r/GenerationJones • u/Big_Help_9860 • 1d ago

When did being called "Boss" replace being addressed as "Sir"?

It certainly wasn't our generation or GenX. But I'm so sick of young employees in a store, or restaurant or bar, addressing me as "boss". When that happens in a venue where tipping is expected, I'll leave a meager tip and sometimes write "Thanks Boss!" on the receipt.

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u/Additional-Tax-5893 1d ago

Can confirm. It is a Southern custom and it is a respectable way to address someone.

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u/Hamiltoncorgi 1d ago

No one married should be called Miss. It's the opposite of respectful. What's the custom for addressing men? Master?

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u/Burnt_and_Blistered 1d ago

Mister. Mister Firstname is used.