Waitresses calling you "sweetheart", "honey", "sugar", "yum butter", etc....C/D?

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I went out for coffee tonight and the girl behind the counter called me "sweetie" so much it got to the point that I think she was just making fun of me. So what's the verdict on terms of endearment from waitresses or servers? And any interesting examples?

― Gear! (Gear!), Saturday, 27 March 2004 07:36 (twenty-two years ago)

There's a really really WASPish local BK manager who calls her employees "honey" all the time. Really loudly.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Saturday, 27 March 2004 07:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Also: "Ducks" ,"Luv", "Dearie"

"yum butter" wtf?

― Ed (dali), Saturday, 27 March 2004 07:43 (twenty-two years ago)

are you sure she wasn't just asking what you wanted with your coffee?

― Huck, Saturday, 27 March 2004 07:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Try calling her names back like "toots" or "hotass"

― A Nairn (moretap), Saturday, 27 March 2004 07:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I have a habit of calling ALL women "my love", including extremely important and scary women at work, and mates' girlfriends, and so on. I'm just being friendly and patronising in an endearing way - I'm not quite sure what they think, mind.

― Johnney B (Johnney B), Saturday, 27 March 2004 08:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I use 'sweetheart' and 'gorgeous' for all my female friends. It's innocent, I picked it up from their female friends.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Saturday, 27 March 2004 09:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Subthread: Older co-workers calling you the same. Dud.

― 57 7th (calstars), Saturday, 27 March 2004 12:24 (twenty-two years ago)

If they're over 60 - excusable.
If they're hot for you - classic.
If they're just acting like a TV character - dud.

― dave225 (Dave225), Saturday, 27 March 2004 13:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Johnney B: are you Bruce Forsyth?

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Saturday, 27 March 2004 13:23 (twenty-two years ago)

if they're over 60 and are hot for you - megadud

― ken c (ken c), Saturday, 27 March 2004 14:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I'd probably be a bit nonplussed if anyone called me 'yum butter'. I'm not sure what it is, but I have some ideas.

― webcrack (music=crack), Saturday, 27 March 2004 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)

See how she responds to "Sugar Nips"

― Skottie, Saturday, 27 March 2004 15:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Waitresses doing this for tips is akin to being a stripper. I hate false endearments (because I take real ones seriously). But I swear, that stripper/waitress REALLY ACTUALLY likes ME!!!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Saturday, 27 March 2004 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't like it. It makes me feel uncomfortable.

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 27 March 2004 18:54 (twenty-two years ago)

don't worry, yum butter. it'll be okay.

― Gear! (Gear!), Saturday, 27 March 2004 19:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, but honey, how do you know?

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 27 March 2004 19:19 (twenty-two years ago)

okay, now I feel uncomfortable.

― Gear! (Gear!), Saturday, 27 March 2004 20:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Classic if they mean it (not in the 'she really likes me' sense but in the 'she is a hardcore diner waitress' sense).

― Jordan (Jordan), Saturday, 27 March 2004 20:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Does this also apply to waiters? And valets?

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Saturday, 27 March 2004 20:44 (twenty-two years ago)

grandmotherly waitresses often call me such things. young ones neverrrr do, and when they do, it's creepy.

― Ian Johnson (orion), Saturday, 27 March 2004 21:00 (twenty-two years ago)

What about 'cupcake?' Or 'pet'?

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Saturday, 27 March 2004 21:27 (twenty-two years ago)

isn't this just like local color stuff?

i feel of the masses when some waitress calls me "honey" etc.

― amateur!st (amateurist), Saturday, 27 March 2004 21:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey chief , want some bacon with those waffles?

― A Nairn (moretap), Sunday, 28 March 2004 05:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Johnney B: are you Bruce Forsyth?

Not last time I checked. I can't be, because I call blokes who I know well enough, but not so as that they'd be my friend, as "boss".

― Johnney B (Johnney B), Sunday, 28 March 2004 10:07 (twenty-two years ago)

I call all people 'sug' all the time... is it endearing or awful? Shit.

― luna (luna.c), Sunday, 28 March 2004 10:11 (twenty-two years ago)

i got "Cheifed" last night by a waiter and he lost some of his tip for being snarky...the little shit.

― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Sunday, 28 March 2004 14:41 (twenty-two years ago)

This guarantees I will leave a bigger tip. Especially if she has a little twang in her accent, then I'm a total sucker.

― bnw (bnw), Sunday, 28 March 2004 16:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I call everyone sweetie and honey - students, customers, friends.

However friday night these two annoying phish-head, yuppie type couples were in the bar, being loud,annoying, using up all our glasses drinking water, putting their feet on the furniture. . Anyway as I was walking by one of them waved some money in the air and called out "Sweetheart." There was just something in the way he said it and the fact that he was a cockfarmer in general but I turned and gave him what must have been a ball withering look. He immediately apologized and said 'sorry I didn't know your name and guessed the 'S' on your sweater stood for sweetheart.'

whatever.

― Ask For Samantha (thatgirl), Sunday, 28 March 2004 17:45 (twenty-two years ago)

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