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minus-squareCanaconda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoOff topic but I love how Dame hasn’t been watered down like Sir. Cuz like lots of people who aren’t knighted get called Sir.
minus-squareSarah Valentine@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoNormalize calling women “madame”!
minus-squareCanaconda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI’d expect they would react negatively like being called “Ma’am” (old). Adding the “d” might make you sound impudent.
minus-squareSarah Valentine@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoIt depends on how you say it. I haven’t gotten any bad reactions yet. One lady was surprised and delighted to be addressed with dignity for a change.
minus-squareCanaconda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoIt depends more on who you say it to not how you say it.
minus-squareSarah Valentine@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoWell yeah, that goes without saying.
Off topic but I love how Dame hasn’t been watered down like Sir. Cuz like lots of people who aren’t knighted get called Sir.
Normalize calling women “madame”!
I’d expect they would react negatively like being called “Ma’am” (old). Adding the “d” might make you sound impudent.
It depends on how you say it. I haven’t gotten any bad reactions yet. One lady was surprised and delighted to be addressed with dignity for a change.
It depends more on who you say it to not how you say it.
Well yeah, that goes without saying.