When you just do not remember a guest

[EmptyNest]

What do you do when you can't remember a CURRENT guest? I called one of our female guests by the first name of the previous female guest.

I apologized and passed it off as a "senior moment".

She laughed and even made a joke about it in the guest book.
We have a little black board by the front door that says "Welcome" and we write each arriving guest's name. Everyone is impressed and thinks that we are just being thoughtful and welcoming. In actuality, I glance at the dang thing as I go out to greet them to remind me who the heck they are..

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

.

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

If you live in CA you can just call every guy Steve or John and be safe. LOL!
We say Sir and M'am here. Other than at check in when I shake their hand and we exchange names. Yesterday I discovered the booking for Francis, he prefered to be called Frank.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.
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We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.
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I have been working with a 28 yr. old physical therapist the past few months. he always calls me "Mrs. ...."......I told him 'you really can call me by my first name.' He said,Ok, but he just couldn't do that. That is not the way he was brought up.

 

[gillumhouse]

What do you do when you can't remember a CURRENT guest? I called one of our female guests by the first name of the previous female guest.

I apologized and passed it off as a "senior moment".

She laughed and even made a joke about it in the guest book.
We have a little black board by the front door that says "Welcome" and we write each arriving guest's name. Everyone is impressed and thinks that we are just being thoughtful and welcoming. In actuality, I glance at the dang thing as I go out to greet them to remind me who the heck they are..

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

.

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

If you live in CA you can just call every guy Steve or John and be safe. LOL!
We say Sir and M'am here. Other than at check in when I shake their hand and we exchange names. Yesterday I discovered the booking for Francis, he prefered to be called Frank.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.
.

I will take that orver the Sweetie and Honey I have been getting lately from wait staff. Guess they have not heard the truth - that I am full of vinegar.

 

[EmptyNest]

What do you do when you can't remember a CURRENT guest? I called one of our female guests by the first name of the previous female guest.

I apologized and passed it off as a "senior moment".

She laughed and even made a joke about it in the guest book.
We have a little black board by the front door that says "Welcome" and we write each arriving guest's name. Everyone is impressed and thinks that we are just being thoughtful and welcoming. In actuality, I glance at the dang thing as I go out to greet them to remind me who the heck they are..

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

.

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

If you live in CA you can just call every guy Steve or John and be safe. LOL!
We say Sir and M'am here. Other than at check in when I shake their hand and we exchange names. Yesterday I discovered the booking for Francis, he prefered to be called Frank.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.
.

I will take that orver the Sweetie and Honey I have been getting lately from wait staff. Guess they have not heard the truth - that I am full of vinegar.
.

The one that gets me from servers is "what can I get you guys?"

 

[JBloggs]

What do you do when you can't remember a CURRENT guest? I called one of our female guests by the first name of the previous female guest.

I apologized and passed it off as a "senior moment".

She laughed and even made a joke about it in the guest book.
We have a little black board by the front door that says "Welcome" and we write each arriving guest's name. Everyone is impressed and thinks that we are just being thoughtful and welcoming. In actuality, I glance at the dang thing as I go out to greet them to remind me who the heck they are..

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

.

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

If you live in CA you can just call every guy Steve or John and be safe. LOL!
We say Sir and M'am here. Other than at check in when I shake their hand and we exchange names. Yesterday I discovered the booking for Francis, he prefered to be called Frank.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.
.

I will take that orver the Sweetie and Honey I have been getting lately from wait staff. Guess they have not heard the truth - that I am full of vinegar.
.

I will take that orver the Sweetie and Honey I have been getting lately from wait staff. Guess they have not heard the truth - that I am full of vinegar.

Yes a younger person calling you honey is not on. I hired someone to help with the rooms (didn't last long) she thought I was younger than her and called me sweetie. A great term for you boss!

 

[wendydk]

What do you do when you can't remember a CURRENT guest? I called one of our female guests by the first name of the previous female guest.

I apologized and passed it off as a "senior moment".

She laughed and even made a joke about it in the guest book.
We have a little black board by the front door that says "Welcome" and we write each arriving guest's name. Everyone is impressed and thinks that we are just being thoughtful and welcoming. In actuality, I glance at the dang thing as I go out to greet them to remind me who the heck they are..

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

.

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

If you live in CA you can just call every guy Steve or John and be safe. LOL!
We say Sir and M'am here. Other than at check in when I shake their hand and we exchange names. Yesterday I discovered the booking for Francis, he prefered to be called Frank.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.
.

