# About your first name

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-your-first-name/1002718>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 11, 2024, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-your-first-name/1002718 "2024-06-11T00:43:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-your-first-name/1002718/108 "2024-06-14T07:59:31Z")

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I say my yes mams and yes sirs. Pleases and thank yous. Pardon mes and excuse mes.

I’m southern. The Miss or Mr. _First name_ was taught to us younguns.

It is not done to upset a person. It’s just how it’s done.  
Eh. I don’t call many people by their names. I’m anxiety prone enough around people. Not gonna push it in the event I get it wrong.  
Whether this the _new_ way people go around inventing ways to be angry or older people just being testy, I don’t know?  
I know I’ve felt a long long time not to mess with people for my own fearful reasons. I’m not ever comfortable out in public. I’ve had to force myself out for a bunch of years. I don’t have to now.

If the southern culture bothers you, well, what can I say? Don’t come here.  
I promise there are worse things down here than being called Miss or Mr. _First name_. (hon, sugar, sweetie, bud, dude, yankee, asshole to name but a few)

The good things are the fried chicken, hospitality and (over?) friendliness.

I’m so so happy you don’t have my name. Now that would get anyone in the dumps.

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