tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post7909656778470281853..comments2023-09-21T03:46:38.611-06:00Comments on You Just Gotta Laugh: Hey There HunLesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05684357594246180507noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-64267820865910052492009-06-20T08:11:46.680-06:002009-06-20T08:11:46.680-06:00I, too, feel that it's condescending for peopl...I, too, feel that it's condescending for people, especially younger or same-aged women, to call me "hun", "sweetie" or other pet names. For some reason it strikes me as snobby, very much like Flo on Mel's Diner, like a hillbilly snob, lol. I really don't understand exactly why it bothers me so much. Maybe I just intuitively know that the person is trying to put Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679653970182927782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-3412356182091249132008-10-28T21:41:00.000-06:002008-10-28T21:41:00.000-06:00This cracks me up. Does she know your name? My n...This cracks me up. Does she know your name? My neighbor consistantly calls me Amy. I don't say anything becuase I don't want to be like, hello? My name is Amanda. <BR/><BR/>I like nicknames from people I know. My oldest called me honey for the longest time. It drove my dad crazy.Amanda Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662814069840360787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-77387220730998708452008-10-24T11:07:00.000-06:002008-10-24T11:07:00.000-06:00I guess you could take it two ways (in addition to...I guess you could take it two ways (in addition to the cultural thing several people have mentioned): either condescending or affectionate. I would tend to feel condescended against because I have issues, but I think you should feel like she really likes you.stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04690458713471054075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-32260794755141321642008-10-23T13:09:00.000-06:002008-10-23T13:09:00.000-06:00That is too funny. I can see why you'd be annoyed....That is too funny. I can see why you'd be annoyed. It just kind of implies a "motherly" or maybe even a tad bit condescending tone. I wouldn't say anything. We don't use "dear" or "hun" around our house so it is funny when others use it. I'm used to being called funny stuff though. Most people can't figure out my name unless they've known me for a while!Chelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11054550587426718855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-21115282650745968202008-10-23T12:15:00.000-06:002008-10-23T12:15:00.000-06:00I am totally laughing out loud at all these commen...I am totally laughing out loud at all these comments! I'm okay with nicknames as long as I know someone pretty well. It's like you have to earn the right to give me a nickname. To me, it signifies a close relationship. So it does bother me when strangers or people I don't know very well call me a nickname (unless I'm in the South where everyone is Hon or Dearie.) In your situation, I'd probably Tracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925049538364654560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-8031963321673337422008-10-22T22:08:00.000-06:002008-10-22T22:08:00.000-06:00It IS awkward when someone younger lays one of tho...It IS awkward when someone younger lays one of those nicknames on you. For the most part, I don't usually think too much of it. But like some others have already mentioned, it just creeps me out when guys use endearments on me--unless he's totally hot and charming anyway.Mikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978087670569884235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-85374245506537184222008-10-22T21:42:00.000-06:002008-10-22T21:42:00.000-06:00Yea, I have a nick name I HATE! Hun, that doesnt b...Yea, I have a nick name I HATE! Hun, that doesnt bug me, some people thats just their way... know what I mean HUN? LOLPancakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13793089180808915002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-59206348152794692322008-10-22T19:54:00.000-06:002008-10-22T19:54:00.000-06:00I like it when Jaren calls me dear, and hun and ho...I like it when Jaren calls me dear, and hun and honey and sweetie and snookums and cutie pie and princess and the boss and queen and baby and sweetay and little girl and baby girl and whatever else I can make up right now. lol<BR/><BR/>It is always a little weird when people call me hun or dear. I just got called babe by someone over twice my age while leaving young mutual tonight. It makes meWhitney Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076894476570457181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-44391438883409990082008-10-22T19:29:00.000-06:002008-10-22T19:29:00.000-06:00Oh my goodness, I encounter this all the time at m...Oh my goodness, I encounter this all the time at my job. I talk to people all over the country, so I realize it's a cultural thing. I've learned to not think much of it when a woman from the south calls me "Hun" or "Honey" or "Sweetie". The thing that gets me is when a man, NOT from the south, calls me "Sugar" and "Baby". Ewww. And let me tell you, it happens all the blasted time. <BR/><BR/Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12861326015259508059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-34749112179235326462008-10-22T19:09:00.000-06:002008-10-22T19:09:00.000-06:00I agree with Lucy that it is condescending. At my...I agree with Lucy that it is condescending. At my son's doctor's office, I held the door for an older mom with a stroller and she said, "Thanks, hon" as if I was her teenage nanny or something. Nobody calls me hon except my hubby!