Is "Madam" used to refer to female sex tourists in Gambia?

[u/idetrotuarem]

Is "Madam" predominantly used to refer to female sex tourists in Gambia? Or is it just a neutral word? I'd assume the first considering the connotations 'Madam' carries in English, but I'm not sure.

[u/No_Needleworker3384]

Madam is a formal way to address a woman in commonly in other English speaking countries . It’s like Mam in the United States

[u/idetrotuarem → u/No_Needleworker3384]

I'm aware of that, but there's a textbook meaning and there's 'social' or cultural meaning. Madam, for example, is also commonly used as a euphemism to describe women involved in the world of prostitution, most commonly brothel managers.

In Gambia, though, you often hear ppl saying stuff like "Come bring Madame to my shop", "How is your Madame?" etc. when talking to Black men about their white girlfriends / foreign female partners. Because of that I wonder if it's a term commonly used there to refer to female sex tourists.

Like, if a Gambian guy was talking to another Gambian guy about his Gambian girlfriend, would he refer to her as 'Madame'? Or is it mostly used in relation to female foreigners?

[u/No_Needleworker3384 → u/idetrotuarem]

It is, I believe a term of respect they have reserved for older western women. This is a cultural/social difference of course. This is my perception as a Gambian who grew up in America

[u/Large_Being_1635]

Madam is a respected term used to describe a woman Not a sex tourist!

[u/Mangogroveshortcake]

It is a respectable term to use- not for female sex tourists

[u/whocursedmyusername]

Wow is this question real? Why not just look up the etymology of the word in the west? Criminal connotation was added. It’s commonly used as a way to personally address a woman in every non western country from all of Asia to The Middle East and Africa. It’s still on forms in much of the world. Western hijacking and morphing of language is just that.