[Donalda G.]

Why in this modern age do people still seperate women by age when addressing a woman they do not know by using ma'am for older women and miss for younger ones? Why don't we just use Miss for everyone regardless of age?

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Name : Donalda G., Gender : F, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), City : Seattle, State : WA Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[JesseL]

Why don't we call everyone by ma'am? As a young woman I hardly ever get called miss or ma'am though I dress respectably and always try my best be polite and courteous, but all I ever get called is 'you' or 'hey'. If someone called me ma'am, I wouldn't be offended even though that's normally used for older women. The simple fact that they took the time to address me respectfully is enough.

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Name : JesseL, Gender : Female, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Disability : none, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 18, City : Fort Worth, State : TX Country : United States, Occupation : Full time student, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class, 

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