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IronBear -> RE: Don't call me "Master" (3/10/2011 2:02:45 AM)
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ORIGINAL: porcelaine
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ORIGINAL: IronBear
Agreeing 98% with you lass (as oft happens)..
That's because you're smarter than the average bear. :)
And as much as I enjoy agreeing with the men, I think there's some wiggle room on this. I've utilized honorifics in the past and my messages were readily received. Perhaps it is largely dependent on the individual and the content therein. [;)]
Namaste,
~porcelaine
Agreed.... ~chuckle~ In life generally, and certainly over the last 50 years, I have found that you can pretty well say anything to anybody provided you say it with a smile and say it politely. There are exceptions which are usually high protocol situations, so you need to pick your moments too.. Example.. An Aussie in any bar in the works can call another Aussie a silly bastard. (have seen bars in Saigon clear years ago of US service men fearing a bar fight..) For us, bastard is a term of male endearment. yet a Pom or Yank (British male or American male) calls an Aussie a bastard, there is a very real chance a fight will happen.. Thus some honorifics need to be earned before use and only by certain people.. Such dear lady as I know, you know well, are the vagaries of Social Customs.. I start to ramblwhich shows Hibernation time is upon me..
A Fond Adieu..
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