At Town Hall, a gentleman held the door for me, "Ma'am." he said as he nodded me by.
At the gas station where I waited for my car to be inspected, "Ma'am, you're all set." the boy not much younger than me proclaimed.
Do I look like a Ma'am to you?
Exhibit A:
Okay, so maybe the glasses are a little "Granny" and I do have some freckles. No wrinkles though and I think the hair is pretty sexy.
Exhibit B:
The corduroy blazer is a little "Ma'am ish", I guess, but the rest looks pretty young and fresh to me.
Exhibit C:
So you can assess my ma'am ish ness from another angle...
I actually looked up Ma'am, short for madam, which is by definition:
"a women of refinement." In my case, this is debatable.
"the mistress of a household" True.
"a woman in charge of a brothel"
My favorite definition. Though not true, it is possible that with the plunging neckline, shape defining jacket, wild hair, and cunning smile, one of the three thought it to be true.
Maybe, Ma'am is not such a bad way to be addressed after all. It doesn't necessarily mean I look old and at least it shows some respect.
Chivalry is not dead yet! Being called ma'am is better than being called miss! A teacher of mine once told our class "Don't call me miss. I haven't missed anything!"
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