IS THE WORD "SIR" FOR YOUNG MEN TOO?
I am still a young man in my thirties and get people from here and there addressing me with SIR and i keep wondering why they are addressing me SIR when i am still a young man.
I used to think that it is only older men in their Fifties and above you address with SIR. But some people made me understand that the word SIR is not just used for old men, but there are other factors people consider when calling any man SIR.
A friend of mine told me that,
SIR can be used has a sign of respect to a grown man not necessarily because he is old.
i think this word is expressing some respect in a social world
Thank you. I will take your contribution in.
I love it. It shows respect. Unfortunately, in Germany we don't use the equivalent "Mein Herr" anymore, but I do enjoy being called "Sir" when I come across one of the US military bases we have in the country.
I hated it much more to be called "young man" because it's usually meant a bit derogatory.
Are you not an old man or do you not feel as an old man?
This is the current age pyramid of Nigeria:
I don't know how things look like where you live, but overall there are about 60 million people older than you and 12 million who are younger.
-> For two thirds you are a Sir;-)
Hahahahahaha. Thank you man. It is a good review. I will take your contributions in.
But mehn you are very resourceful getting informations, how do you do it?
you're welcome. The chart is from the German Wikipedia entry about Nigeria. I found the chart via google images.
Ok.
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My contribution there is rather small. You can delegate them some Steem Power too. After all, compared to me you are rich here^^
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Ok i c. Thank you.
One last thing, Sir. Go here and look in the comment section for the answer I got. That's what I call manners ;-)
Yah he really has manners. And the guidance you give him about this platform will warrant his response. You really noble because you will hardly see somebody taking their time to guide somebody here. I guess people can also refer to you has sir if you have helped them greatly.
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This is dependent on the country or region one comes from.
Ok. Enlighten me more @eurogee.