Poll: How Often Do you Call Someone "Sir"?

[Aur0ra145]

I call every gentlemen I meet "Sir" and every woman I meet "Ma'am." But, I'm from Texas and we're raised that way.

 

[Zamn]

It's ironic given that Sir is an aristocratic term that it's overwhelming used by Americans. In my experience British people usually only say Sir when refering to an actual knight, and even then more as part of a title than to address someone (they'd say Sir Paul McCartney, but still address him as Paul rather than Sir). Where I live, Ireland, it's used pretty much exclusively by pupils addressing male teachers.

 

[A random person]

Depends on who. To coaches and martial arts instructors, yes, but not to others.

 

[A random person]

I call every gentlemen I meet "Sir" and every woman I meet "Ma'am." But, I'm from Texas and we're raised that way.

That seems uncharacteristically polite and sophisticated for that state.
/blatantstereotyping

 

[ViolentlyHappy91]

I say it a lot, every time I make a coffee for a male customer.

 

[Beacon]

Me and my friends all work in a restaurant so we got used to calling everyone sir. Then we were talking about how much we just want to say to a customer, "you need to calm down, sir" or "Fuck you, sir"

So...we say it to each other on a daily basis =D

 

[NoNameMcgee]

Teachers at school, nobody else

 

[Lord Beautiful]

I use "sir" a decent bit when talking to my dad or my male professors. I can't think of any time I've used it online, though.

 

[Mozared]

I never call anybody like that unless it's online and in slight jest, good sir.

 

[Skeleon]

Rarely, and only in an ironic fashion.
I call male adults I respect "Herr" which is the same as "Mister".

 

[Thegoodfriar]

It's really dependent on stuff, people's ranking/job. And as Ironic mentioned; when doing martial arts it's a must.

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

In my previous job I called quite a few people sir, but that was when I worked for the government. These days it doesn't come up often. I usually call the person by their name because that is generally what people want to hear in the real world.

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

I'm surprised at the amount of people who have never used the word.

 

[6PrinceofDarkness6]

I thought this was about "How Many times a day" or something.

Because of my job, I have to say it a lot.

military?

McDonalds.

 

[Paragon Fury]

Everyday. Everyone I don't know is "Sir" or "Ma'am", or their title, IE: "Sergant First Class, Master Sergant, President" etc.

I call most of my friends by their last name too.

 

[strength of 7 men]

In school we had to call our male teachers sir...but since i'm finished I'm not going to anymore.

Maybe i'll start calling people sire? or "hey you with the hair!"...or "hey you without the hair!" depends.

 

[Broady Brio]

Since I don't go to school any more, not very often now.

 

[johnman]

I'm a Army cadet so about 30 times every thursday at least.

 

[October Country]

I pretty much never use it. I don't see the need to and I find it much too formal for my taste.

 

[Shynobee]

I only say sir when I'm at work and addressing an older male.