You Know You Are Old When

[sixdogs]

Around here or further south, a waitress calling you "hon" or similar is a sign of kinship or friend as in "you're one of us". That's what I believe.
I would fit in most places and be called "hon" while the azzhat making trouble next to me got no such greeting. Just my two cents.

 

[Jstpssng]

A bit of a peeve of mine, you Google "how to..." something or other and all you get are links to Youtube videos. Give me a step-by-step with a few key photos over some 10 minute video with maybe 3 minutes of actual content in it any day of the week.
But I suppose I'd be denying some "influencer" the income...

Amen!!! I want to be able to look up what I need without watching 12 minutes of fluff. Then go back to the page I need as necessary, not just try to catch it as it flies by. To show how old I am... when I bought my first scanner I thought I had it made. I could copy the page I needed, then highlight, mark up and dirty that rather than the original.

 

[WinterDeere]

I don't know why, but it really bugs the snot out of me when someone who doesn't know me in a business setting ALWAYS calls me "honey" or "sweety".

Funny, I always liked that. Most oddly, the older lady who was my crossing guard in elementary school.

 

[bigtiller]

Same here with the Vaseline but why don't they want a scab?

They say the wound will heal much faster without the scab.

 

[bigtiller]

I wanted to add to that, they don't want air to get into the wound. That speeds up the scab making process.

 

[Sigarms]

Waitresses have done that for years. They don't mean anything.

When I waited tables, a man was called "sir" and a woman was called "miss" (miss infers younger, and as a male waiter, you WORKED for your tips every way possible LOL).

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

What gets me is when women call my wife "Miss Judy"...I ask who is that? It's Mrs. Judy Smith (not out name...). They know she's married.
I like when women call me sugar, sweetie, honey, etc. Today we ate at a local home style restaurant and young lady is the owner. She's always picking on me, tickle, throwing things, etc. I think it's a hoot!

 

[MossRoad]

Not certain if this is old age or basic manners...

Gas station I've been going to has changed employees for some reason. Now all young girls working there.

I don't know why, but it really bugs the snot out of me when someone who doesn't know me in a business setting ALWAYS calls me "honey" or "sweety".

I'm getting to the point that I'm just going to tell them my name and tell them to call me that, and then after I leave they can call me whatever they want...

It's those good looks, I'm sure.

 

[goeduck]

I don't know why, but it really bugs the snot out of me when someone who doesn't know me in a business setting ALWAYS calls me "honey" or "sweety".

After a hard day's work, I often went to a bowling alley that had a restaurant and all-day breakfast. It had a waitress that I thought kept calling me sweety, but after a while I think she was calling me sweaty.

 

[Jstpssng]

Apparently I'm the only one who still wants a paper receipt. I checked out of TSC today and she said " do you want me to send you the reciept?" Looking over I saw she was waiting for my email address so I said no. As she closed the sale I said "Can I have my receipt?"
OH, you mean now you want it? I'll have to get a manager."
Of course I wanted it. I had just bought a shirt with a CC but... never mind. The 6 people in line behind me probably don't feel like waiting either.