I am male, 70-years-old. I have been taught to address women whose names I don't know as "ma'am," when encountering women who work in grocery stores, retail, etc., or just to... moreI am male, 70-years-old. I have been taught to address women whose names I don't know as "ma'am," when encountering women who work in grocery stores, retail, etc., or just to draw the attention of random women that I encounter elsewhere (example: "Ma'am," you dropped something.") A random search on the Internet Indicate that some young women don't like to be addressed as "ma'am" by strangers, because some young women state being addressed as ma'am "makes me feel so old." Or, "My mother is a ma'am, but not me."I don't address obvious teenager girls as "ma'am," but address them "miss." However, I still address young women as "ma'am." less
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