Since I was born mid 50s and raised in the south I don't remember much of it. But if you didn't yes ma'am, someone you could get smacked all the way in the next Tuesday.
Actually today in my family yes Ma'am is still used with great respect, so you don't get smacked in the next Tuesday.
My youngest transplanted from Michigan to Louisville, not only has picked up that southern accent, but yes ma'am is used without thinking. When he hears a 2 or 3 year old yes ma'am, it makes him smile that in this day and age respect to elders is still taught.
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