The ma'am and sir thing is just how I was raised (no offence to southerners, but please don't put me in the same group as them D:) A lot of people say it around here, although I ussually only say it if I'm serious

I live in a rural place too

ALL around our school is just totally surrounded by fields, nothing else, just feilds and cows

I have horses, dogs, cats, cows, chickens, goats, rabbits, fish, and pigs (I think thats it....my brain isn't working lol)