[Blindtlk] Needing Feedback and Support

[Robert A.Hansen]

Sometimes i am called these by hispanic women
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Date: Thursday, December 09, 2010 4:27:54 pm
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From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Needing Feedback and Support

Ray,



I vacationed in New Orleans about a year ago.  It was odd to hear grown ups 

call each other honey, sweetie and the like.  You are correct this is not 

something done in the north in the same way those terms are used in the 

south.   I wasn't offended at all because everyone talks that way to 

everyone else.  It was normal and natural there.



I have always lived in the Midwest.  Here, terms like honey and sweetie are 

used for small children, animals and people in a socially inferior status. 

Elderly people seem to get a free pass to call anyone under 40 sweetie.  And 

of course those terms might be appropriate in an intimate setting between 

romantic partners. Waitresses seem to use those terms a lot, which I find 

annoying but as long as they are treating all the customers at the same 

level of annoying I let it go.



HTH

Julie



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From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>

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Sent: Thursday, December 09, 201