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[–] QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

working as a bagger as a grocery store I interact with hundreds of people daily. In an ENTIRE 7 hour shift I only had 2 customers say sir and ma'am respectively.

it's honestly crazy to go from constant "thank you sir"s to literally only 2. And it's always 50/50 which one they say 😭. It's not that they don't respect me either, they're all really respectful! they just like aren't confident enough in their guess to give a solid answer

my favorite person ever is when I helped an old guy put a package of water into his car and he said "oh thank you "sir-uh-ma'a-....they-uh....Quinn?" while I just stood there like🧍‍♀️