Last night, while sitting under the dryer (getting my hair done), a woman comes over to me and says,
“Excuse me, ma’am, are you reading this magazine?” [she points at the magazine sitting on the seat next to me] *
*grrrr*
For those of you who are new here… I’ll repeat it with emphasis:
“Excuse me, ma’am, are you reading this magazine?”
That’s it. It’s official. After New Year’s, you will be able to find a "Don’t Call Me Ma’am" t-shirt exclusive. I'll post all the details as soon as it's ready.
*double grrr*
*btw, she was at least 10 years older than I am. And I know she's a stranger and most likely hasn't ever read my blog... but I just detest that word!!
Yeah, I hate the ma'am thing, too. There's got to be a better way to show respect. How about just speaking respectfully? There's a thought.
ReplyDeleteYou should have looked around and said, "I don't see any ma'ams here...who are you talking to?"
ReplyDeleteOn a smiliar topic, when is it ok to call someone 'love'? I think only if they are your partner, or you are at least 20 years older than them, and even then it's annoying and patronising. I had a girl who was a couple of years younger than me call me love yesterday. GRRR!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'd totally buy one of those t-shirts!
Sign me up for the shirt!!
ReplyDeleteLet me tell you i NEED one of those shirts. Sheesh, when are people going to get it? DON'T CAlL ME MA'AM!
ReplyDeletestinkypaw: I honestly think I'd prefer that to "ma'am."
ReplyDeletelizgwiz: exactly!
nabbalicious: doh! that would have been a great response! I'll remember that for next time!
ludi: yes... and it's right up there with "honey" or "dear" or "sweetie." Unless you know me personally, those are not acceptable.
I'll make sure I post the info about the shirt then!
libbe: you got it!
wire: is that because you're soooooo pretty? ;-)