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Originally Posted by HarryT
Is "Madam" not used as a term of respect at all in the US? In the UK, in any good hotel, restaurant, etc, a woman will normally be addressed as "madam". It's regarded as very polite here. It's the female equivalent of calling a man "sir".
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It's used pretty often here - at least in the South.
And by parents in sarcasm before punishments are handed out...