[HPFGU-OTChatter] Desparate Measures, Names, HP fonts...

[Carole Estes]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pam Hugonnet" <pbarhug at earthlink.net>

> On the subject of names:
>     This sounds pretty much like the American way, too.  I used to not
> have a problem with being addressed by my first name, but as I have
> grown older, I have begun to insist on a more formal mode of address
> from strangers.  I also insist that my children call adults by
> title+surname (which can be difficult because nobody around here seems
> to have a consistent family name) and expect their friends to address me
> as Mrs. Hugonnet.   I frequently find the reactions to varies along
> ethnic lines:  African American children are much more likely to address
> me either as Aunt Pam or Miss Pam; some of the white children are
> mystified as to why I'm making a "big deal" over this

When I lived in FL most kids called adults by their title then first name,
i.e. Mr. Greg and Miss Lisa...even if Lisa was married.  However, in Mass.
Its Mr. Devane and Mrs. Devane.  People looked at my kids funny when they
started calling the neighbor Miss Maria.

carole