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Old 04-21-2010, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by MysticCat View Post
Maybe it's my age or maybe it's my background, but I don't like to be called "Mystic" by people I don't really know. It irks me no end for a random salesperson or someone similar to call me by my first name -- to me it smacks of trying to suggest a familiarity where there is none.

Yep, I've been known to have a salesperson say "HI, I'm Gregg, what's your name?", only to answer "Mr. Cat."
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