Don't mess with Texas

By Anonymous - 17/10/2013 21:36 - United States - College Station

Today, my boss gave me a verbal warning. My crime? Calling people "Hon'", "Darlin'", and the like. I work at a Texas diner. FML
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JMichael 25

I must be weird cuz I enjoy when people do that.

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buckdharma 36

I like being called "The Hun" when I eat because I massacre the beef and plunder all the biscuits.

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kumarina 35

I tip better, go more to a place and even recomend a place when they are nice and even call me sweety

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ifavela89 13

I do that. I like it when ppl do that. But I guess some people don't.

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solosohigh 15

you're not helping in the quest to break stereotypes.

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kumarina 35

And whats wrong with her trying to be nice???

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Thunderstruck14 30

Who cares about breaking stereotypes? If you try to do the opposite of what you think people expect, you're still being controlled by those stereotypes. Besides, if there is a good stereotype, that ISN'T something you should try to contradict.

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Sweetpea22 14

Both are acceptable spellings

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Katiekhalifa_fml 28

No. "Hon" is short for "honey," "hun" is like Attila the Hun.

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Sweetpea22 14

If you look online it says both spellings are acceptable.

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LittleRed79 39

I'm just really amused that someone called Sweetpea is weighing in on this particular FML :)

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Sweetpea22 14

My nickname is sweetpea.

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LittleRed79 39

It's my favorite endearment :)

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neuroticallyyour_fml 17

God, that username. I hope it's an attempt at irony.

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Sweetpea22 14

Um...Sweetpea is my favorite type of flower. There is nothing ironic about it

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Kukironosuke 16

One of the reasons I really dislike the word hon is because it is not short for honey, they way people say honey is not "hon~ee" its "hunny" like in winnie the pooh, hun is short for honey, hon sounds like a pet name for someone younger than yourself in your family, like a grandchild

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LittleRed79 39

Ok 103, you're gonna have to clarify for me how exactly you know the difference between when people are using "hon" or "hun" when speaking to you. Do they SOUND different to you for some reason? And since when is "hon" not short for honey?

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redheadedmonster 24

I don't particularly like it when a server calls me Hun or darling but I know that they have a tough busy job and aren't going to have the time to find out whether you like it or not. And to me as long as they do a good job and are nice it doesn't matter what they call me.

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TheDrifter 23

What would you prefer they call you? I've seen plenty of women get mad at ma'am and men laugh at sir, but it's conversational awkward not to call you anything.

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redheadedmonster 24

I don't know I'm not from the south so not every does it around here. So I may just not be used to it. But like I said they can call me whatever. In no way am I gonna go out of the way to make a big deal about it cause it's really not.

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maigan332 14

I work in a diner and we all do that...

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Ray_of_midnight 22

Should have told him to "Kiss mah grits!" (giving away my age with that one...)

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LittleRed79 39

You should have responded with a suggestion that your boss start handing out name tags to the customers on their way in if he'd prefer you didn't address them as such. How else are you supposed to address strangers in a friendly manner? SMH

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mmyers88 2

I feel like you should have gotten more than that. It's incredibly degrading and unprofessional, not to mention extremely annoying.

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