Nice analogy, I think. I'll just point out two things odd with your sentence example though: - はvs.が is a difficult topic, but I think 上司が would be more appro

Nice analogy, I think. I'll just point out two things odd with your sentence example though: - はvs.が is a difficult topic, but I think 上司が would be more appropriate - you're supposed to use keigo when talking about a superior, not only when talking to them. So it should be 仰った(おっしゃった) rather than 言った.