I'm a gentle guy, introvert, I greet people alot
With my humble self I hate titles, I just clicked my 40s, with small stature, everything is normal.
Until lately I noticed people adding 'Sir' after every greeting and conversation. To be sincere I hate this and I am beginning to worry if I'm old or something.

I hate to feel this way.

40 is not small. If you are being held in esteem by others, it is a good thing, match it with right self esteem , candor and don't get corky. My approach is to reply in sir/ma or preempt them by addressing them with courtesy even before they respond with a sir.

It's not a big deal. In the Yoruba culture, you are even addressed in plural terms once you get to your kind of age because it is believed that you have covered some major milestones in life.

For me, nothing beats humility , graceful words with authority and good self esteem.

OP e be like say you get small money or you never marry so people they assume say you don dey old so them dey try respect you. Anyways good for you, just continue to respect yourself especially with the female folks or your matter dey social media like 2baba

Sir wey some people dey find. Lol

40 no be small age oo

It's good nah

FreeStuffsNG:
40 is not small. If you are being held in esteem by others, it is a good thing, match it with right self esteem , candor and don't get corky. My approach is to reply in sir/ma or preempt them by addressing them with courtesy even before they respond with a sir.

It's not a big deal. In the Yoruba culture, you are even addressed in plural terms once you get to your kind of age because it is believed that you have covered some major milestones in life.

For me, nothing beats humility , graceful words with authority and good self esteem.

Thank You, makes lots of sense.

I don't understand the need for these titles. It's old fashioned and awkward. I would tell someone to call me by my name unless I am a teacher or in a position which requires such titles.

I met a guy who demanded I call him doctor so and so rather than his name and I felt so sorry for him. What level of low self esteem is that, that he would derive his self esteem from a title. He wasn't my doctor, I stopped calling him, full stop.

Kanbe:
I don't understand the need for these titles. It's old fashioned and awkward. I would tell someone to call me by my name unless I am a teacher or in a position which requires such titles.

I met a guy who demanded I call him doctor so and so rather than his name and I felt so sorry for him. What level of low self esteem is that, that he would derive his self esteem from a title. He wasn't my doctor, I stopped calling him, full stop.

I think we are different in nature, I will feel comfortable you call me by name, maybe it's because of the environment I grew up. Ordinary the "Mr" so so self dey do me some how.