I will take that orver the Sweetie and Honey I have been getting lately from wait staff. Guess they have not heard the truth - that I am full of vinegar.
.

The one that gets me from servers is "what can I get you guys?"
.

I HATE that...and they all do it. When I would train my hotel staff, that was the first thing I would stress. I had a handsome young latino lad on staff who was a real charmer, but the "you guys" thing was constantly coming out of his mouth. I finally got through to him, and from then on it was "What can I do for you ladies" or "Yes sir, how can I help you". He started getting tips at the front desk, and you can bet everyone else starting doing the same.
If wait staff only knew how much more they could make in tips just by changing that one habit....

 

[Proud Texan]

What do you do when you can't remember a CURRENT guest? I called one of our female guests by the first name of the previous female guest.

I apologized and passed it off as a "senior moment".

She laughed and even made a joke about it in the guest book.
We have a little black board by the front door that says "Welcome" and we write each arriving guest's name. Everyone is impressed and thinks that we are just being thoughtful and welcoming. In actuality, I glance at the dang thing as I go out to greet them to remind me who the heck they are..

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

.

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

If you live in CA you can just call every guy Steve or John and be safe. LOL!
We say Sir and M'am here. Other than at check in when I shake their hand and we exchange names. Yesterday I discovered the booking for Francis, he prefered to be called Frank.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.

Hello! I live in the South.

All I know is that more than once I've had people ask me NOT to sir and m'am them because it made them feel old. The other thing I hear most often is when I call a gentleman "Mr. So-and-so" I get "Mr. So-and-so was my father, call me Steve (or Bob or Bill, anything but Sue).
I think a lot of it has to do with their comfort level. If a guest feels comfortable and is made to feel like an old friend, then there is an increased level of intimacy that exists within the B&B bubble.
I agree that this is something that doesn't fly outside of this environment AND not with every guest....just most of them.

 

[Proud Texan]

What do you do when you can't remember a CURRENT guest? I called one of our female guests by the first name of the previous female guest.

I apologized and passed it off as a "senior moment".

She laughed and even made a joke about it in the guest book.
We have a little black board by the front door that says "Welcome" and we write each arriving guest's name. Everyone is impressed and thinks that we are just being thoughtful and welcoming. In actuality, I glance at the dang thing as I go out to greet them to remind me who the heck they are..

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

.

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

If you live in CA you can just call every guy Steve or John and be safe. LOL!
We say Sir and M'am here. Other than at check in when I shake their hand and we exchange names. Yesterday I discovered the booking for Francis, he prefered to be called Frank.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.
.

I will take that orver the Sweetie and Honey I have been getting lately from wait staff. Guess they have not heard the truth - that I am full of vinegar.
.

I will take that orver the Sweetie and Honey I have been getting lately from wait staff. Guess they have not heard the truth - that I am full of vinegar.

That irks me when a waitress calls me "honey" or "sugar" or "baby" I usually let them know about it too.
[insert pictures of FLO here]

 

[Samster]

What do you do when you can't remember a CURRENT guest? I called one of our female guests by the first name of the previous female guest.

I apologized and passed it off as a "senior moment".

She laughed and even made a joke about it in the guest book.
We have a little black board by the front door that says "Welcome" and we write each arriving guest's name. Everyone is impressed and thinks that we are just being thoughtful and welcoming. In actuality, I glance at the dang thing as I go out to greet them to remind me who the heck they are..

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

.

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

If you live in CA you can just call every guy Steve or John and be safe. LOL!
We say Sir and M'am here. Other than at check in when I shake their hand and we exchange names. Yesterday I discovered the booking for Francis, he prefered to be called Frank.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.

Hello! I live in the South.

All I know is that more than once I've had people ask me NOT to sir and m'am them because it made them feel old. The other thing I hear most often is when I call a gentleman "Mr. So-and-so" I get "Mr. So-and-so was my father, call me Steve (or Bob or Bill, anything but Sue).
I think a lot of it has to do with their comfort level. If a guest feels comfortable and is made to feel like an old friend, then there is an increased level of intimacy that exists within the B&B bubble.
I agree that this is something that doesn't fly outside of this environment AND not with every guest....just most of them.
.

