On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, J B wrote:
>>- - Mary; aka Babe, Sweethart, Darlin', Doll, Little Lady,
>>Tootsie, <snap snap> Hey Lady, ...
>
>Are you perchance somewhere in the Southern United States?
>It is a common practice in the South for older persons to refer to anyone
>and everyone as Sugar, Babe, or Darling...and they consider it gender
>neutral. This is starting to fall into disuse, but it is still out there.
Heck. I'm guilty of it too! I'll call people dear or darling, usually when
I'm being sarcastic towards them. I only do this with my friends though,
because I don't want to offend anyone I work with.
It does bug me when I'm at a resturant (And not like Taco Bell or
something... :) and the waitress calls me dear, or worse calls one of my guy
friends babe/sugar/etc...
-Marlene
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