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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
There's no regional difference. Rude people with no home training are everywhere.
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I wish I had room in the siggy for this little gem - LOVE IT!!
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Originally Posted by PM_Mama00
There were these two girls in a restaurant the other day and they were calling the cooks (Mongolian BBQ) sweety and honey. It made me cringe until I realized they had southern accents.
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guilty 
I can't help it - when I call someone "honey" it isn't meant to be the least bit condescending. Of course I live in the south where everyone practically is a "honey" "sweety" or "darlin" -- to me, when I have gotten good service at a restaurant, or good customer service at a store, I always say "thank you, honey" to the employee. To me, I'm saying "I really appreciate you taking care of me in your store/restaurant/whatever" -- and if people think I'm being rude, then they are reading too much into it.
Now there *ARE* people (and gee, you can find them right here on GC probably post stalking as we speak) who say "dear" and "honey" and "baby" in a very condescending tone. I am not one of those people
As to the issue of "what" to a parent - my son (4yo) has been taught when I call him to say "what mommy?" - of course it isn't rude when he says it. I taught him this when he was younger & liked to hide without telling mommy he was hiding. After I realized that he didn't know mommy was scared when he "disappeared" I taught him that whenever mommy calls him (or daddy, grandparents, etc.) to say "what mommy/daddy/whatever". Now if he's in trouble and I ask him a question, he knows that yes/no ma'am better come out of his mouth