Sorry, sir. You don't live in the South. You live in TEXAS!!! I've been corrected many times since I moved to the South that Texas is not part of it. Don't quote history or any legitimate sources, these folks will tell you how it is.

 

[Copperhead]

What do you do when you can't remember a CURRENT guest? I called one of our female guests by the first name of the previous female guest.

I apologized and passed it off as a "senior moment".

She laughed and even made a joke about it in the guest book.
We have a little black board by the front door that says "Welcome" and we write each arriving guest's name. Everyone is impressed and thinks that we are just being thoughtful and welcoming. In actuality, I glance at the dang thing as I go out to greet them to remind me who the heck they are..

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

.

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

If you live in CA you can just call every guy Steve or John and be safe. LOL!
We say Sir and M'am here. Other than at check in when I shake their hand and we exchange names. Yesterday I discovered the booking for Francis, he prefered to be called Frank.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.

Hello! I live in the South.

All I know is that more than once I've had people ask me NOT to sir and m'am them because it made them feel old. The other thing I hear most often is when I call a gentleman "Mr. So-and-so" I get "Mr. So-and-so was my father, call me Steve (or Bob or Bill, anything but Sue).
I think a lot of it has to do with their comfort level. If a guest feels comfortable and is made to feel like an old friend, then there is an increased level of intimacy that exists within the B&B bubble.
I agree that this is something that doesn't fly outside of this environment AND not with every guest....just most of them.
.

Sorry, sir. You don't live in the South. You live in TEXAS!!! I've been corrected many times since I moved to the South that Texas is not part of it. Don't quote history or any legitimate sources, these folks will tell you how it is.
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Sorry, sir. You don't live in the South. You live in TEXAS!!! I've been corrected many times since I moved to the South that Texas is not part of it. Don't quote history or any legitimate sources, these folks will tell you how it is.

That shore be's the truth, Miz. Samster. (Now I CAN say that being that I am from where you live now!!!) Gotta love the REAL southerners

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[Proud Texan]

What do you do when you can't remember a CURRENT guest? I called one of our female guests by the first name of the previous female guest.

I apologized and passed it off as a "senior moment".

She laughed and even made a joke about it in the guest book.
We have a little black board by the front door that says "Welcome" and we write each arriving guest's name. Everyone is impressed and thinks that we are just being thoughtful and welcoming. In actuality, I glance at the dang thing as I go out to greet them to remind me who the heck they are..

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

.

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

If you live in CA you can just call every guy Steve or John and be safe. LOL!
We say Sir and M'am here. Other than at check in when I shake their hand and we exchange names. Yesterday I discovered the booking for Francis, he prefered to be called Frank.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.

Hello! I live in the South.

All I know is that more than once I've had people ask me NOT to sir and m'am them because it made them feel old. The other thing I hear most often is when I call a gentleman "Mr. So-and-so" I get "Mr. So-and-so was my father, call me Steve (or Bob or Bill, anything but Sue).
I think a lot of it has to do with their comfort level. If a guest feels comfortable and is made to feel like an old friend, then there is an increased level of intimacy that exists within the B&B bubble.
I agree that this is something that doesn't fly outside of this environment AND not with every guest....just most of them.
.

Sorry, sir. You don't live in the South. You live in TEXAS!!! I've been corrected many times since I moved to the South that Texas is not part of it. Don't quote history or any legitimate sources, these folks will tell you how it is.
.

Sorry, sir. You don't live in the South. You live in TEXAS!!! I've been corrected many times since I moved to the South that Texas is not part of it. Don't quote history or any legitimate sources, these folks will tell you how it is.

Sorry right back at you! WE WERE PART OF THE CONFEDERACY!!!!
Edited to add: Most historic Texans came from Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.

 

[Samster]

What do you do when you can't remember a CURRENT guest? I called one of our female guests by the first name of the previous female guest.

I apologized and passed it off as a "senior moment".

She laughed and even made a joke about it in the guest book.
We have a little black board by the front door that says "Welcome" and we write each arriving guest's name. Everyone is impressed and thinks that we are just being thoughtful and welcoming. In actuality, I glance at the dang thing as I go out to greet them to remind me who the heck they are..

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

.

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

If you live in CA you can just call every guy Steve or John and be safe. LOL!
We say Sir and M'am here. Other than at check in when I shake their hand and we exchange names. Yesterday I discovered the booking for Francis, he prefered to be called Frank.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.

Hello! I live in the South.

