Yes, I am calling you "sweetie", "honey", "baby", etc. Be grateful that I want to treate you like family.

I was working as a server many years ago and had a table of about 8 men, mid 30's-40's. I was probably around 20. When I took their order, one of them asked me if I was "going to talk like that all day" and I was like "yeah?" And he said "I just hate it when people talk like that".<br><br>I said "Oh, you mean when I call you 'honey' or 'sweetie'?"<br><br>And he said "yeah, I don't like it."<br><br>I said "well, I am a southern girl, so I'm gonna talk like that. But I will try not to. I appologize if it offended you."<br><br>He kinda rolled his eyes and muttered under his breath.<br><br>But then he went on to ask me about our beer selection and then pointed to a beer and said "I'll have one of this kind, **sweetie**."<br><br>And I was like "oh, what makes you think I'm your sweetie?" And I walked away from the table without getting the rest of the order.<br><br>They were quiet about it for the rest of the time, but it was one of those moments that I was like, "oh, I'm gonna get a horrible tip cuz I'm a bitch."<br><br>But they ended up adding a 20% tip for me. I don't know why they gave me a good tip. I'm not sure if the guy I did that too was the one who added the tip or if it was one of the others.<br><br>Anyway, I don't call people those things to demean them. I call them those things because I view everyone I talk to as family. I know it might seem unprofessional, but to me, it's how I come off as genuine.