Why do so many people call others "buddy" all the time?

Question

I don't understand this! It seems almost a little demeaning when they use it - what say you?

Answer 1

Buddy is a very friendly, warm term for friend. It is not demeaning in any way.

Answer 2

In lieu of "sir," I find it highly demeaning. What am I - Gilligan to your Skipper?ehe Buddy can infer young man, play thing. As a grown man in his 40s, I deserve to be respected. Particularly when a stranger calls me "buddy."

Answer 3

I believe for many people it's a way to breed a false sense of camaraderie. It makes it sound like you're good friends, buds.

Okay. Confession time. I work with a whole bunch of little children at church. I'm with them every other Sunday. I know most of their names, but we have new ones coming all the time. Sometimes my memory fails me. At those times the little girls are "Sweetie" and the little boys "Buddy" or "Kiddo." Maybe these people are just really bad with names.

Answer 4

i call everyone bud or buddy its not really demeaning its almost lazy lol (laugh out loud) because you are to lazy to say the person's name....but its not meant to be demeaning.

Answer 5

It's not demeaning at all..."buddy."

Answer 6

I suppose it's a less formal way of acknowledging someone whose name you might not know, much like, "pal," "friend," as opposed to the formal, "sir," "mam," and much less rude than just saying, "you."

Answer 7

I just call everyone "pal". That solves theproblem quite nicely, don't you think, pal?

Answer 8

I use that when I can't remember their name.

Answer 9

i always corret them and say my name is ________