All I know is that more than once I've had people ask me NOT to sir and m'am them because it made them feel old. The other thing I hear most often is when I call a gentleman "Mr. So-and-so" I get "Mr. So-and-so was my father, call me Steve (or Bob or Bill, anything but Sue).
I think a lot of it has to do with their comfort level. If a guest feels comfortable and is made to feel like an old friend, then there is an increased level of intimacy that exists within the B&B bubble.
I agree that this is something that doesn't fly outside of this environment AND not with every guest....just most of them.
.

Sorry, sir. You don't live in the South. You live in TEXAS!!! I've been corrected many times since I moved to the South that Texas is not part of it. Don't quote history or any legitimate sources, these folks will tell you how it is.
.

Sorry, sir. You don't live in the South. You live in TEXAS!!! I've been corrected many times since I moved to the South that Texas is not part of it. Don't quote history or any legitimate sources, these folks will tell you how it is.

Sorry right back at you! WE WERE PART OF THE CONFEDERACY!!!!
Edited to add: Most historic Texans came from Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.
.

I told you not to quote facts! Sorry, still not part of the South according to the folks here and Copperhead has backed me up on that. lol!
Of course I know about historic Texans...we lived there for 8 years. btw - if you have not made it there, get over to the Bob Bullock State History Museum in Austin. It is wonderful!

 

[Proud Texan]

What do you do when you can't remember a CURRENT guest? I called one of our female guests by the first name of the previous female guest.

I apologized and passed it off as a "senior moment".

She laughed and even made a joke about it in the guest book.
We have a little black board by the front door that says "Welcome" and we write each arriving guest's name. Everyone is impressed and thinks that we are just being thoughtful and welcoming. In actuality, I glance at the dang thing as I go out to greet them to remind me who the heck they are..

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

.

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

If you live in CA you can just call every guy Steve or John and be safe. LOL!
We say Sir and M'am here. Other than at check in when I shake their hand and we exchange names. Yesterday I discovered the booking for Francis, he prefered to be called Frank.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.

Hello! I live in the South.

All I know is that more than once I've had people ask me NOT to sir and m'am them because it made them feel old. The other thing I hear most often is when I call a gentleman "Mr. So-and-so" I get "Mr. So-and-so was my father, call me Steve (or Bob or Bill, anything but Sue).
I think a lot of it has to do with their comfort level. If a guest feels comfortable and is made to feel like an old friend, then there is an increased level of intimacy that exists within the B&B bubble.
I agree that this is something that doesn't fly outside of this environment AND not with every guest....just most of them.
.

Sorry, sir. You don't live in the South. You live in TEXAS!!! I've been corrected many times since I moved to the South that Texas is not part of it. Don't quote history or any legitimate sources, these folks will tell you how it is.
.

Sorry, sir. You don't live in the South. You live in TEXAS!!! I've been corrected many times since I moved to the South that Texas is not part of it. Don't quote history or any legitimate sources, these folks will tell you how it is.

Sorry right back at you! WE WERE PART OF THE CONFEDERACY!!!!
Edited to add: Most historic Texans came from Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.
.

I told you not to quote facts! Sorry, still not part of the South according to the folks here and Copperhead has backed me up on that. lol!
Of course I know about historic Texans...we lived there for 8 years. btw - if you have not made it there, get over to the Bob Bullock State History Museum in Austin. It is wonderful!
.

I told you not to quote facts! Sorry, still not part of the South according to the folks here and Copperhead has backed me up on that. lol!
Of course I know about historic Texans...we lived there for 8 years. btw - if you have not made it there, get over to the Bob Bullock State History Museum in Austin. It is wonderful!

I'm very big into Texas History. This is my website I created sometime ago. It grew so large that it was taking over my life and I relegated its upkeep and storage to Texas A&M University.
The interface is somewhat dated AND if I ever get the time would like to update it for the 21st Century.

 

[Samster]

What do you do when you can't remember a CURRENT guest? I called one of our female guests by the first name of the previous female guest.

I apologized and passed it off as a "senior moment".

She laughed and even made a joke about it in the guest book.
We have a little black board by the front door that says "Welcome" and we write each arriving guest's name. Everyone is impressed and thinks that we are just being thoughtful and welcoming. In actuality, I glance at the dang thing as I go out to greet them to remind me who the heck they are..

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

.

