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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Exactly the same thing with us. We are southerners temporarily in DC.  My kids' teachers gush over their manners.  Everywhere we go we hear about how great our kids are and how good manners seem to be a thing of the past. My kids are actually just typical teenagers.  The yes ma'am, yes sir... stuff makes them appear much better than they actually are.

In the south, no one even notices.  In DC, people compliment them on their manners constantly.[/quote]

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