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    Quote Originally Posted by andycwb View Post
    I'd never, ever refer to someone as "Sir" or "Ma'am" unless they had the title to go with it. Respect is one thing, obsequiousness is another.

    Andy
    It very much depends on the culture.
    In the UK, you only call a teacher, officer or magistrate sir, but I know when I lived in the US for a while, young people were expected to call their elders "Sir" or "Ma'am".
    Martin.
    AKA - The Scouter in a Kilt.
    Proud, but homesick, son of Skye.
    Member of the Clan MacLeod Society (Scotland)

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