Sunday, May 04, 2008

Ma'am/Sir

Did it ever happen to you?
You walk inside a restaurant/shop/store alone and the greeting person greets you enthusiastically with:

Good morning Ma'am/Sir!

Hey,pal... are you confused? Can't you see? I'm a girl. And it also happens even if you are with a bunch of friends and you are all girls. The "Sir" is still there in the greeting. I can understand being greeted "Good morning" in the afternoon. How come they dont say "Good morning/afternoon ma'am/sir".

No. I'm not angry. I'm just... amused. ^___^