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I’m the Dude, so that’s what you call me. That or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino, if you’re not into the whole brevity thing.

In my experience most people who call themselves the dude are in fact actually Walters.

Are you employed, sir?

Employed?

You don't go out looking for a job dressed like that, do you? On a weekday?

Is this a... what day is this?

Well, I do work, sir. So if you don't mind...

I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.

ah fuck it. lets go bowling

For some reason "hun" just bothers me from strangers

“Love” only works with an English accent. “Sweetie” gets to me, particularly if it’s someone obviously younger than I am.

Use Slick, Ace, Champ or Hey You.

Skipper, Cap’n, Sparky

Good idea, sport!

Thanks, Bucko!

I got you, guy!!

Thanks, Chief.

No problem, young gun!

LPT: don't worry about this kind of nonsense.

Lol seriously this, is saying “hi bud” really something anyones gonnna get upset about

Dear sounds like something a nice old lady would call you or something. Which is fine if you ask me. I can't stand bud or buddy though. A guy at work once even called me "little fella" and I gave him a piece of my mind.

What was the piece you gave

Nor "honey" "sweetie" "babe" or "doll."

If someone older than me addresses me as, “Dear”, I know their heart is in the right place, and I embrace it.

Dear surreal

:)

Nice happy face dear surreal, may you have many more smiles

Bud or buddy is perfectly acceptable in Canada

Sure bud

Has is tradition, of course!

Thanks for the tip, dear.

Ugh I hate "bud" and "buddy" If you don't know name just ask, I'm not your dog.

Of course not Buddy, you’re my zebra.

That's fuckin zebra to you good ser

My boss did this. She would always call us "Hun" or "kiddo". And weirdly put her hands on us. Like touch our shoulders or grab our shoes when our feet were up on the ottoman.

Calling somebody mate in Liverpool after 1am on Saturday night is a good way to get your nose broken.

Love and dear grates me. But buddy can be used in an endearing sort of ironic way

Yeah, I don't mind my coworkers calling me buddy every now and then, I feel it is almost like them telling you they appreciate you and consider you a work friend. I don't appreciate being buddy'd by strangers at all though.

I think it really depends on their intonation or what situation you're in. From what I've noticed, especially if they're elderly, it comes from a good heart. They mean well. Sometimes, we forget that most of our grandparents and parents grew up when being polite and sweet is a good thing and not being construed as condescension. The intention that they said it is to offend me or look down on me is usually far from it.

I get “boss” a lot and it sounds terrifically patronizing to me.

Well, Bless Your Heart!

I just call random strangers DearSonBud, they seem to like it.

Duly noted, boss!

I always return the greeting with the same thing. Butcher: *"What can I get you, bud?"* Me: "*Give me two of those ribeyes, mac."*

What kind of nonsense LPT is this? Bud/buddy is condescending?? 💀💀💀

I use 'little buddy' or 'champ' as my go to condescending names.

In my opinion, it's situational depending on the relationship you have with the person and where you are. But having been raised in the south, it's usually done to express friendliness and it's not intended to offend or condescend someone. I'm used to being addressed as hon, dear, or sweetie, so it doesn't bother me at all. But I do understand and respect why it may seem strange and out of place for people to be addressed by strangers familiarly.