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Title: What do you say when you're approaching a stranger in public? Post by: DaLittle B on June 20, 2018, 04:40:12 pm What do you say when you're approaching a stranger in public?
I always say Sir,Ms.,or Mam..."Excuse me Sir","Excuse me Ms"... This something that I seem to notice a lot lately,or I'm just paying more attention to now.How people address others in public,more specifically a stranger for info. This morning On my walk/run some guy asking me what time it was "Yo Dude". My underlings how they ask people,Guy's tend to just use "Hey","Hey man",or "Dude" (if they're younger) with another man.Guy's to ladies,tend to just say "excuse me",then go into What time,can you hand me that,etc,etc. Title: Re: What do you say when you're approaching a stranger in public? Post by: CF DolFan on June 20, 2018, 05:01:09 pm What do you say when you're approaching a stranger in public? I say sir and m'am but it isn't the norm around here. The farther north I go where it is actually considered south ... it is common. Southern people tend to make eye contact more and are just generally friendlier IMO. I always say Sir,Ms.,or Mam..."Excuse me Sir","Excuse me Ms"... This something that I seem to notice a lot lately,or I'm just paying more attention to now.How people address others in public,more specifically a stranger for info. This morning On my walk/run some guy asking me what time it was "Yo Dude". My underlings how they ask people,Guy's tend to just use "Hey","Hey man",or "Dude" (if they're younger) with another man.Guy's to ladies,tend to just say "excuse me",then go into What time,can you hand me that,etc,etc. Title: Re: What do you say when you're approaching a stranger in public? Post by: Tenshot13 on June 20, 2018, 05:04:14 pm Excuse me. Hi, (proceed with why I'm approaching them)
Title: Re: What do you say when you're approaching a stranger in public? Post by: Phishfan on June 20, 2018, 07:23:24 pm Just excuse me followed with thank you sir if a man or just thank you if a woman.
Title: Re: What do you say when you're approaching a stranger in public? Post by: BigDaddyFin on June 21, 2018, 09:01:41 am Excuse me sir/ma'am, insert request or question here. Thank you.
Title: Re: What do you say when you're approaching a stranger in public? Post by: Sunstroke on June 21, 2018, 09:08:38 am Yo, mutherfukker! j/k..."excuse me, ..." is the norm Title: Re: What do you say when you're approaching a stranger in public? Post by: Dave Gray on June 22, 2018, 01:28:11 pm Excuse me, sir ...or ma'am.
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