive way, do it.[/quote]
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