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

If you live in CA you can just call every guy Steve or John and be safe. LOL!
We say Sir and M'am here. Other than at check in when I shake their hand and we exchange names. Yesterday I discovered the booking for Francis, he prefered to be called Frank.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.
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We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.

Hello! I live in the South.

All I know is that more than once I've had people ask me NOT to sir and m'am them because it made them feel old. The other thing I hear most often is when I call a gentleman "Mr. So-and-so" I get "Mr. So-and-so was my father, call me Steve (or Bob or Bill, anything but Sue).
I think a lot of it has to do with their comfort level. If a guest feels comfortable and is made to feel like an old friend, then there is an increased level of intimacy that exists within the B&B bubble.
I agree that this is something that doesn't fly outside of this environment AND not with every guest....just most of them.
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Sorry, sir. You don't live in the South. You live in TEXAS!!! I've been corrected many times since I moved to the South that Texas is not part of it. Don't quote history or any legitimate sources, these folks will tell you how it is.
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Sorry, sir. You don't live in the South. You live in TEXAS!!! I've been corrected many times since I moved to the South that Texas is not part of it. Don't quote history or any legitimate sources, these folks will tell you how it is.

Sorry right back at you! WE WERE PART OF THE CONFEDERACY!!!!
Edited to add: Most historic Texans came from Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.
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I told you not to quote facts! Sorry, still not part of the South according to the folks here and Copperhead has backed me up on that. lol!
Of course I know about historic Texans...we lived there for 8 years. btw - if you have not made it there, get over to the Bob Bullock State History Museum in Austin. It is wonderful!
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I told you not to quote facts! Sorry, still not part of the South according to the folks here and Copperhead has backed me up on that. lol!
Of course I know about historic Texans...we lived there for 8 years. btw - if you have not made it there, get over to the Bob Bullock State History Museum in Austin. It is wonderful!

I'm very big into Texas History. This is my website I created sometime ago. It grew so large that it was taking over my life and I relegated its upkeep and storage to Texas A&M University.
The interface is somewhat dated AND if I ever get the time would like to update it for the 21st Century.
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Very interesting site. We moved to TX in the middle of the middle school year that kids in TX have to take the TX history competency exam. Our son was so interested in TX history that he read the entire textbook and passed with flying colors. I always say that TX history is "bigger than life".
Just so you know though, these Deep South folks will still not accept you as a Southerner. tee hee hee.... I'm in the same category...also born in a Southern State, part of the Confederacy, and am not considered a Southerner. Oh, well....

 

[Proud Texan]

What do you do when you can't remember a CURRENT guest? I called one of our female guests by the first name of the previous female guest.

I apologized and passed it off as a "senior moment".

She laughed and even made a joke about it in the guest book.
We have a little black board by the front door that says "Welcome" and we write each arriving guest's name. Everyone is impressed and thinks that we are just being thoughtful and welcoming. In actuality, I glance at the dang thing as I go out to greet them to remind me who the heck they are..

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

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Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

If you live in CA you can just call every guy Steve or John and be safe. LOL!
We say Sir and M'am here. Other than at check in when I shake their hand and we exchange names. Yesterday I discovered the booking for Francis, he prefered to be called Frank.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.

Hello! I live in the South.

All I know is that more than once I've had people ask me NOT to sir and m'am them because it made them feel old. The other thing I hear most often is when I call a gentleman "Mr. So-and-so" I get "Mr. So-and-so was my father, call me Steve (or Bob or Bill, anything but Sue).
I think a lot of it has to do with their comfort level. If a guest feels comfortable and is made to feel like an old friend, then there is an increased level of intimacy that exists within the B&B bubble.
I agree that this is something that doesn't fly outside of this environment AND not with every guest....just most of them.
.

Sorry, sir. You don't live in the South. You live in TEXAS!!! I've been corrected many times since I moved to the South that Texas is not part of it. Don't quote history or any legitimate sources, these folks will tell you how it is.
.

Sorry, sir. You don't live in the South. You live in TEXAS!!! I've been corrected many times since I moved to the South that Texas is not part of it. Don't quote history or any legitimate sources, these folks will tell you how it is.

Sorry right back at you! WE WERE PART OF THE CONFEDERACY!!!!
Edited to add: Most historic Texans came from Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.
.

I told you not to quote facts! Sorry, still not part of the South according to the folks here and Copperhead has backed me up on that. lol!
Of course I know about historic Texans...we lived there for 8 years. btw - if you have not made it there, get over to the Bob Bullock State History Museum in Austin. It is wonderful!
.

