tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838364038531574378.post7090451896262850448..comments2023-04-25T10:02:35.452-05:00Comments on Who's the Minion here?: Yes MamBeylithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12979414293606640220noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838364038531574378.post-16402607773381983302013-09-09T12:30:26.555-05:002013-09-09T12:30:26.555-05:00A lot of sweety and honey and sugar get thrown aro...A lot of sweety and honey and sugar get thrown around in the south, and is considered pretty normal. I do get how that can be considered uncomfortable or insulting though. I try and reserve that for people I know and know won't mind it.beylitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838364038531574378.post-58747607677353808162013-09-09T12:03:13.437-05:002013-09-09T12:03:13.437-05:00I think I prefer Ma'am to sweetie or honey whi...I think I prefer Ma'am to sweetie or honey which is what I get called a lot by total strangers!Johannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838364038531574378.post-69580860700144439412013-09-09T11:20:21.467-05:002013-09-09T11:20:21.467-05:00I can definitely see it being regional as well. Go...I can definitely see it being regional as well. Good thing I live in the south. Though I have noticed in places further north if your southern accent, especially a Texas drawl, is thick enough they tend to be more forgiving of cultural differences.beylitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8838364038531574378.post-19257151133687073072013-09-09T11:17:13.860-05:002013-09-09T11:17:13.860-05:00"Sir" and "Ma'am" are much..."Sir" and "Ma'am" are much more commonly used here in the south . . . I was raised to say them, and I still do, but when we lived up north, whoowee -- if you called anyone Sir or Ma'am they were likely to be VERY offended. Sometimes I will tease a friend who calls me "Ma'am", but I'm never really put off by it.Chrisnoreply@blogger.com