kcinsu Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 i hate when someone I don't know calls me any of those... It always comes across as fake and douchey. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Npoess Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 amen, brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Coalbucket PI Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Where I come from 'mate' is generally par for the course with people you don't know very well or at all but are being nice to; shop assistants, new acquaintances etc as well as old friends, although it can be said in the wrong way. Friend/buddy/brother I don't think you could use, buddy has a sort of aggressive undertone to it sometimes. A barman called me 'big man' the other day and I thought it came across quite well. The barmaid was being nice but she called me 'sweetheart' and I found it condescending. It's swings and roundabouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patternoverlap Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 A barman called me 'big man' the other day I get that one a lot. Living in the Southeastern U.S. I am used to the familiar phrases like that as it is very common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Npoess Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Anybody who uses the words "bro" or "brother", I always wan't to smack in the face. amen, brother Oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising for burgers Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 word up nigga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 irl, i probably wouldn't like it.. on wattem... fair game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcinsu Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 Big man would definitely piss me off. Same with sweetheart or darling, or honey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Npoess Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Also people who uses the word "champ" are incredibly annoying. "Sup Champ!?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theSun Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 "guy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest futuregirlfriend Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 If someone on the street calls me mate I check to see if they're scanning my bod for my wallet pocket. If there's a labourer of some sorts on the premises and he calls me mate I immediately leave the house for several hours. Mate is a word that my friends and I never ever called each other. Just feels weird. There were a few people that I didn't see that much of for the university years and they came back dropping mate into sentences. I haven't told them to stop, but I don't like it one bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 nothing really sets me off like being condescendingly called something like "sweetie" or "honey." especially if it is preceded or followed by "you should smile more." i will KILL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chassis Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I call everyone mate. Kid is probably the worst Id say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest futuregirlfriend Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I can think of a worse one, champ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Coalbucket PI Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I've got one even worse than that: champ. My barbers shop is called 'Fella' and when you phone them up they answer the phone 'Hello, Fella' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goDel Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 It always serves some kind of function. It gets fake when the function is incongruent with the person/context. Most of the time it's just social oil. And when meeting strangers, oil is mostly a good thing, i think. dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Some guy I've never seen before said sup' boss? Just as we passed eachother in the hallway of my workplace. I stared at him, bewildered, like a deer caught in headlights. Boss? I don't fucking know what to say to that. Probably sup'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chassis Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Aight boss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 social oil. i like that. interactive lube. also... mucka, china, squire, chief, shagger, my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patternoverlap Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 yassa boss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest disparaissant Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 i will cop to calling everyone dude regardless of gender i think that probably makes people think less of me more than it pisses them off tho so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pennywise Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I get fucktard or twat mainly. Although I prefer wankstain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltoi Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 i can write dude but i can't really bring myself to say it unless i'm bill and tedding it up... it's surprising how often sales rep's call and go "alright mate/pal/buddy/man how you doing?". far too over familiar. it's an automatic 'fuck right off!' in our office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berk Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 An even worse one is "champ" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsaicin Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I say "dude" all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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