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02fran posted...

How else do you politely address strangers?

"Excuse me" works pretty well for getting their attention, and otherwise I just leave off the address.

"Thank you sir" -> "Thank you"

Though I do indulge in a few phrases I always tack on "sir"/"ma'am" to just because they're references stuff and it wouldn't work if I dropped the address. I mean, they're pretty odd references that really sound like they could come from anywhere but I've been using them for like 15-20 years so I just keep on.

Good day, sir.
Thank you, sir.
You have a point, sir.

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