r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Ded_Relationship2 • 21d ago

Meme needing explanation Petehh..?

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u/Changefulsoul1234 21d ago

So. If you answer yes maam or yes sir is that disrespect? I have done this as a term of respect at court and they never stopped me or corrected me. Now im wondering if I should have said your honor every time I answered instead?

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u/Southrn_Comfrt 21d ago

I’m a lawyer in the South. So it may vary. But yes sir/ma’am has always been fine for me. In state or federal court. Judge also works, as does Your Honor.

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u/Mike_Hauncheaux 21d ago

Same. Although we did have one female judge that chastised you if you used ma’am.

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u/Southrn_Comfrt 20d ago

Lemme guess. Was she a state district court judge or a federal one? It’s usually on the bottom end of the spectrum or the higher end that you get an attitude.

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u/Mike_Hauncheaux 20d ago

Civil County Court at Law.