Calling Women "Darling, Dear, Love" etc. - Page 2

Dan BRIGHT · #11 07-24-2007, 08:34 AM

i call them dork or kiddo

A_C_Slater · #12 07-24-2007, 08:50 AM

I call them Woman. As in "I'll take a Corona, Woman."

mosdef · #13 07-24-2007, 08:57 AM

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I call most women in service jobs darlin' or sweetheart. Why would you feel awkward about this?

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Because it's condescending.

punkass · #14 07-24-2007, 09:43 AM

I don't, because I'm not over 60, or a dork.

jws43yale · #15 07-24-2007, 10:13 AM

Girl seem to love the darlin' when I throw my southern drawl into it. Otherwise I call most random women miss.

stigmata · #16 07-24-2007, 10:20 AM

it's often condescending unless the context/delivery is appropriate, so if your unsure just stick to miss

4_2_it · #17 07-24-2007, 10:24 AM

I'll do it occasionally. Of course, I'm 20 years older than most servers so it doesn't present a problem.

bogey1 · #18 07-24-2007, 11:05 AM

Random woman, nothing. Maybe "ma'am" or "miss".

Women in my immediate household (wife & daughter) are usually "honey" as a term of endearment. Everyone else is just their first name. Well, except grandma. She's always grandma.

bisonbison · #19 07-24-2007, 11:08 AM

Toots.

amplify · #20 07-24-2007, 11:13 AM

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I call most women in service jobs darlin' or sweetheart. Why would you feel awkward about this?

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Because it's condescending.

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They don't ever give any indication that they feel this way, but that could be because they want a tip. I live in Ohio, maybe it would be considered condescending where you live.