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-52879828888695016162008-10-22T18:14:00.000-06:002008-10-22T18:14:00.000-06:00People get my name wrong a lot but I know they are...People get my name wrong a lot but I know they are not doing it on purpose so I usually just let it slide.<BR/>As far as the "Hun" an "Sweetheart" go, ack! I can't stand that! But I usually don't do anything about that either. Just mutter to myself that "I am not your sweetheart."Jeanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17311918064009586996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-2165594320463834852008-10-22T17:31:00.000-06:002008-10-22T17:31:00.000-06:00When I started teaching school, it was so weird wh...When I started teaching school, it was so weird when people started calling me Ma'am and Mrs. (even when I wasn't a Mrs. yet). It made me feel old!Richellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12301264691031997087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-66970572968899871322008-10-22T17:28:00.000-06:002008-10-22T17:28:00.000-06:00Sometimes I wonder if the people who use honey, de...Sometimes I wonder if the people who use honey, dear and sweetheart are just too lazy to remember or use a person's real name! I don't know why people want to use nicknames. (unless you hate your name but then go legally change it to something you do like!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-15855018210427423132008-10-22T16:49:00.000-06:002008-10-22T16:49:00.000-06:00Haaa!:) Is she also my neighbor and relatively new...Haaa!:) Is she also my neighbor and relatively new to the neighborhood? :) If so, I think there's a cultural(overseas) aspect to consider. <BR/><BR/>Not to say your feelings aren't valid. They are. But, as you probably are aware, sometimes it helps to understand the culture/background of somebody to realize the intent/meaning etc. <BR/><BR/>But, I must say, I hate it when people, especially men Isharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13937263886260608070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-87833786900406462162008-10-22T16:31:00.000-06:002008-10-22T16:31:00.000-06:00Hate the dear..hun...etc. nicknames. And when the...Hate the dear..hun...etc. nicknames. And when they try 'dearie' on me, I want to slap them. It's very condescending. Especially when you get older.RoeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00131723337404316867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-11710427797195129082008-10-22T16:14:00.000-06:002008-10-22T16:14:00.000-06:00I bet it is a common thing from wherever she moved...I bet it is a common thing from wherever she moved. I would love to know where (in the south) she came from. I really enjoy being called by my name, so I do understand. I have a couple we are friends with that insist on calling me Deb instead of Debbie. It drives me insane, but I just grin.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480046958714954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-39698336934802011842008-10-22T15:56:00.000-06:002008-10-22T15:56:00.000-06:00I would probably do nothing, too. What can you do ...I would probably do nothing, too. What can you do that wouldn't make you come across as rude? Maybe she can't remember your name so she's just doing what she can, and trying to be friendly. :)<BR/><BR/>People get my name wrong all the time, too, but I don't let it bother me. Whatever; at least they're talking to me! If they care enough to ask, I'll tell them.Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517246579704472278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-69822294438486585152008-10-22T15:42:00.000-06:002008-10-22T15:42:00.000-06:00haha. I remember growing up my mom used to get an...haha. I remember growing up my mom used to get angry at whomever called her dear or hun especially since they were 20 and she was 35! :) It just made me laugh but someone called me that the other day who was probably my age or younger and I can understand why she was offended....it's just kind of....awkward?Amieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14453155105117955921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-6283281542230115262008-10-22T15:30:00.001-06:002008-10-22T15:30:00.001-06:00It depends. I would probably just grit my teeth an...It depends. I would probably just grit my teeth and smile.Kristina P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16144488639100871226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-86400544766496561182008-10-22T15:30:00.000-06:002008-10-22T15:30:00.000-06:00Ooh...you got me. I have to admit, the nicknames t...Ooh...you got me. I have to admit, the nicknames that can be derived from my first name were...a source of difficulty. All the way into HS, people would ask what they could call me, and I'd say they could call me anything they liked, as long as it had nothing to do with feminine hygiene products. (There...vague enough for you?)<BR/><BR/>My favorite, though, was the day some boys were teasing my LunaMoonbeamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-886859614449680845.post-75802695085430889652008-10-22T15:26:00.000-06:002008-10-22T15:26:00.000-06:00I don't wnat to be called dear or hun by ANYONE!! ...I don't wnat to be called dear or hun by ANYONE!! Not even my hubby!! I also hate to be called mamm and sister as in at church. Just call me Jillene. But the worst..and a lot of the older sisters do this....is Jill. <BR/><BR/>I have to teach Relief Society on fast Sunday and I am going to politely give everyone a lesson as to how to say my name. Even the other memebers of the Presidency Jillenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701640875749819676noreply@blogger.com