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Re: Lying About One's Age

Posted By: Eric Sleator, on host 68.7.213.100
Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at 17:24:56
In Reply To: Re: Lying About One's Age posted by Quartz on Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at 12:55:28:

> And there is that one time a waiter in another
> restaurant called me "ma'am" even though I was
> a good two feet shorter than he was...why do
> people who work in restaurants have a hard time
> telling how old I am?

Don't you just call all girls and women "ma'am" as a sign of respect, much like you'd call a man "sir"? Or is that reserved for only people who refuse to turn forty?

-Eric Sleator
Tue 5 Mar A.D. 2002

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Message:	> > And there is that one time a waiter in another > > restaurant called me "ma'am" even though I was > > a good two feet shorter than he was...why do > > people who work in restaurants have a hard time > > telling how old I am? > > Don't you just call all girls and women "ma'am" as a sign of respect, much like you'd call a man "sir"? Or is that reserved for only people who refuse to turn forty? > > -Eric Sleator > Tue 5 Mar A.D. 2002
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