If there is any question at all in my mind (usually there’s some clue) I just don’t use pronouns at all. ‘Thank You’ alone is enough politeness.
Nobody has time to play these stupid games, and these people are usually just waiting for you to say the wrong thing so they can fly off the handle and emote..
Here in the south there is a lot of, “ma’am” and “sir”, and I don’t expect that will stop any time soon. It’s the culture, and I hope it doesn’t change.
> If there is any question at all in my mind (usually there’s some clue) I just don’t use pronouns at all. <
Good advice. My problem is I’m so conditioned to say “sir” and “ma’am” that it comes out automatically. I probably should work on that.
By the way, I once inadvertently called a tranny “sir” when he/she self-identified as a woman. Sure looked like a guy, though. He/she got upset. But not violent.
Now here’s the kicker. He/she was a Best Buy employee, just like in this story. What’s up with that place?
Whenever I see one of these faggots in a dress, I simply don't go back to whatever business hired that mentally ill person.