Do you mind if people call you babe?

maintenanceman

Goldiegirl wrote: »

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Very good !!!

I don't treacle is all that bad a cheeky nickname. I mean it's syrupy and sweet and all things nice like sugar and spice.:p

lostinrates

avogadro wrote: »

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Yes, I also think saying 'babe' to a patient is inappropriate!!

In the States people call someone they don't know Sir or Ma'am, but over here that would sound too formal, so we have these regional variations on how to address people informally. Mate, bro, love, sweet'eart, darlin', etc.

I love sir and ma'am and still use them a lot. Actually, you do still here sir and madam in uk, not as often, but in some places, and it is often accompanied by rather good service, or a powerful attempt at it. Its a very good tool to employ in customer service.

marywooyeah

Depends who calls me babe lol!

Frith

No one has ever called me babe!

lostinrates

Netwizard wrote: »

Im guilty of saying babe and hun to my female friends, but it doesnt bother them one bit. We all work in mental health so its probably nice to be called something affectionate rather than a !!!!!!! b!tch :rotfl:

I have had: mate, chap, fella, duck etc.

Couldnt care less really.

I think you raise a point about where lines blur. You talk about your friends, and I am sure you real friends as well as colleagues, but I have ended up in a situation where people have started addressing me as they might address one of their friends, while I feel the relationship is professional or perhaps civil and friendly rather than friendship IYSWIM, or where people I am friends with haven't been able to shift 'mode' with circumstance and both these scenarios have made me more uncomfortable than the actual term of endearment. ( a I say, generally, I don't really care what I get called, I have an unusual name and people often opt for a pet name than wonder how to pronounce it!)

PurpleJay

I reckon a lot of it is how it is said. If some bloke I never met who was on the pull did it but sounded a bit creepy, I wouldn't like it. Having said that most people who use terms of endearment to me are genuine and do it with everyone! You get different ones down south to up here in the midlands. My husband and I call each other hun. I call my son all manner of names which I am sure he will pull me up on as he gets older - mostly sunshine or bear. I had to stop calling him baby boy as he gets a bit cross

My girlfriends and I use chick, hunni, babe, sunshine... Men tend to say love or duck a lot. Older ladies tend to say sweetheart, duckie, love. I was called sweet pea and darlin' the other day by a cockney and my favourite from an older chap at a theme park - young lady - as I am 41 it made my day

No, I am not usually offended. Religious terms used to grate a bit when I was younger but I tend to use bless you now quite a bit, despite not being religious.. maybe it is an age thing!

trolleyrun

I work for a pretty large company and have a lot of colleagues. People call each other babe, darling, love, doll, hon, petal, flower, sausage, pork chop, mate, sista, bro, sweet cheeks, Betty, sugar lump, and anything else they can think of. They're all terms of endearment, but mainly because I work in a superficial world and we're rubbish at remembering names

maintenanceman

trolleyrun wrote: »

I work for a pretty large company and have a lot of colleagues. People call each other babe, darling, love, doll, hon, petal, flower, sausage, pork chop, mate, sista, bro, sweet cheeks, Betty, sugar lump, and anything else they can think of. They're all terms of endearment, but mainly because I work in a superficial world and we're rubbish at remembering names

Pork chop ??? that is a bit random ...treacle
BTW what superficial world do you work in?

fluffymuffy

Maybe this is a Regional Thing, or just the circles I move in, but I've never heard anyone call anyone else "Babe". I imagine it's a term used by photographers while filming pron movies. "Arch your back, babe"

trolleyrun

maintenanceman wrote: »

Pork chop ??? that is a bit random ...treacle
BTW what superficial world do you work in?

I work in the travel industry I know pork chop sounds weird, but some of my colleagues use it. I prefer that to "babes" to be honest