MatthewR
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at work....she phoned up for something which she could have got herself but anyway being a friendly chap that i am LOL i got her the info and said "have a good day my love" i was later pulled in the office by my boss, she has complained about my.........wait for it...........sexist nature!!!! apparantly its degrading to women!! i mean WTF!!!!!!!! I dunno about you guys or whether its a southern thing but all my mates, family etc etc say "my love" my Dad calls me mum "my love" all the time - i said she must be a divorceee!! Shes from Scotland if that makes it any clearer???
What are your thoughts on this?
[Edited on 09-04-2008 by MatthewR]
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willay
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you fucking pig.
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Tom
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That is pathetic matthew, the whole of the west coast should be out of work if this is sexist.
my luvvaaaaa 
Do something nasty to her, get horrible things sent to her house imo 
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Kurt
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tbh just dont say love, duck, pet, treacle or anything like that..
should be mam or sir really
p.s don't get me wrong, its way ott to complain about it!!
[Edited on 09-04-2008 by Kurt]
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MatthewR
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My job isnt telephone based - i just answered it as it came through to us
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Edd
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if she's glaswegian she probably thought you where ripping the pish
we are strange like that
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Skylined
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lol weirdo
i had some woman in tesco giving that to me last night, "there ya go my luv, my dear, chuck etc...."
Couldn't get enough 
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MatthewR
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Thats what i mean - i thought certain 'areas' say different things - i aint a rude person and i wouldnt say somthing like that if i knew it would offend them - its pathetic - my boss sdai in this day and age you have to so careful what you say - i guess hes right
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How the fuck is that degrading to woman?
Why hasnt Justin Timberlake been sued yet then?
Scottish cow.
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Joe
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Thats ridiculous, I quite often say cheers luv and stuff when in shops. Could of been worse you could of called her a bint or something, they don't usually like that.
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MatthewR
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^^^^ very good!! my luv
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Ricky352
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People say "my love" all the time.
I did actually notice a woman in my office complaining about someone saying it to her mate - what a dick, shes now on my ememy list
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Hammer
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quote:
Originally posted by MatthewR
Shes from Scotland if that makes it any clearer???
Crystal
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We had a customer shouting at the old woman on the till the other week for calling her 'duck' but the till woman didnt make it any easier on herself Kind of went...
Employee - 'Thank you duck'
Cusotmer - 'Do you mind not calling me duck...blah blah blah'
Employee - 'Sorry duck'
Marcy Marc 
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Brett
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It is pathetic. But to be fair, you're dad calls your mum "my love" for a reason
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P1CK4D
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Why would you call someone duck?
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Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
It is pathetic. But to be fair, you're dad calls your mum "my love" for a reason
Yes, sex. Picture it for a minute matt
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Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by P1CK4D
Why would you call someone duck?
I think it's like a stoke thing, may be wrong 
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Ryk
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Calm down "my love" its only a commercial!!
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Jambo
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some customer had a go at me for calling him mate. He was a fucking hippy
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Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
some customer had a go at me for calling him mate. He was a fucking hippy
Should of gone with 'duuuude'
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Tom
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quote:
Originally posted by Ryk
Calm down "my love" its only a commercial!!
Major fail
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Kathryn W
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Makes me feel old when people say it to me
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i remember when i was little (primary school) i was sent to the papershop to pay for the delievery and the woman behind the counter always called me duck
didnt mind it, and for the complaint i would have told her where to go if i was her boss, what is the world coming to?
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Jas
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
some customer had a go at me for calling him mate. He was a fucking hippy
thats even worse!
"do you mind not calling me mate"
Jambo
"you should be grateful someone wants to be your mate you stinking fucking hippy"
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