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What really grinds your gears?

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What The Actual Fleecy Jul 2013 8:59pm, 3 Jul 2013 10,356 posts	Quote Pin What The Actual Fleecy I can just imagine, Duchess
Carpathius Jul 2013 9:13pm, 3 Jul 2013 705 posts	Quote Pin Carpathius I call people 'hun' too. Didn't realise it was so annoying!
What The Actual Fleecy Jul 2013 9:23pm, 3 Jul 2013 10,361 posts	Quote Pin What The Actual Fleecy I call complete strangers sweetheart. I must be really pissing them off. Result
old mum Jul 2013 9:33pm, 3 Jul 2013 568 posts	Quote Pin old mum There was a guy who worked with my ex husband who always insisted on calling me 'chick' when I phoned. A truly lovely bloke, which is the only reason I didn't verbally rip his head off. Mum used to call me 'chicken' when she was in a good mood (not often). I think that was a Geordie thing, but I never got it. I went through a minor phase of trying these terms out but they never sat easy with me, but that's me, not you. I just think of 'Hun' as going with 'The', Hon and illiterate (I know, it's just a term), Hunny as something Pooh Bear would crave, Sweetie as a Scottish confectionary, Darling - too much Champagne and not enough knickers...I'm certain there are others that I attach equally nonsensical meanings to.
AstraKhanGentry Jul 2013 9:38pm, 3 Jul 2013 679 posts	Quote Pin AstraKhanGentry I particularly dislike being called 'love'. I know it's a northern thing, but when it comes to people who phone me up to try to sell me stuff calling me love, they tend to get short shrift. The worst, though, is when students do it. They seem to think that if they are older than me, or male, or both, they can call me love. This does not happen twice.
old mum Jul 2013 9:45pm, 3 Jul 2013 571 posts	Quote Pin old mum Chill out, love.
Steady Edina Jul 2013 9:46pm, 3 Jul 2013 13,830 posts	Quote Pin Steady Edina I don't mind being called love but take exception to being called Hun and babe especially by people I don't know
AstraKhanGentry Jul 2013 9:47pm, 3 Jul 2013 680 posts	Quote Pin AstraKhanGentry fixes Old Mum with steely glare harrumph!
Will Crash Jul 2013 9:48pm, 3 Jul 2013 935 posts	Quote Pin Will Crash Hello Treacle
Carpathius Jul 2013 9:51pm, 3 Jul 2013 706 posts	Quote Pin Carpathius I will clarify that I don't use 'hun' to people I don't know.