[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] MashterChief117 I'm going off of American Media here so bear with me how come when you are with a friend or girlfriends parents why do you always call them 'Sir' and 'Ma'am' ? it makes you look stupid as -blam!-[/quote]Genuinely interested: how exactly does that sound dumb? I realize it's probably a culture thing, but I want to know exactly.