Stop calling me "Dear".

[MatthewGraham]

{add|ping|message} me on {sk ype|s.kype|s k y p e|s.k.y.p.e|s k ype} {dear|sir|mister|dear sir|my dear|dear mister}

 

[medmaar]

Ok sweety

 

[royserpa]

Why are all these guys calling me "Dear"? It happens on BHW, Fiverr, etc. I am not your sweetheart, so stop it. Does this bother anyone else?

Sorry hello dear sir @Neon wont do it again

 

[BassTrackerBoats]

For several years I had a few guys from Dhaka, BD working for me on a full time basis and they called me sir.

In my family there are no sirs, no Mr. BTBs, not formalities like that at all.

I got to know these guys on a personal basis and asked them to call me by my given first name and neither one felt comfortable doing that as that was not how things worked in their culture despite our personal relationship.

I deferred to their cultural proclivities as that was a sign of respect to them from me.

I'm not saying everyone should do that but I can't for the life of me not see why one would not return the respect being shown to them by accepting how things go in their world.

 

[Cratos]

not at all sweety

 

[The Scarlet Pimp]

how about internet marketers who open with "dear friend"?
talk about presumptuous!

i once had a biz colleague end his email with "love" ... no joke.

 

[ferg2]

Dear Business owner,

i help you grow your business with online marketing when good time to set up call?

Thank you,

Jennifer

 

[Toz]

For several years I had a few guys from Dhaka, BD working for me on a full time basis and they called me sir.

In my family there are no sirs, no Mr. BTBs, not formalities like that at all.

I got to know these guys on a personal basis and asked them to call me by my given first name and neither one felt comfortable doing that as that was not how things worked in their culture despite our personal relationship.

I deferred to their cultural proclivities as that was a sign of respect to them from me.

I'm not saying everyone should do that but I can't for the life of me not see why one would not return the respect being shown to them by accepting how things go in their world.

Fair enough. It just feels weird. Especially from those guys that use female avatars. Plenty of them on Fiverr.

Dear Business owner,

i help you grow your business with online marketing when good time to set up call?

Thank you,

Jennifer

When used like this, it's a bit formal, but not an issue.

 

[Your Boy George]

The worst I've been called was "luvly baby"

Like what the fuck m8

 

[Toz]

The worst I've been called was "luvly baby"

Like what the fuck m8

LOL!

 

[super11]

Don't take it personally. Some of the guys out there might be typing 'dear' with their middle finger.

 

[SunnyLeon]

For several years I had a few guys from Dhaka, BD working for me on a full time basis and they called me sir.

In my family there are no sirs, no Mr. BTBs, not formalities like that at all.

I got to know these guys on a personal basis and asked them to call me by my given first name and neither one felt comfortable doing that as that was not how things worked in their culture despite our personal relationship.

I deferred to their cultural proclivities as that was a sign of respect to them from me.

I'm not saying everyone should do that but I can't for the life of me not see why one would not return the respect being shown to them by accepting how things go in their world.

So they rather call you Sir than Boats, which is obviously your given name ?

 

[Kuem]

I understand that, but I'm a man. If you're also a man, and it's unknown as to whether or not we play for the same team, so to speak, then you should not be calling me that.

You're just mad you arnt the main character in dragon ball dear you'll get there soon

 

[wizard04]

I wasn't aware that BHW is becoming SJW nest. Maybe we should open a SJW subcategory.

 

[hanz koch]

That happens to me too but i usually only get that from indians for some reason

 

[grey221]

"hello friends" are everywhere

 

[rord1]

This is literally one of my biggest pet peeves...having people "politely" call me dear or sir...

 

[Deleted member 657006]

Dear ing me sorry

 

[Tishina]

you've been taught wrong according to Cambridge english dictionary, that's why ..

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I've been taught 6 years Cambridge English my friend. I even have wwo certificates from them - FCE & CAE.

 

[Kuem]

That happens to me too but i usually only get that from indians for some reason

Its a way of them being respectful(I think) the ones that arn't native don't really say it that much