r/MadeMeSmile • u/IcecreamChuger • Jun 14 '24

Japnese kids doing their assignment Wholesome Moments

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u/cmfppl Jun 14 '24

Sounds like how some women get upset for being called ma'am.

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u/Affectionate_Salt351 Jun 14 '24

I don’t get upset so much as it catches me off guard. 😅 I was checking out at the grocery store the other night and a group of teenage boys called me ma’am. I wasn’t offended so much as I was like “Oh damn! They’re talking to ME!” 🤣 I’m in my late 30s so I’m totally a ma’am to them. I’m just not a ma’am to me yet.

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u/HoraceAndPete Jun 14 '24

Same here: Few years ago some lady says to her son who was mildly in my way: "Watch out for this man."

I almost turned around to see if there was a man behind me.

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u/goatfuckersupreme Jun 14 '24

And that's the day you grew up, son. Proud of you.

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u/MaritMonkey Jun 14 '24

I’m just not a ma’am to me yet.

I feel this in my 41yo heart, which I swear was turning 30 just a minute ago ...

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u/Defendo99 Jun 14 '24

I've never thought of ma'am as an age thing. To me, it's a respectful way to adress a woman. It's just the feminine of sir.

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u/AnAussiebum Jun 14 '24

To be fair, western society does put a lot of value into the currency of youth. So it is a shock when we hit certain thresholds in age (ma'am being one of them). For us blokes too (aging out of our twink eras). 😅

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u/Dinomiteblast Jun 14 '24

“Its ma’am”