Bob or Bucky? I don't know which is proper since this would be the very first time I'd ever laid eyes on this person.
2006-10-15 10:23:51 · 25 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Some folks consider every new person they meet a new friend...not me. I enjoy meeting new people in church, school, work, the gym, etc... but they are not in the "friend" catagory after just one meeting ;)
It seems you are a bit uncomfortable in calling this person by a name that is reserved for his "friends" - I would be too. Long explanation shortened... you can't go wrong calling him by his given or frist name - unless he insists on going by a nickname.
I suppose you have to decide for yourself at what point does an acquaintance become a friend (and also what is appropriate at the time of the introduction to a new acquaintance). If someone goes by a nic-name then I would say that I would feel comfortable with calling them by their nickname - however, if their "friends" have a nickname for them then I would not feel comfortable using that name since I would not consider myself in their "friend" catagory.
I love my circle of friends but I don't need to consider every new person I meet a new friend and I really don't want my acquaintances to presume that we are friends - at least not in the first six months of becoming acquaintanted.... A sincere, true friendship is a blessing and a treasure; it developes over time and should not be taken so entered into in the first five minutes of introductions...
2006-10-15 16:25:58 · answer #1 · answered by d_frag gal 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask what the person prefers, and stick with that. Or since the person is going to become your friend, call that person Bucky.
2006-10-15 21:19:39 · answer #2 · answered by xX Henry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think what he meant by "my friends call me Bucky" is that that is what he prefers to be called. You wouldn't want to offend him by calling him Bob. He may take it the wrong way and think that you didn't like him straight off, even if that wasn't your intention. So call him Bucky, if thats not what he wanted, he wouldn't have told you! Good Luck!
2006-10-15 17:33:25 · answer #3 · answered by )o( 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a friend that we call "moo" because she loves cows...
anyway, when I introduce her to people I tell them about her nickname so that they are not confused when they hear other people calling her by something other than her real name...especially since the nickname can sound insulting.
If I were you I would ask, or call him by his real name. But don't be confused if people call him Bucky.
2006-10-16 00:46:43 · answer #4 · answered by calipand 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whey he introduces him self ask him what would you like me to call you Bob or Bucky? Then you don't have to guess.
2006-10-15 17:26:43 · answer #5 · answered by purrfectsandcastle 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bob
2006-10-15 20:16:54 · answer #6 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would call him "hey you"
if I called him BOB, I would feel like I was in an Enzyte commercial or something,
Look...........you do know that you are going to BUST OUT
LAUGHING if he says call me Bucky and smiles---and you see some bad azzz buck teeth lookin at ya.
2006-10-16 09:37:33 · answer #7 · answered by Moma 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would call him Bob and if a friendship developed I would than find it appropriate to call him Bucky
2006-10-15 17:28:36 · answer #8 · answered by Nai Nai 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Here's a better solution: call him "Man with Mean Friends."
"Bucky" ought to be considered insulting!
2006-10-15 17:32:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's giving you permission to be his friend and call him Bucky....so go with Bucky.
2006-10-15 17:27:14 · answer #10 · answered by Canadian Ken 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