Originally Posted by
soulster
hey ralph, i understand that, but i was wondering if there was something more to it. I mean, why be so formal on an informal internet board? It's just that from where i sit, it seems that saying "miss" must have some southern connection to it.
Don't get me wrong: I was raised to say "mam" and "sir", "thank you", to open doors for women, and all that, but never to say "miss ______" to absolutely anyone. And, using it with a first name is very foreign to me, a tad bizarre. I was raised to say "miss", "mrs., ans "mr.", just like anyone else above a certain ages, but at some point, it became out of fashion. Nowadays, when you say these salutations, people get mighty insulted! They do! It's akin to calling someone old and feeble. And, when i say "mam" or "sir" people either think i was raised in the south, or in the military.
Anyway, just wanted to know. I was raised in the 60s and 70s out here in the west, in a predominately white military town.
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