Getting called MA'AM makes me feel OLD

for me it doesnt matter for me thinking that i am old but when they call me MA'AM i feel so conscious because its too much respectful for me.

Lol, I remember the first time that happened to me. I so know what you mean. I felt exactly like you. Personally, I think I'm similar that I call every woman who looks old enough to be married "Mam" and otherwise I use "Miss". Unless it's a teacher and the kids have been instructed to use "Miss" even though the teacher is married.

I used to feel that way, when people said "ma'am" to me, but now I don't. It's just the way people have learned to address women. I sign of respect. It can be sexy, too. I mean, think about it. As a "ma'am", I know alot, probably more than a "miss" does anyway. I think "ma'am's" include very young women, or old women. It's just the way you feel about yourself, no matter what your age. Are you a savvy and sexy "ma'am," or just an old and worn out "ma'am." It's up to you.

Oooooo I LOVE to be called Ma'am...it makes my knees quiver, guess it is just the Old Domme in me LOL xooxoxox

I'm only in college and I hate being called ma'am. It makes me feel really old when I get called ma'am. Though I do feel a little special when someone addresses me such or another way. So it sorta goes back and forth.

LOL My dad was just talking about this! He said that it was a word of respect back in the day. I said that it made me feel old haha. He said that people aren't used to the old language of respect and therefore we put it together with old people. Hey, You aren't old til you'v died, and you haven't died until you're dead!

I'm a guy but I kindda can relate to what you're saying... I still remember the first time when I was called "sir"... I walked into a store & there were few kids standing around... I had a blue shirt on & it somewhat resembled the uniformed the people worked there were wearing... One kid must have thought I worked there... Decent looking kid, clean cut & very polite... And there it was, first thing out of his mouth was, "Sir? Could you help me find something?"... And of course I told him kindly that I didn't work there & he proceeded to say, "Oh, sorry about that..." He was polite & nice enough kid so I figured may be I could help the guy... So I said I don't work there but may be I could help him anyway... He goes, "Thank you... My dad sent me here to pick up a record cleaner... I don't know what it looks like... I don't even know what it is..." Then I remembered, yeah, I have had few records in my time... Matter in fact, I still have some albums... I explained to one of the older looking guy who worked there & he found it for us... Then this kid says, "I'm glad I ran into you... I didn't even know what this was... Thank you very much, sir!" Then I remembered, yeah, I still have records... lol... Yikes, I feel old...

You are funny!! ladies in my country are glad when they when somebody called them ma'am, that is an address to a lady with high regard, that's in my country. I heard that young people in Other countries like USA they called the older people by their name?Is it not like that in your place? I just can't believe young ones call old people their names because in my country, we really give respect to the old or adult people even if they are not related to us by blood.

I guess its better than "Hey lady". If somebody calls me "Mr." I tell that my dad is a Mr. and then I ask them to call me by my first name. Now I do teach my children to say please and thank you and they will say Ma'am on occasion but mostly Miss and Mr. Don't let those punk teens push you around, call them lost youth, that'll get back at them.

In the workplace, this is not so. The newcomers usually call their superiors this as respect. I prefer to be called by my name with a prefix Miss. I think this is just right.