Yesterday I confused a friend because I called him sir and he was like ??? why are you calling me sir we’re friends? And i had to explain that sir is not a word its a feeling. my mac shutting down for no reason is sir. My cat is sir. My pair of jeans is sir. An email that finds me unwell is sir. Two bugs outside my window are sirs.
Examples:
- sir please stop eating plastic
- sir do you really have to do this right now
- sir *intense stare*
- my good sir stop that right now
- sir why are you just standing in the way
- (warningly) sir…
- please listen to me sir
- (tiredly) sir please.
Too many of us have worked retail.
Sir is very close to, you motherfucker.
You motherfucker (polite)
I use ma'am in the same way.