robroy:
I don’t know why or what it is, but I hate being called ‘‘Pal’’ by strangers, if it’s a friend who calls me it, in fact one does, it’s fine…
Mate, bud, buddy, my friend …or as you say ‘young man’’ or anything else for that matter is fine, but ‘‘pal’’ I find patronising and [zb] annoying.
I usually answer them by referring back to them as ‘‘pal.’’ but I make a point of emphasising it in an unfriendly manner.
Don’t go up to Scotland then will you…almost everybody calls everybody “pal”
I regularly go to ADA @ Falkirk ( chill/produce) … there is one of the woman in Goods In Office always calls me “Doll”
WheelsofCardiff:
The ones I hate are the asking me what am I carrying when it’s a container. All I get is the box and ref number. They get the hump when i tell them it’s their job to know not mine.
Totally agree. When used do mutli drop get to address say have a couple pallets for you most would ask what is it. Like I’m supposed to know got like 10 deliverers to do I can’t know what’s on each delivery.
Used just had them paperwork which half the time said.nothing just where it came from
robroy:
I don’t know why or what it is, but I hate being called ‘‘Pal’’ by strangers, if it’s a friend who calls me it, in fact one does, it’s fine…
Mate, bud, buddy, my friend …or as you say ‘young man’’ or anything else for that matter is fine, but ‘‘pal’’ I find patronising and [zb] annoying.
I usually answer them by referring back to them as ‘‘pal.’’ but I make a point of emphasising it in an unfriendly manner.
Don’t go up to Scotland then will you…almost everybody calls everybody “pal”
I usually get ''All right big man, or big yin when I’m up there.
First time I went to Sheffield I remember thinking… Did he just call me ‘‘love’’
Didn’t really like being called ‘‘duck’’ in Derbyshire either.the first time…wtf is that all about.?
When you meet a real Deedah in Sheffield Rob , he’ll probably call you flower , I used to get that all the time delivering to builders merchants .
People really can be strange when they get bored,if I get called anything condescending I usually act deaf or say pardon forcing them to use more energy. If anyone calls me pal or mate or drive or love or anything friendly, I am friendly. Don’t let them ruin your day or let them see it bothers you? Life really is too short.
robroy:
I don’t know why or what it is, but I hate being called ‘‘Pal’’ by strangers, if it’s a friend who calls me it, in fact one does, it’s fine…
Mate, bud, buddy, my friend …or as you say ‘young man’’ or anything else for that matter is fine, but ‘‘pal’’ I find patronising and [zb] annoying.
I usually answer them by referring back to them as ‘‘pal.’’ but I make a point of emphasising it in an unfriendly manner.
Don’t go up to Scotland then will you…almost everybody calls everybody “pal”
I usually get ''All right big man, or big yin when I’m up there.
First time I went to Sheffield I remember thinking… Did he just call me ‘‘love’’
Didn’t really like being called ‘‘duck’’ in Derbyshire either.the first time…wtf is that all about.?
Alreet duck [emoji1787] and yes it’s stupid. And as bad as Love is Sheffield.
Yorkielad:
I’m usually one of them that uses Pal unless I’m on shunting duties,then it could be anything from Bud to “you the daft @@@@ that’s parked over six bays”…
Really though I don’t mind pal,mate,bud or whatever,think it’s just nice we acknowledge each other sometimes in passing.
Wow! I don’t feel so bad, don’t think I’ve exceeded 3 yet. [emoji12]
I don’t mind ‘pal’, but for some reason ‘bud’ annoys me, for some reason especially so from someone obviously younger. You get quite a lot of ‘son’ up here, which is almost always to emphasise age difference. I don’t mind if the person is, say, 20 years older so much. I personally avoid using ‘son’.
I am still recovering from once being called ‘hen’. It must either be a north east of England thing, or just a woman that was one sandwich short of a picnic, to this day I don’t know which it was.
Noremac:
I am still recovering from once being called ‘hen’. It must either be a north east of England thing, or just a woman that was one sandwich short of a picnic, to this day I don’t know which it was.
I’d say the latter…That or she might have been a whispers Mackem…
Noremac:
I am still recovering from once being called ‘hen’. It must either be a north east of England thing, or just a woman that was one sandwich short of a picnic, to this day I don’t know which it was.
I’d say the latter…That or she might have been a whispers Mackem…
Wife’s family are Scot’s and all the women call each other hen in conversation .
Noremac:
I am still recovering from once being called ‘hen’. It must either be a north east of England thing, or just a woman that was one sandwich short of a picnic, to this day I don’t know which it was.
I’d say the latter…That or she might have been a whispers Mackem…
Wife’s family are Scot’s and all the women call each other hen in conversation .
Noremac:
I am still recovering from once being called ‘hen’. It must either be a north east of England thing, or just a woman that was one sandwich short of a picnic, to this day I don’t know which it was.
I’d say the latter…That or she might have been a whispers Mackem…
Wife’s family are Scot’s and all the women call each other hen in conversation .
Comrade
Sir
Surr
My Lord (M’lud)
Your honour
Ducks
Maam
Officer
Chief
Chef (Fra)
Brother
Bruv
Mine Fuhrer
“Hen” is Welsh for “old” which leads to old chum , mon vieux, petit choux etc
Stinker As in Murdock
Has the modern day lorry driver become very sensative if they take offence from a usually friendly meant greeting from a stranger, perhaps a kiss on each cheek would please you better. Another thread today says are f.l.t. drivers weird…?
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