Quote Originally Posted by jackson.alan46 View Post
No offence mate !!!
I always remember when I first spoke to a filipina friend, she called me sir , to my surprise! But of course "po" is commonly used as a mark of respect, just like "kuya", "ate", or any title like "doc" . I guess it's a sign of the times here that if someone calls you sir in the UK you wonder if they're taking the p*ss (same if someone calls me doc in the pub!)
Yes I'd be if someone called me sir here!!!

Yes very different in the Philippines, I've walked around a big department store, in SM Mall many times & it almost becomes embarrassing, the amount of Hi ma'am hi sir comments you get, from the abundance of sales assistants. Makes you feel like Royalty.