Endearments

I object to any of them if it's said to me by someone I don't know well.

In Durham the usual word is "pet" and sometimes "hinney" but in shops you are nearly always addressed as sir or madam. When I used to visit friends in Liverpool, in my teens, you heard people (mainly men) call each other "whacker" but I haven't heard it for years, its "mate" now.
 
If someone calls me flower and I stand up when they do, does that make me self raising flower.
 
i dont like it when peopel call me " u wanna pint chav " so remember at the next meet if you want to bug me just call me that ;)
 
KIPAX said:
If I can't call you luv and I cant call you flower.... Can I call you in the morning ?


hehe the old ones or the best.... and I am old :)
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Hehehehe......Deary me!!!!!! Seeing as it's you Kipax, you can call me whatever you like.:D
 
lettie said:
Hehehehe......Deary me!!!!!! Seeing as it's you Kipax, you can call me whatever you like.:D
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I nearly fell off me chair then (giggle giggle) .. is whatsisname reading this ? :)
 
Hows about if someone walks up to you in the street and says hello sexy.

Only on here kipax, I seem to be quite good at reading peoples regional dialects and saying, and placing whereabouts they are from. There's always exceptions to the rule though.
Talking of my long hair the girl in the cake shop likes it, I had it tucked in my t shirt, and she thought I'd had it cut. I walks in with a bunch of flowers and she asks if they are for her, and instead of saying wouldn't your bf get jelous, so I can find out if she's single, I just said no it's my mums birthday. I'm just crap with words, I'll be single for ever at this rate. :(

There's a girl on the chat room calls everybody pet, she's from durham, bloomin annoyin she is.
I should say that I only find the annoying, not offensive because as you say kipax, they aren't meant that way.
Also kipax is a town in yorkshire. :D
 
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I need to aske her something, if she's not single or not interested then at least I'll know. I wouldn't want to end up with someone lese if there's a chance, long black hair, fantastic blue eyes, mmmmmmmm. she can be my love anyday.
 
must admit when i met my first hubby in yorkshire and he came up to me and said ey up duck i was really offended then found out everyone said it to male or female ...must say i still say it myself now sometimes and im not from yorkshire and i get some weird looks
 
Madhatter said:
I need to aske her something, if she's not single or not interested then at least I'll know. I wouldn't want to end up with someone lese if there's a chance, long black hair, fantastic blue eyes, mmmmmmmm. she can be my love anyday.
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You need to ask her if she'll show you her buns - see what sort of reaction you get.
 
lettie said:
The one endearment that I hate is 'flower,' I am the least flowery person ever. :D
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Well, at least it is the Full Monty Lettie, feel shortchanged now .. only getting 'Petal' now and then.:)

Although 'Madam' .. usually addressed to you by people in service, is polite and proper .. occasionally sounds a little patronizing. Can't explain why :confused: Love it when a French man uses it though :D

Are endearments of this nature just a British thing or do other countries, such as Spain have them apart from the well-used Senor/Senora? Junetta ?

Do Asians have them ? I suspect not. .

Throughout America, the use of 'Sir' and 'Ma'am' is well-used, even by the younger person .. probably still use it before they are about to shoot ya' too. (Only joking). After Honey and Buddie, can't think of any more out there.
 
Petal? That phrase was used a lot by that Yorkshire African comedian Charlie something in that great half hour show The Comedians on ITV I think way, way back. He was the best of the bunch, not that the others were bad. They were all extremely funny and as far from PC a you could get.

I think that it were the thick Yorkshire accent coming out of a smiling black face that made him even funnier. Wasn’t he called Charlie White?
 
Jambutty you are thinking of Charlie Williams
 

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Much obliged Mick. I remember now. He had an imaginary friend called Chalky White.

I feel a search for a Charlie Williams CD coming on. He is a certain cure for the blues.
 
Yes he was but I’m sure that CW often referred to a friend called Chalky. Maybe it’s me going bonkers?

However I’ve tracked down a DVD of The Comedians at Tesco for £7.99 + £1.64 pp. Delivery on Tuesday.
 
katex said:
Do Asians have them ? I suspect not. .
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I've been told that if you're a chap you call any young man 'brother' and any older man 'uncle' but I don't know what women do!
 
It was Charlie Williams. He is one of the funniest if not thee funiest Comedian ever.
 
KIPAX said:
I call all women "Luv" and all blokes "Mate".. When I was asking the Arsenal ladies team to pose for pics after they won the cup on wed night I got some very odd looks when I said over here Luv or thanks luv or smile luv ...... I guess its not used that much down souf:)
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Yes it is Kipax, I was always addressed as "mate" down souf and women are often addressed as "luv" or "love" but those ladies that are "up market" which includes my late wife resent people who are "too familiar!" although I do think they like it on the quiet (Thats being called love, not err, you know, the other - - -:confused: )
 
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