Being called "sir".

[malph]

Yeah I hate champ. It sounds so condescending.

Champ. Chief. Big fella.

 

[worbod]

I've been working in schools for over a decade now and Sir, as well as Miss, seem to be default terms students use if they don't know your name. In this particular setting those terms seem innocent and appropriate if that's what students choose to call you, and it's rare to hear staff say,"Don't call me Sir/Miss." Sir is definitely better than Dude.

 

[Bombers 2003]

I've been working in schools for over a decade now and Sir, as well as Miss, seem to be default terms students use if they don't know your name. In this particular setting those terms seem innocent and appropriate if that's what students choose to call you, and it's rare to hear staff say,"Don't call me Sir/Miss." Sir is definitely better than Dude.

anything is better than 'dude'
the odd thing about being called 'sir' in a shop
is ive heard women being called 'sir' in shops

 

[zimma]

anything is better than 'dude'
the odd thing about being called 'sir' in a shop
is ive heard women being called 'sir' in shops

Trust me after you've said it for the last 5 hours you get past even recognising a customer, after a long shift on register I couldn't even tell you half the time what categories the person i just served fell into. Becoming a mindless drone is the only way to keep sanity after a long period in one spot swiping your arm back and forth to beeps.

 

[Bombers 2003]

Trust me after you've said it for the last 5 hours you get past even recognising a customer, after a long shift on register I couldn't even tell you half the time what categories the person i just served fell into. Becoming a mindless drone is the only way to keep sanity after a long period in one spot swiping your arm back and forth to beeps.

yeah i understand your point
but this was in food shop in sydney

 

[Barry Zuckercorn]

If I walk into a McDonalds and am not referred to as "sir", I'll take my business elsewhere.

 

[tonk]

I don't like it, it always sounds patronizing.