Quote Originally Posted by chattel69
If you gain my respect, you will get a Sir or Ma'am out of me but I don't just drop these words because someone has a capital letter at the beginning of their name.

Respect your elders is a protocol I live by... and I mean elders in the sense of those who have already earns their stripes and learned their lessons.

This is my stance on the topic as well. I prefer to treat people as people. Plus, I am only submissive to one and everyone else gets my respect if they deserve it.