Sir and Ma'am

Jedmus

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I am from the UK and have always called seniors and juniors Sir or Ma'am and been referred to as such in Martial Arts classes. I see this is a sign of respect for each other and not sarcasm in any way. Outside of class I will still call my Instructor and Senior Grades Sir or Ma'am
 

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I am from the UK and have always called seniors and juniors Sir or Ma'am and been referred to as such in Martial Arts classes. I see this is a sign of respect for each other and not sarcasm in any way. Outside of class I will still call my Instructor and Senior Grades Sir or Ma'am
Can't be true. Tez3 speaks for the UK around here and you contradict her at your peril. :)
 

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Was thinking about this today... I've definitely heard some very dodgy Korean pronunciation from people whose, like, teacher's teacher's teacher's teacher was Korean. I remember one kid, we'd count to 8 in Korean while stretching, and he'd confidently shout out "Hannah! Door! etc etc, etc, Eagle! Yellow!". :facepalm:

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Wait till you hear a Texan say "I Hope. Ya all " for 9 & 10 or Chom Bee
 

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I am from the UK and have always called seniors and juniors Sir or Ma'am and been referred to as such in Martial Arts classes. I see this is a sign of respect for each other and not sarcasm in any way. Outside of class I will still call my Instructor and Senior Grades Sir or Ma'am

That's very unusual, very few Brits use sir or ma'am unless they are military, it's just not the custom, I suspect you've had instructors who have learnt from non Brits.
 

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