tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558011555631278718.post7366055912626051403..comments2023-05-15T07:34:40.637-04:00Comments on YVONNE&YVETTETIQUETTE: SWEETIE? WE DON’T THINK SO.Yvonne&Yvettetiquettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00290959321904112899noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558011555631278718.post-41194798751790039262009-10-20T09:51:07.545-04:002009-10-20T09:51:07.545-04:00People I don't know are Sir and Ma'am, eve...People I don't know are Sir and Ma'am, even though I'm in my forties. I agree that it's impolite to be informal with people you don't know. And it also drives me nuts when people refuse to call me Mrs., as if it's an insult. <br /><br />BTW, I just discovered your sight and I love it! Our society needs more etiquette training. I believe it would eliminate many problems if Jacqueline Vickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469110335564534731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558011555631278718.post-68287423336989343292009-10-02T02:39:55.749-04:002009-10-02T02:39:55.749-04:00I am with you both on this. I'm a 50-year old...I am with you both on this. I'm a 50-year old woman and own a bistro-type restaurant. When patrons call me sweetie, it gets under my skin. I start looking around and wonder if the place is coming off like a greasy spoon. Or I feel disrespected and wonder what I'm doing to project such a jejune vibe. It makes me want to pull out my portfolio, college diploma, or birth certificate. I'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558011555631278718.post-13587650400221114732009-08-31T12:02:39.005-04:002009-08-31T12:02:39.005-04:00My sister just started calling others "sweeti...My sister just started calling others "sweetie", and for some reason it really gets up under my skin! She is only 16, and thinks that because she is a lot smarter than others her age, it is okay to talk and act like an adult. I am 34, and I really can't stand it when she calls me this! It just seems disrespectful to me! Amy-CaliforniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558011555631278718.post-89729274287789665232009-07-31T15:26:14.241-04:002009-07-31T15:26:14.241-04:00Y & Y -- I wholeheartedly agree with your prem...Y & Y -- I wholeheartedly agree with your premise and the anonymous commentor. Calling people you know (family and personal friends) sweetie, hon, or dear is appropriate so long as they know it is a term of endearment. However, using this casual form of address is entirely inappropriate in a business setting!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089768364865250997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558011555631278718.post-84184987811230204142009-07-30T12:11:24.577-04:002009-07-30T12:11:24.577-04:00"Some people call others Sweetie because they..."Some people call others Sweetie because they don't remember their name. lol"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558011555631278718.post-15278484131922904652009-07-30T10:13:17.105-04:002009-07-30T10:13:17.105-04:00Terms of endearment from nearest and dearest are d...Terms of endearment from nearest and dearest are delightful (obligatory?), but I find them offensive and disrespectful from strangers, similar to the ever more common habit of addressing senior citizens by their christian names, as if they were children (unless they invite it, of course), or indeed over-familiarity of any type when addressing an adult stranger.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03224524437936320813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558011555631278718.post-16488026222262142002009-07-30T09:02:08.439-04:002009-07-30T09:02:08.439-04:00Dear Yvette,
You and Yvonne may not have noticed,...Dear Yvette,<br /><br />You and Yvonne may not have noticed, but "sweetie," "honey," "darlin'" and <br />"darling" have been used for DECADES in the oddest places. It's especially <br />prevalent in certain regions of the country (let's say Duh Old South, <br />especially).....like practically everywhere<br />except straightlaced New England (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558011555631278718.post-5653461643806993382009-07-29T23:33:52.624-04:002009-07-29T23:33:52.624-04:00Well, sweeties, I beg to differ on this one. I cal...Well, sweeties, I beg to differ on this one. I call people "sweetie" all the time--from the Puerto Rican receptionist in my office at Brown Harris Stevens to the young brother who goes out his way to hold the subway door for me when I'm running down the stairs to catch the train. It's not as intimate as saying "baby," which I reserve only for my son and my significant Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558011555631278718.post-57955450432300257552009-07-29T15:30:29.214-04:002009-07-29T15:30:29.214-04:00Well.... I have to admit, I'm guilty of doing ...Well.... I have to admit, I'm guilty of doing this. Usually with people I really adore even though I may not know them very well. So next time I'll bite my tongue. If I can.rivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09967936062940060405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558011555631278718.post-14917537043993260602009-07-29T13:41:21.166-04:002009-07-29T13:41:21.166-04:00"SWEETIE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TERMS......I U..."SWEETIE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TERMS......I USE IT ALL THE TIME..AND<br />WHEN I DO ...I MEAN IT AFFECTIONATELY....SO PLEASE DON'T PICK ON THE SWEETIES....<br />WHAT ABOUT THE "DEARS".....THAT ALWAYS SEEMS CONDESCENDING....AND THEN I HAVE ANOTHER FRIEND WHO ALWAYS USES DAHLING.....I THINK MOST OF THE TIME IT'' S THE TONE<br />YOU USE...AFTER ALL....." ANYTHING CAN Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com