somebody you don't know... like the server in the resturant?
sounds so fake to me, drives me nuts!
2006-11-15 04:43:24 · 22 answers · asked by Cap'n Donna 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
In some types of restaurants, I would not find that form of address out of place. A diner, for instance, or some other kind of casual restaurant. I would accept the form the same way I might accept a stranger addressing me as "pal," or "mac," or "buddy," or "dude."
At a finer dining establishment, I would find the term, "honey" WAY out of place. I doubt that the type of restaurant I describe would even hire someone who uses that term. One of my pet peeves is to hear a server at an expensive, fine dining establishment address a party as "you guys." As in is everythig okay for you guys?" I don't mind that at Denny's, but if I'm paying fifty bucks or more for a steak dinner, I would like to be "sir," if only for an hour or so.
If there were a form of address that annoyed me, for instance, if someone from work called me "big guy" repeatedly, (I am a heavy person) I would politely ask the person to stop. This is not difficult. I don't mind casual addresses, and I consider those that are sensitive to this as being snobbish. But personal references to someone's appearance are out of place. I wouldn't call a large breasted woman "Jugs" for example.
So, there are situstions where being over sensitive is even more out of place than informal addresses. Other situations demand formal, proper addresses.
2006-11-15 05:03:40 · answer #1 · answered by Vince M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well honey it is like this
hey honey are you reading this or what
your so sweet to say YES I AM reading this you must be made out of honey....Mmmmmmm so good
OK honey I will stop with all of this Bologna, just for your sake..OK maybe mine too..
yes it does get on my nerves..but it depends on the actual age of the person..you know real old people used to talk like that in every day language, sweetheart, doll, darling, honey, ans so forth not meaning any harm at all...and it was actually their way at that time to be polite to females, and give them a nice hello...it has got to the point that people have gotten to take it as harassment, and a lot of younger people do not like it...
so what is it that we say in out own age group that when we are 80 the young people will hate...? what will that be?
but you know..maybe I wouldn't mind being called some of those old time names compared to what people call each other today ! !
smile
good luck
( I hope that's not it..) so smile
2006-11-15 07:45:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nah, I'm southern so I'm completely used to it. At some point every southern woman at a certain age starts calling everyone honey, or sugar or dahrlin'. Its like a right of passage or something. I'm kind of partial to dahrlin' myself. I think that'll be my pet name of choice when I become of age.
My aunt calls everyone dahrlin' with the sweetest angelic voice. It touches my heart when I hear her use the term of endearment for anyone of us...and its used for anyone whos young enough to be her child. I'm 36, so I kind of like that she calls me the same thing as she does any of the smaller children.
2006-11-15 04:46:55 · answer #3 · answered by gypsy g 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not at all, It is a way for some people (Southern in particular) to use this word as only a friendly gesture. If you don't like it, you may say, "My name is ____ and I prefer you call me ____ instead of HONEY!
2006-11-15 04:48:25 · answer #4 · answered by Jan C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it's a old country way of being friendly that has been made unacceptable by peoples lack of understandings of others norms, Fax paw and mores.
2006-11-15 04:46:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree, call me sweetie or sugar pie, leave the honey for the beez
2006-11-15 04:44:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is annoying...I was in a Yahoo game room and in the lobby every other word was hun or honey...
2006-11-15 04:45:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you...
Any "endearments" from strangers like that, bug me too. I just want to say "I'm not your sweetie, doll, honey or whatever!"
2006-11-15 04:47:31 · answer #8 · answered by Milkaholic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes....I am not your Honey, Sweetie, Pal, Buddy, or whatever stupid greeting you can think of. Call me "sir". Idiot!!!
2006-11-15 04:49:21 · answer #9 · answered by Ron B. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, waitress in Amercia call me honey, I hate it. They not sleeping with me, they houldnt call me that.
2006-11-15 04:44:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