When I first arrived in Saudi, I noticed that the hotel staff would always greet me with, "Hi, mom." I always returned their hellos, even though I thought it was a little strange. They would ask about the baby, if it was kicking today, stuff like that.
After a few weeks, I mentioned this to Jeff. I said, "Don't you think it's weird, although kinda cute, that they call me mom? It's always mom this, mom that."
Jeff stared at me. "Um, they're calling you ma'am. In their accent."
D'oh!
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