I told you not to quote facts! Sorry, still not part of the South according to the folks here and Copperhead has backed me up on that. lol!
Of course I know about historic Texans...we lived there for 8 years. btw - if you have not made it there, get over to the Bob Bullock State History Museum in Austin. It is wonderful!

I'm very big into Texas History. This is my website I created sometime ago. It grew so large that it was taking over my life and I relegated its upkeep and storage to Texas A&M University.
The interface is somewhat dated AND if I ever get the time would like to update it for the 21st Century.
.

Very interesting site. We moved to TX in the middle of the middle school year that kids in TX have to take the TX history competency exam. Our son was so interested in TX history that he read the entire textbook and passed with flying colors. I always say that TX history is "bigger than life".
Just so you know though, these Deep South folks will still not accept you as a Southerner. tee hee hee.... I'm in the same category...also born in a Southern State, part of the Confederacy, and am not considered a Southerner. Oh, well....
.

Very interesting site. We moved to TX in the middle of the middle school year that kids in TX have to take the TX history competency exam. Our son was so interested in TX history that he read the entire textbook and passed with flying colors. I always say that TX history is "bigger than life".
Just so you know though, these Deep South folks will still not accept you as a Southerner. tee hee hee.... I'm in the same category...also born in a Southern State, part of the Confederacy, and am not considered a Southerner. Oh, well....

Sounds like a Yankee conspiracy to me!

 

[JBloggs]

What do you do when you can't remember a CURRENT guest? I called one of our female guests by the first name of the previous female guest.

I apologized and passed it off as a "senior moment".

She laughed and even made a joke about it in the guest book.
We have a little black board by the front door that says "Welcome" and we write each arriving guest's name. Everyone is impressed and thinks that we are just being thoughtful and welcoming. In actuality, I glance at the dang thing as I go out to greet them to remind me who the heck they are..

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

.

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

If you live in CA you can just call every guy Steve or John and be safe. LOL!
We say Sir and M'am here. Other than at check in when I shake their hand and we exchange names. Yesterday I discovered the booking for Francis, he prefered to be called Frank.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.

Hello! I live in the South.

All I know is that more than once I've had people ask me NOT to sir and m'am them because it made them feel old. The other thing I hear most often is when I call a gentleman "Mr. So-and-so" I get "Mr. So-and-so was my father, call me Steve (or Bob or Bill, anything but Sue).
I think a lot of it has to do with their comfort level. If a guest feels comfortable and is made to feel like an old friend, then there is an increased level of intimacy that exists within the B&B bubble.
I agree that this is something that doesn't fly outside of this environment AND not with every guest....just most of them.
.

Sorry, sir. You don't live in the South. You live in TEXAS!!! I've been corrected many times since I moved to the South that Texas is not part of it. Don't quote history or any legitimate sources, these folks will tell you how it is.
.

Sorry, sir. You don't live in the South. You live in TEXAS!!! I've been corrected many times since I moved to the South that Texas is not part of it. Don't quote history or any legitimate sources, these folks will tell you how it is.

Sorry right back at you! WE WERE PART OF THE CONFEDERACY!!!!
Edited to add: Most historic Texans came from Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.
.

I told you not to quote facts! Sorry, still not part of the South according to the folks here and Copperhead has backed me up on that. lol!
Of course I know about historic Texans...we lived there for 8 years. btw - if you have not made it there, get over to the Bob Bullock State History Museum in Austin. It is wonderful!
.

I told you not to quote facts! Sorry, still not part of the South according to the folks here and Copperhead has backed me up on that. lol!
Of course I know about historic Texans...we lived there for 8 years. btw - if you have not made it there, get over to the Bob Bullock State History Museum in Austin. It is wonderful!

I'm very big into Texas History. This is my website I created sometime ago. It grew so large that it was taking over my life and I relegated its upkeep and storage to Texas A&M University.
The interface is somewhat dated AND if I ever get the time would like to update it for the 21st Century.
.

Very interesting site. We moved to TX in the middle of the middle school year that kids in TX have to take the TX history competency exam. Our son was so interested in TX history that he read the entire textbook and passed with flying colors. I always say that TX history is "bigger than life".
Just so you know though, these Deep South folks will still not accept you as a Southerner. tee hee hee.... I'm in the same category...also born in a Southern State, part of the Confederacy, and am not considered a Southerner. Oh, well....
.

