Saturday, March 11, 2023

Sweetie ... dear... honey ....

 Hi there

I've mentioned before how I get irked when shop assistants, cafe servers, and the like, call me twee names.  Seniors appear to be magnets for such names.  When I was on My Great South Island Road Trip I popped into a cafe for a take-away sandwich.  The server handed me my receipt -

"Here you are, darling."

I gritted my teeth.  "Thank you ...  Sweetie-pie."

Oh, no, I felt awful over what I'd said, but then I read the woman's expression; first, puzzlement, then awareness.  Oh, she realised the situation...

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