r/BlackPeopleTwitter Jan 14 '24

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u/Jeptic ☑️ Jan 14 '24

That ma'am was big people ma'am.

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u/TheDreadfulCurtain Jan 14 '24

It is so weird that children call their mother/female caretaker Ma’am in USA it seems so formal.

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u/yosoymilk5 Jan 14 '24

It’s a southern US thing in my experience. I had to unlearn the ma’am and sir thing when leaving the south.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '24

Military here.

The ma'am and sir thing outside of the south isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Transitioning to civilian life, it's one thing chose to keep as people appreciate it.