To get pissed off everytime the cashier in the supermarket calls me 'Hun' when I do not know her from Adam.

[BollockBrain]

She says it to everyone, "Hi hun, how are you?" as the groceries go on the conveyor belt, "x amount please hun", "thanks hun, take care and have a lovely evening hun"

So, if you are an Mner and reading this, please stop, neither myself, nor anyone else in the queue are your 'Hun'

I could punch her, honestly I could.

Rant over.

AIBU?

I sort of get it, in the Costa near me all the staff call you "love" it sounds fake and as if they have been told to say it, it makes me CRINGE..but I also think it makes THEM cringe so I don't resent THEM.

Hun! Does she think you are going to attack the shop with axe-wielding hordes on horseback? Maybe it would brighten up her day.

I hate that as well. I feel a surge of rage every day when the receptionist at my gym says "hi, how are you"
I just want to walk straight ahead and not say a word, I thought the beauty of having barcode key fobs was so I didn't have to interact with anyone when I just want to walk straight in.
I know they're only trying to be polite and friendly, I know IABU in the extreme, but still that doesn't mean I won't feel the flash of burning hatred.
possible hyperbole being invoked to convey my feelings here.

Round here you can get called 'my lover' which raises eyebrows amongst non-locals.

Haha I used to say 'hun' allll the time when I worked in marks n spencer.

But then I'm a bit of a hunny, get over yourself.

No YABU unless you have actually punched her, in which case, you are.

yeah, I got over myself 2 hours ago

Bath Orm?

Sorry meant to say YANBU
I thought you should have at least one!

You have nothing worse to be pissed off about?

Wow. Im dead jealous, can we swap lives?

Yes YABU. Hun.

aww thanks sauvignon I think there was another one somewhere up the thread too!

She's obviously on Netmums.

Don't s'pose it would bother you if she called you "Dear" or "Love"?

Irony seems to be illegal on IABU these days!

no i don't mind dear, or love, it was just his 'hun' thing and non-stop too.

I have asked where it comes from because I don't think it is a regional thing?

I agree, it's bloody annoying

I think it's a manc thing- everyone says it here. When I first moved to this country I said 'madam' -didn't realise it was used to mean grumpy/bratty too!

Personally I don't mind it too much, but I think it can come across as a bit condescending. Not just hun, but lovey/darling/sweetie etc.

My DH calls everyone "daarlin'" - even old ladies. I'm sure he'll get slapped one of these days .

They have a competetive silence thing in my local Tesco Metro, which to me is worse.

They employ all these sulky boys who don't look at you or say a word throughout the whole transaction.

It's like they're challenging you to say thank you, so they can ignore you. (I've tried - they do).

She sounds well-meaning at least.

Lol @ the bus-driver fancying that boy.

YABU. Unless it's said in a sarky way 'hun' or 'honey' is ok. Round here (SE Dorset) we say love / lovey, sweetie / sweetheart, babe, mate / matey, even 'mush'. It's called being 'nice + friendly'. Try it!

Nearly narky, nearly! About 40 miles further south-west.

If you don't like that, I hope you never get in a taxi round here because you'll be called "pet" no matter who you are.

They're only being friendly. It has to be better than surly silence.

That's nothing I get called 'maam' by a Chinese lady at Tescos lol.

Guess she doesn't know it is odd eh.

Makes me feel well old.

She's being lovely and polite.You just sound bored and miserable.

I am the grouchiest, narkiest whingebag I have ever met.

I think you have just trumped me for moaningness