Her : Oooi..
Me : Yes Madam Low. How can i help you?
Her : You call who madam?
Me : You la.
Her : Excuse me. Madam is for woman who are married ok?
Me : Ya meh? But you old already worr .. still expect people to call you 'Miss' meh? Or you want me to call you 'Old Miss' ( 老小姐 ) issit? lol
Really meh? Madam is only for married woman?
Then what is the appropriate / nicer way to call an old unmarried woman?
Don't tell me ' leng lui' ok ;p
"kakak" lolx
ReplyDeleteif she is malay then sure i'll call her kak. :)
Delete"Miss".
ReplyDeleteApplies to all age group.
:)
ye ka? all group.. including the miss wannabe? lol ;p
DeleteMiss la. or just her name directly lor.
ReplyDeleteMadam don't only reserve to married woman though. Some headmistresses aren't married, but people still call them madam.
i thought can show some respect by calling her madam, no? lol ;p
DeleteMost of the time, Madam/Madamme is for married female. As an example-Madamme Curie=Marie Curie, and Curie is her husband last name
ReplyDeletethanks for explaining :)
DeleteMissus?
ReplyDeleteTak kan nak panggil mak cik?
lolll~
i'll call makcik.. if she is at least 20 years older than me :)
DeleteMiss = miss the boat, left on the shelf... LOL!!! These days, they insist on Ms, not miss and not madam. A rose by any other name...
ReplyDeleteMs is written ma.. but when we call .. still use Miss la? :)
DeleteMarried or Singles... Just call them Ms. More "politically" correct. Hahahaha... I don't think anyone wants to sound old, unless they ask you refer them as madam. =)
ReplyDeleteerr.. saya tak main politic...hahahaha ;p
DeleteI don't play also but doesn't mean that I should be ignorant bout it. Saja saying (;
Deleteno no.. i got involved in lots of politics..
Deleteoffice politics, gym politics...hahah cheers :)
Hahahaha... Then I'm much much less involved in politics. No gym politics and office politics. Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri! (;
Deletei tot mdm is for ladies who are married and wanna retain their own surname.
ReplyDeleteoic :)
DeleteMadam is used for married women only. When you are addressing a girl friend who is not married yet, please call her Miss, even if she is already 90 years of age and walking with a tongkat ^.^ No harm to be a kind soul and make someone happy!
ReplyDeleteok .. but i still will call u che-che la..
Deletebut hor.. why some of our friends in the class tak suka when i call them madam.. when some of them cucu pun sudah ada? lol ;p
Haha... You just don't seem to understand la! You see, when one joins the gym, she likes to see herself as one who is young and full of vitality with well toned and fit body. Calling her Madam is no doubt branding her as 'aunty' and thus excluding her from the league. Psychology, psychology.....
Deletehahaha... call her dai kar che la~~
ReplyDeleteactually she is more like a tai lou to me...lol ;p
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