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Pat
Actually, I remember the
very first time I was Sir'd, 'over there', it felt
good! I was finally an adult, a
man! It's only
now, 'over here', that the sound of it no longer has the same satisfying ring to it...
posted by
Nautikos
on May 2, 2010 at 5:55 AM
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Soft drinks aisle
As one gets older people look in amusement as one struggles to pay by handing over one's purse, just because it is is too damned boring to sort through the change. One finds a gentler feeling emanating from conversations, whereas one might have found hostility, one finds acceptance. Of course I don't know what will happen when one gets violent.
posted by
C_C_T
on May 1, 2010 at 6:13 AM
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I love people, and you paint such wonderful pictures of them with your words. The pictures that I see are much like Norman Rockwell paintings. You are good!
posted by
TAPS.
on April 30, 2010 at 8:05 PM
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patb
I'm with Corbin, I hate being called "sir". At least someone is still teaching thier kids manners
posted by
TIMMYTALES
on April 30, 2010 at 4:11 PM
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Nursing, taught me lots about body language I would not have called you
deary or darling or love while I was working with you, but some people when they are ill or just too old really love to be babied so it is all about reading the signs. Great post .....oh and Asians as a people...very difficult to read body langugage because they are so polite and have the ability to veil their eyes, excluding you from there soul.
posted by
Kabu
on April 30, 2010 at 3:22 PM
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PatB
That was a lovely write, and I understand that ma'am thing, as Corbin says, it's also difficult to get used to 'sir.'
posted by
WileyJohn
on April 30, 2010 at 9:40 AM
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Ah yes - I like this retold event - reminds me of how I feel lately - I like the m'am and the "may I help you?" --- hmmm. I'm okay with it all. Elyse
posted by
elysianfields
on April 30, 2010 at 9:18 AM
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Wow... it's interesting
to know how quickly time passed and how people has grown up. I enjoy your writing.
posted by
clarerichard
on April 30, 2010 at 8:07 AM
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LOL.....
It's the same experience for us guys......the first time we get "Sir'd"......
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on April 30, 2010 at 6:03 AM
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