To Sir with Attitude

[bigneil]

Am I the only one who cringes when people call me "Sir"?

(Literally as a 60 year old waitress calls me sir).

And don't tell me people in the South are trained to be douchebags.

Doesn't "sir" always seem like a backhanded way to say "old man"?

Simple rule: If I am still strong enough to kill your boyfriend with my bare hands, don't call me Sir.

 

[dustmuffin]

I like it. It is a sign of respect. I have made women I'm dating call me sir while I spank their ass

 

[Dingo]

I'm 55 but look many years younger but yeah if it is some young POA your sizing up it stings....lol

 

[MillionBillionaire]

Sir = Good

Bud = WTF?

Dude = Meh

 

[thatfeel]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir

The term is commonly used as a respectful way to address a man, usually of superior social status or military rank.

Sounds like it's perfect for your ego...

 

[Mike32ct]

I'm not thrilled with being "sir-ed" either. But it is what it is.

Even worse, a waitress wished me a Happy Father's Day lol. (I don't have any kids.)

 

[Serenity]

It's a polite and respectful thing to say. It's just good customer service taken seriously. It doesn't imply age, but most guys who's formally a Sir are old.

 

[Atom Smasher]

I like it from men as it's a sign of respect, I like it from young women for the same reason, but for some reason I hate it from the 30+ female crowd. Somehow I perceive it as disingenuous from that group.

 

[Skyline]

Simple rule: If I am still strong enough to kill your boyfriend with my bare hands, don't call me Sir.

You'll never be strong enough to stop a bullet, Neil.

Pretty sure the term 'Sir' is a sign of respect, at least in the states I've been in. Now being called 'grandpa,' 'coon,' or a blatant insult would be disrespectful. At least in my book.

 

[grayclif]

Don't call me "sir", I prefer "daddy".

 

[Julian]

what kind of person takes offense to being callled "sir"

get your fkin head out of your ass boy

 

[Poonani Maker]

I've noticed that I get called "Sir" in a customer service situation where She's letting me know that she doesn't think that I'm being very "professional." It's usually a turn of events, and it happens QUICK, and it's just a switch that gets flipped in Her mind (not warranted, because I've met 10s of 1000s of people and Know people therefore I know if I am wrong). She's usually very inexperienced if she (the customer service hoe) drops "Sir" as a kind of chastisement. She hasn't weathered any REAL storms of a wide variety of people if she thinks "I" am actually outta hand. So I laugh. She will never see me stop laughing. She can threaten me with my job and I'll still think she's silly. It's just the world we live in where women don't belong in the positions they're in, and make more money than they are worth fo sho.