Is it rude to call my college professor "sweetie"? Like yesterday, i told her sweetie i have a question could you come here for a minute please
2006-11-17 08:18:52 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
yes
2006-11-18 13:19:02 · answer #1 · answered by ZenPenguin 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
So, when are you preparing to drop the class?
That was extremely rude and totally out of line. Students DO NOT call female professors "Sweetie." If a male professor called his female student, "Sweetie" he would be in BIG trouble.
You address your professor as Professor or Dr. or whatever name she wrote on the board the first day of school. You were denigrating and demeaning.You owe this woman an apology. If you don't want to give one, I would look for the drop slip and prepare to grovel to her to get out of the class... pronto.
2006-11-17 11:00:26 · answer #2 · answered by Lizzie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in the south and have a BAD habit of calling people sweetie and dear. Men and women and children alike. I called a customer sweetie once at work and my boss got all over me for doing that. She was from California and she said if you call people that over there that they can sue you for sexual harrassment. I guess it all depends on where you live and how tolerant people are. And by the way I still haven't broken the habit and probably never will its almost a programmed response. Personally I don't think it's rude, I think its more our southern hospitality...hope that helps...darlin'....hehehehehe
2006-11-17 08:27:22 · answer #3 · answered by lisaaaaahhhhh 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is rude...not just because she is your professor...but because she is female.
Unless the girl is a close, personal friend of yours...refrain from pet words. It is demeaning. I would go into it, but it should be common sense. Most people don't like being called pet forms in a non friend based setting.
2006-11-17 12:18:19 · answer #4 · answered by Thera 9 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on how you speak to everyone else. There are a lot of people that call everybody honey, baby, sweetie.....You may want to be careful, she may not take it the right way.
2006-11-17 08:28:21 · answer #5 · answered by Traycee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Inappropriate, yes. I am curious to know how the professor reacted. Of course you could always regress and apologize.
2006-11-17 08:22:57 · answer #6 · answered by seek_fulfill 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-11-17 08:21:40 · answer #7 · answered by Tapestry6 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Omg, that is so disrespectful. How old are you? Please, no. I can't stand it when anyone other than close friends and family call me that. It's familiarity that you should not be using with an elder or a professor.
2006-11-17 11:23:34 · answer #8 · answered by chelleedub 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Way past rude and completely inappropriate - how did you make it into college? Or if you are just trying to be funny, try telling a joke next time.
2006-11-17 08:20:59 · answer #9 · answered by Cerebal 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋
yes. I hate it when people call me sweetie, hon, or anything the like. It's condescending.
2006-11-17 08:29:37 · answer #10 · answered by lunachick 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think that's a little disrespectful. Especially if they have a Phd and are used of hearing people calling them Doctor.
2006-11-17 08:21:04 · answer #11 · answered by Chicago Man 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