even if these people are not related to them. E.g. A caller dialed a number accidentally. The person who answered the phone said "Sorry hun, you dialed a different number". Is this just usual to older one? Is there any meaning to it?
2006-09-03 07:44:23 · 15 answers · asked by Arcie 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
This is a midwestern thing. And it is Hon (short for honey) and a term of endearment. It is not HUN as in Attila the Hun.
I once knew a dear lady in the Army who called everybody"Hon".
She was threatened with discipline for sexual harrassment.
What a crock!
Funny thing happened once. I was in a restaurant when a British couple came in with their kids. They had an adorable five year old daughter who made friends with me. She got upset when I called her "Honey", at leaast until her father explained that what I meant was "Sweetie" or "Darling".
Can you imagine an American man calling somebody "darling"?
Most of us would rather die first.
2006-09-03 07:52:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I've called complete strangers "Hun" but never in a mean way. I do it to let it be known that I'm not mad you dialed my house instead of who you were trying to dial. It's just being nice, at least as far as I'm concerned it is. I know not everyone likes it, but I can't stop and ask before I say it. I just go ahead and say it anyway.
2006-09-03 14:57:22 · answer #2 · answered by Slam64 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think this guy means Hun, like ya talking to a woman, girl w/e and ya say, "I'll be back in a minute, Hun" IOW's it's a shortening of the word honey!
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2006-09-03 14:49:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm from the South, and it's a Southern thing. We were brought up to be polite, and to treat people kindly. It's a way to be nice. That's why it's called a "term of endearment."
2006-09-03 14:47:07 · answer #4 · answered by Justsyd 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't know, for some reason it sounds vulgar to me, I don't like that at all, it's almost like if they are treating you nice but half way, it sounds very poor, or like if the person only completed middle school, it almost sounds rude to me, (like a lack of manners) that's just my opinion, the people who say that are insecure, they should either say the entire word, or not say it at all.
2006-09-03 14:53:55 · answer #5 · answered by You are loved 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's because it's a great honor to call someone a barbarian in America. President Barb said so.
2006-09-03 14:46:30 · answer #6 · answered by Ever Learn 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm an American.
I have never used the word "Hun"
2006-09-03 14:46:19 · answer #7 · answered by Junior 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The same reasons Brits Use the word "Love" for everyone.
2006-09-03 14:51:23 · answer #8 · answered by AzOasis8 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm an American, and I know that not everyone says it. Its like British people calling everyone "luv."
2006-09-03 14:46:47 · answer #9 · answered by Nikki 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean. Sometimes I think they are just trying to be personable. I don't like it either. But it is just some people's way...
2006-09-03 14:46:32 · answer #10 · answered by Kare♥Bear 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