Very interesting site. We moved to TX in the middle of the middle school year that kids in TX have to take the TX history competency exam. Our son was so interested in TX history that he read the entire textbook and passed with flying colors. I always say that TX history is "bigger than life".
Just so you know though, these Deep South folks will still not accept you as a Southerner. tee hee hee.... I'm in the same category...also born in a Southern State, part of the Confederacy, and am not considered a Southerner. Oh, well....

And of course there is the fact that FLA being as far south as you can get is not considered part of the south either. Maybe because the residents are 50% Jersey and 45% Cuban.

 

[gillumhouse]

What do you do when you can't remember a CURRENT guest? I called one of our female guests by the first name of the previous female guest.

I apologized and passed it off as a "senior moment".

She laughed and even made a joke about it in the guest book.
We have a little black board by the front door that says "Welcome" and we write each arriving guest's name. Everyone is impressed and thinks that we are just being thoughtful and welcoming. In actuality, I glance at the dang thing as I go out to greet them to remind me who the heck they are..

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

.

Can't you just call everyone "Pard'ner"? Give 'em the local feel without having to remember who they are?

If you live in CA you can just call every guy Steve or John and be safe. LOL!
We say Sir and M'am here. Other than at check in when I shake their hand and we exchange names. Yesterday I discovered the booking for Francis, he prefered to be called Frank.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.
.

We say Sir and M'am here...

That can backfire on you. Some individuals resent someone of their age or older calling them "sir" or "m'am" because their vain enough to think that THAT makes them sound older.

This is the south. There is no backfiring, older people call younger ma'am and sir out of respect. I call younger people than I ma'am and sir. Respect.

Hello! I live in the South.

All I know is that more than once I've had people ask me NOT to sir and m'am them because it made them feel old. The other thing I hear most often is when I call a gentleman "Mr. So-and-so" I get "Mr. So-and-so was my father, call me Steve (or Bob or Bill, anything but Sue).
I think a lot of it has to do with their comfort level. If a guest feels comfortable and is made to feel like an old friend, then there is an increased level of intimacy that exists within the B&B bubble.
I agree that this is something that doesn't fly outside of this environment AND not with every guest....just most of them.
.

Sorry, sir. You don't live in the South. You live in TEXAS!!! I've been corrected many times since I moved to the South that Texas is not part of it. Don't quote history or any legitimate sources, these folks will tell you how it is.
.

Sorry, sir. You don't live in the South. You live in TEXAS!!! I've been corrected many times since I moved to the South that Texas is not part of it. Don't quote history or any legitimate sources, these folks will tell you how it is.

Sorry right back at you! WE WERE PART OF THE CONFEDERACY!!!!
Edited to add: Most historic Texans came from Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.
.

I told you not to quote facts! Sorry, still not part of the South according to the folks here and Copperhead has backed me up on that. lol!
Of course I know about historic Texans...we lived there for 8 years. btw - if you have not made it there, get over to the Bob Bullock State History Museum in Austin. It is wonderful!
.

I told you not to quote facts! Sorry, still not part of the South according to the folks here and Copperhead has backed me up on that. lol!
Of course I know about historic Texans...we lived there for 8 years. btw - if you have not made it there, get over to the Bob Bullock State History Museum in Austin. It is wonderful!

I'm very big into Texas History. This is my website I created sometime ago. It grew so large that it was taking over my life and I relegated its upkeep and storage to Texas A&M University.
The interface is somewhat dated AND if I ever get the time would like to update it for the 21st Century.
.

Very interesting site. We moved to TX in the middle of the middle school year that kids in TX have to take the TX history competency exam. Our son was so interested in TX history that he read the entire textbook and passed with flying colors. I always say that TX history is "bigger than life".
Just so you know though, these Deep South folks will still not accept you as a Southerner. tee hee hee.... I'm in the same category...also born in a Southern State, part of the Confederacy, and am not considered a Southerner. Oh, well....
.

We moved to TX in the middle of the middle school year that kids in TX have to take the TX history competency exam.
In West Virginia, WV History is a required class from 4th thru 8th grades and there is a test in 8th called the Golden Horseshoe test. The best of the best of each county become Knights of the Golden Horseshoe which they receive at a banquet with the Governor. I made it to the County level and then went brain-dead (I wanted it too much).