Topic: Southern Habits
alicat4213
Joined Thu 11/15/07 Posts: 9078 |
I'm always calling people babe, hunny, Love, etc... That's just what I'm used to cause that's how my grandma was with people and she raised me....
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Holly4459
Joined Sun 06/29/08 Posts: 34766 |
QUOTE: all i got to say is them yankee women dont complain when us southern men go down south on'em 
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franshade
Joined Tue 07/24/07 Posts: 24704 |
QUOTE: People in the south, mostly females, I don't know exactly what the males might use, we call people "hon, sugar, darlin, etc". Most of the time, it's a form of endearment, but you'll find waitresses, clerks, etc. that don't know you, referring to you in one of these ways, simply acknowleding that you exist since we don't know your name. Twice, in the past month I've been reproached because I called someone "hon". Neither time did I know this persons name, one even after 4 emails wouldn't sign or say his name, the other mocked me in a thread. Since there's people from all over in these forums, do you find it offensive to be called any of the names mentioned above?  
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Magbalihi
Joined Thu 08/07/08 Posts: 1815 |
QUOTE: QUOTE: People in the south, mostly females, I don't know exactly what the males might use, we call people "hon, sugar, darlin, etc". Most of the time, it's a form of endearment, but you'll find waitresses, clerks, etc. that don't know you, referring to you in one of these ways, simply acknowleding that you exist since we don't know your name. Twice, in the past month I've been reproached because I called someone "hon". Neither time did I know this persons name, one even after 4 emails wouldn't sign or say his name, the other mocked me in a thread. Since there's people from all over in these forums, do you find it offensive to be called any of the names mentioned above?
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franshade
Joined Tue 07/24/07 Posts: 24704 |
thought that was hilarious
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thumper95
Joined Tue 08/07/07 Posts: 33314 |
QUOTE: Aw, I was still waiting for Thumper to let me know if I was supposed to be a southern redneck or rich snobby person. 
not my place to judge you,,, unless you give me reason to judge you,,, right now your just sing to me |
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Bushidobillyclub
Joined Fri 05/11/07 Posts: 5689 |
People are stupid so we all try to understand meanings based on our limited understanding of various definitions, this is not the best way to interact, if anything this is the number one cause for hard feelings.
Anything can mean just about anything to anyone that feels like taking it any way. Try to understand meanings based on body language and perceived intent, not for preconceived notions of definitions of words that the person talking may not be referring to. Or YOU will always be offended by something from someone regardless of meanings. If in doubt ask before reacting. _________________________ DOLL: # a small replica of a person; used as a toy # dame: informal terms for a (young) woman wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn # A doll is a child's toy that represents a baby or other human being, but includes likenesses of animals and imaginary creatures. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doll # DOLL|ドｰル|Dōru is a series of short manga stories written by Mitsukazu Mihara. In the United States it is published by TOKYOPOP. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doll (manga) # A toy in the form of a human; Used to refer to or address a woman; A term of endearment (ie. darling) en.wiktionary.org/wiki/doll # A disparaging term for women in the nineteenth century. www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/taleoftwocities/terms.html # a child's plaything in human form, jointed or unjointed www.debrasdolls.com/terminology.html # Category - Item About - Dolls were first seen in the Adventure of Link. Many were scattered around the world, and when collected, would add 1 to ... www.zeldalegacy.net/hylians-guidebook/encyclopedia-d.html # Refers to a child's toy, but in this show to a woman, especially a sweetheart or darling. [May be short for idol, or more likely short for ... www.geocities.com/tf_mcq/theater/guys_and_dolls_glossary.html # An artificial human made by Uriel to be his lone companion in Hades. Doll's soul is actually that of Kirie's; ironically, her physical ...
Edited by Bushidobillyclub on Wed 11/05/08 03:51 PM
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krupa
Joined Thu 07/03/08 Posts: 18202 |
Holy Hell Bushido!...there is one well researched fellow!
I suppose regional dialect is pretty much irrelevant in the greater social context. People are either good natured and accepting....Cool Cats and Babydolls. Or they are not good natured and accepting...A**holes and B*tches. Never heard of a cool and good natured soul being unaccepting of others. Just a thought. |
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singmesweet
Joined Mon 07/28/08 Posts: 25457 |
QUOTE: QUOTE: Aw, I was still waiting for Thumper to let me know if I was supposed to be a southern redneck or rich snobby person.
not my place to judge you,,, unless you give me reason to judge you,,, right now your just sing to me You were judging people before when I mentioned northern VA by saying they were rich snobby people. 
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Bushidobillyclub
Joined Fri 05/11/07 Posts: 5689 |
Jumping to conclusion is still jumping to conclusion.
Imagine if I called you a twit. 99% of the time that would be an insult. Well what if I just meant you are someone who uses twitter. lol http://twitter.com/ __________________________________________ We all have baggage and the fastest way to show yours is to get hung up on words. |