I hate being called 'Hun' by a store clerk

[bankside]

some of the responses here are pure comedy.

I love JUB!

Me too, hon!

 

[blackbeltninja]

This was an asshole comment when Beachguyj made it and it's an asshole comment now.

Clearly there is a back-story here most of us are not privy to.

Either way, this thread has been back and forth - perhaps Neil could give us a clue as to why being called Hon is something which bugs him to the point of making a thread about it?

From my side, I don't like being called "sir" because I think it's unnecessary and it makes me feel old, but I don't avoid places or the people where it might be used and I certainly don't ask the staff in those places to stop it...

-d-

 

[orton86]

This was an asshole comment when Beachguyj made it and it's an asshole comment now.

Really? Really? I'm sorry if we don't get offended by the word "hun" or "hon". However, you want to spell it.

 

[Críostóir]

Really? Really? I'm sorry if we don't get offended by the word "hun" or "hon". However, you want to spell it.

Not the point at all. I don't get offended by it either. But to tell gsdx that his life hasn't been hard enough is really offensive. He's survived hardships that would stop your heart.

 

[Adrock-JD]

Any other pressing issues in your life? Do your toenail clippings keep straying from you? Do you wish the angle of the sun were 2 degrees different?

 

[Críostóir]

So have others and they are not offended by terms of endearment. Why is he?

This is a good question. Why don't you ask him and find out?

I'm not saying gsdx shouldn't be questioned. I'm saying that "you haven't had enough hardship in your life" is an asshole thing to say - pretty much to anyone, unless you know them and know they've had an easy life, but especially to someone like gsdx.

 

[Alistair]

Sometimes this site becomes a bunch of bullies pushing the little kid around on the playground. Hasn't the criticism gone far enough? gsdx is a smart guy, I'm sure he's gotten the picture by now.

 

[zoltanspawn]

One of the most basic elements of good service is determining how the customer wishes to be treated. Some customers love familiarity, others prefer formality. I don't think it's really incumbent on store clerks to deliver that level of service, but I do think not making the determination reflects a lack of perception or effort. People who provide service like that are dull.

 

[TheOscar]

Oh, I hate it, too. It just sounds, I don't know how to put it, just annoying. Sure, sometimes it's not a big deal, but it's one of those things that bothers me, too. Especially when they're saying it in a sort of way of "Oh, you poor little thing, allow me to explain, because I'm better than you."

 

[blackbeltninja]

I do think not making the determination reflects a lack of perception or effort. People who provide service like that are dull.

I think you're being rather harsh on someone who's working long hours for little money and dealing with all sorts of frequently rude people for days on end and whose interaction/s with said people in order to determine which manner of address they prefer are fleeting and short-lived.

-d-

 

[DepravedMuscleFTL]

Forget the whole "hon" thing - stay out of Baltimore just because it sucks.

says the guy from DC where they re-elect mayors who have been arrested and convicted of smoking crack in a whore house (your clue to the level of the majority of the population there) - but dont worry hon - its not just baltimoreans who think DC fags are a bunch of stuck up assholes who ironically live in one of thee worse cities on the planet - but everyone in rehoboth - manhattan and philly cant stand you either

and btw - I live in ft lauderdale aka as paradise - hope you're enjoying the cold wet miserable winter

 

[rareboy]

I always just reply 'Thanks Luv'.

 

[undisclosed1234]

There is a checkout clerk at FreshCo who calls everyone 'Hun' or 'Honey'. I don't like her calling me that, and I've asked her several times to stop. She apologises, but that's as far as it goes. She doesn't get beyond the short-term memory stage.

I avoid her whenever possible, but there are times, especially in the mornings, that there is no choice.

I know she's just trying to be personable, but 'Hun' is just a bit too familiar.

"Have a nice day, hun!"

"I told you before; don't call me that."



Yup, there's definitely an asshole in that exchange.