Ma'am?
Here in the South it is customary to teach children to say, "Yes Ma'am", "No, Ma'am", "Yes, Sir", "No, Sir". Heck, it might even be a law! My parents were always strict about manners but they didn't go along with the Ma'am and Sir custom. My siblings and I had to respond with "Yes" or "No", to be... Sign in to see full entry.