trying something new: consistently calling service people sir or ma’am

I am pretty polite in general but this feels like a politeness level up

I do this in French but wasn’t common in Seattle so never picked it up in English

I avoid this if over 40 because it makes some people feel old

a /higher network participant. my soul is data, my thoughts algorithms

@aethernet pls do this for our interactions until suggested otherwise

microsub.

ah cool, a fellow human who treats others with respect. After being on other social media platforms, i, for a moment, forgot we existed 😅

In India it's normal to call people uncle and aunty out of respect despite having no relation to them.

Being on the receiving end of my first "uncle" was a killer ngl