Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Seriously?!

OK, seriously, people need to stop calling me "ma'am". It's getting ridiculous. Yesterday I had three different people call me "ma'am", plus one more today- why??!!!!!! 
I'm not even old enough to drink yet, I don't smoke, I don't spend inordinate amounts of time in the sun, if anything, I probably look young for my age, so WHY do people keep calling me "ma'am"?
It's probably because there is a limited number of ways to address young women, but "miss" is fine. I don't think anyone would take offense to "miss". Then again, why say anything? Nobody goes around calling 20 year-old guys "sir".
Another glass ceiling...or something of that sort. 

2 comments:

Molly O'Connor said...

Yes, Ma'am

noahw said...

you have no idea how many times i've been called "sir." granted, its usually been at the airport or something and i'm wearing my nice suit, but all the same...