This is a interesting thread. My Sororfriends and I were having dinner one night, and one asked the waiter for more water, he responds, sure baby, one minute!
We looked at him like
and then
. I CAN NOT STAND
to be called baby or babe or sweetie from some male that doesn't know me. It grates on my nerves!!! It's even worse when a woman is walking down the street and some random man says..hey sweetie, how you doing. It's like, can't you just say hello and keep it moving! All that extra stuff isn't necessary!