AIBU not to want to be called hun, love, darling, babe by strangers?

[MissNJE]

It really annoys me. Last night I paid the cab driver and he said Thanks Darling. It is just one example but it keeps happening to me all the time. Sales assistants finishing their sentences with hun, love or babe. Strange people I meet on the street while waiting for the bus... I could go on and on but I am too angry. What to say in such situations or AIBU?

How about hunnibunch or sweetcheeks instead?

I'm not bothered funnily enough. Couldn't give a fuckity fuck love

I used to work in tv with a load of luvvies so everyone was sweetheart or darling. I live in Newcastle where pet is the usual - affectionate - term of address. I like it. :)

You seem like a very angry person, have a love.

some of you seem you be very easily annoyed

I quite like it,it's a casual, friendly way of talking to someone. Much warmer than ma'am, miss or madam.

Can understand why some people don't like it, but there's no need to be rude back to someone who is trying to be friendly!

It depends who's saying it. I don't like it if it's in a whingey way "Got any change, pet?" and for some reason I really dislike "pal", but generally it's just friendly isn't it?

But my friends and I all 'darling' each other, so I'm quite used to it!

Although one did tell me off for ruining his reputation by saying "Oh, he's a sweetheart" when somebody said they thought he looked a bit scary.

It could be worse, in the Black Country you get called cock - made me giggle the first time it happened to me after moving here

I don't mind at all. I also don't mind being called pet, duck luvvie by eldrely folk I sometimes encounter. There are more important things in the world to get riled about

Oh FFS - suck it up OP........or go to Plymouth where you will be called "My Loverrrr" .