You know that “southern charm” everyone always raves about? Well, these two Lexington gentleman walked past me today, and both drawled, “Good afternoon, mam!” Mam? Mam? Really, mam? I do not think that being called ‘mam’ is sweet or respectful at all. I mean, it’s certainly not disrespectful to call someone mam but I don’t find it endearing at all. It reminds me of when I was a child and taught that it was polite to refer to librarians or teachers with this term. I promptly decided that I do not like this term whatsoever.
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