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Originally Posted by Incognitas
I'm Miss or Mrs to anyone under the age of 16. 
Otherwise as long as they use my full christian name or the diminutive I choose to go by I tend to ignore anyone who calls me by a pet name..until they use the right name. 
As for complete strangers calling me pet or anything else I tend to freeze them.It's not necessary to be familiar with everyone.Stick to your own family and particular friends for such terms of endearment.  |
as an ex 'southerner', who has now lived longer north of Watford, than south of it, the use of words like 'love' & 'chuck' & 'duck' to strangers, appears more prevalent 'up north'.
What you said about it being overfamiliar, Incog (not 'Coggy', notice
), and your reaction to it, might perpetuate the myth that southerners are 'stuck up' & northerners 'more friendly'. Of course neither is true, but the difference in the cultures makes it appear so, sometimes...
- 'when in Rome' would seem to be apt