Comment Re:My big beef (Score 1) 118
I have had women get mad at me for calling them maam as far back as 20 years ago or so. Depending on where you are the conventions change. What is considered polite in one place is rude in another. I have had people refuse to call me by my nickname and insist on "Mr. Robert" in the south. In other places they choose a different nickname, such that Robert is referred to as Bobby even after introducing myself as Bob. I find it rude to call me Mr. Robert when I say I'm Bob, but they would never call me Bob, because they think it would be rude to do so. People are wierd.