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Irish Mumsnetters - is he being rude or no?

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Whutbay · 31/10/2023 22:35

Colleague at work - Irish.

Refers to me constantly as “Mary” - usually when he’s talking about me to someone else ie “Mary over there” or “that Mary”

He came over to me today and did his usual “now listen here Mary”

Clearly my name isn’t Mary - he knows what my name is.

The only thing I can compare it with is when men call women Doris ie that Doris over there, some Doris called me etc etc

Is it rude or just a figure of speech

OP posts:
CurlewKate · 01/11/2023 08:27

Don't join in by calling him a random name. Just ignore him.

SlatternIsMyMiddleName · 01/11/2023 09:22

I’m from Northern Ireland and I have never heard of this being done and I can’t even imagine a work environment where it would be acceptable.

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