Thread: Do you ever call strangers things like "honey," "sweetie," etc ?

Originally Posted by njtom

Occasionally, someone will call me "boss", which I don't like, because I don't ever want to be the boss of another person.

If you look anything like your avatar its understandable why they call you that. ;)


I recall Lcash calling TT sparky a few times.

It doesn't bother me. I don't use it myself. However,I go with the flow

It's very ingrained in some church cultures, ethnic cultures and regions.

I'm used to "hunny" "chile" "hunny child", "sweetie" , dahling" "bruh" "brother man" and more lol

I can't stand for people to call me honey. Don't they know that honey is a form of a SAP!!!!!

Originally Posted by Nikos

I can't stand for people to call me honey. Don't they know that honey is a form of a SAP!!!!!

Originally Posted by Nikos

I can't stand for people to call me honey. Don't they know that honey is a form of a SAP!!!!!

That's biblical Nikos, don't you wanna be old and full of sap? ;)

Psalm 92:14
They will still ^[a]yield fruit in old age;
They shall be ^[b]full of sap and very green

Originally Posted by krystian

That's biblical Nikos, don't you wanna be old and full of sap? ;)

Psalm 92:14
They will still ^[a]yield fruit in old age;
They shall be ^[b]full of sap and very green

Yes, but who's green? There are a lot of sappy people in the church.

Originally Posted by curly sue

I also use the "Bless his/her/your heart!" some.

Saw this earlier and thought of this thread.

My girlfriend and I were talking about this on our walk last night. She has an old staff person who calls her "dear." Then her male neighbor (Middle Eastern) calls her sweetheart. Both at the same time we said "Habibi!" I used to work for a Lebanese buyer who would call me Habibi a lot. Definitely a cultural thing in that culture. Habibi translates to dear or sweetheart.

Strangers? Never. I'm always a little concerned that it would be taken as demeaning.

Friends and loved ones? All the time.

Originally Posted by krystian

Saw this earlier and thought of this thread.

I love it! So true!