Don't call the barmaid 'love'

[CossackNoodle]

IF the barmaid complains god I hate the dailymail. Do you honestly think the majority would?

 

[shr3k]

This explaind last night now...

 

[Azagoth]

Not going to happen! What are they going to do, lock up the entire population of the Potteries for calling each other "Duck"?

It's nowt more than just another case of this inept collaboration of fools known as the Labour Government acting before thinking things through. Something they seem to be very adept at.

 

[penski]

It's nowt more than just another case of this inept collaboration of fools known as the Labour Government acting before thinking things through. Something they seem to be very adept at.

I think it's more a case of midlanders being unable to read

*n

 

[Burned_Alive]

Darling it is then.

 

[alexakasloth]

This article was bought you by The Daily Mail... mailing you a portion of daily hate.

 

[Bumhucker]

As Rich_L says though it is a bit of a nothing story, unless something more is revealed it just sounds like sensationalism.

Yep, and it's getting the knee-jerk reaction it wanted.

 

[Fyebot]

"Women and Equalities Minister"....

Where is the Man Minister...? !

My uni had a post on the student union for a "Men's officer", but nobody ever wanted the job, and nobody who had it ever did anything .. so in the last agm the post got voted out.

If you think there are male-specific problems with the country, make a list of them or something and go campaign for it.

 

[semi-pro waster]

"Sarge"

Sarge? Never heard that one before outside the army. Is that just a Leicester sort of area thing?

 

[Freefaller]

The next thing is going to be no flirting as that's sexual intimidation, no staring, no body contact, no eye contact, no words uttered blah blah blah... What a sorry state we're heading for

 

[penski]

I know a few people who call others 'Chief'...

*n

 

[Sinny]

Where are all the male ministers opposing! NAY NAY!!

Obviously she doesnt know while under the consumption of alcohol the word right *** just pops out casually. Power & money = corruption, hope i never become rich.

 

[steinooo]

why are you all getting your hair off? I saw the URL had Daily Mail in it, and knew to lol immediately

 

[paul@]

I have never called a barmaid "love" in any of the conversations given. I find it uneducated from my point of view.

 

[Cambofrog]

I think that how you take this term, depends on where you live to some extent.

As previously mentioned by several other posters, addressing someone as "love" is quite common in Yorkshire. It is used as, and intended to be a friendly term and certainly not derogatory around these parts.

 

[penski]

I have never called a barmaid "love" in any of the conversations given. I find it uneducated from my point of view.

You must be a laugh riot.

*n

 

[semi-pro waster]

I know a few people who call others 'Chief'...

*n

Yeah, I do that myself on occasion, I find it goes particularly well in "...and who pee'd on your chips, chief?". I know that "sarge" isn't any stranger than that, I just hadn't heard it before outside an army setting so wondered if it was specific to the area.

 

[memyselfandi]

I've never referred to a barmaid as "love" but I'm not sure where they are coming from with this as what about the (mostly northern) women who refer to guys as "love" ....?

 

[Gilly]

I know a few people who call others 'Chief'...

*n

Nowt wrong wi' chief, big man.

 

[Cambofrog]

I've never referred to a barmaid as "love" but I'm not sure where they are coming from with this as what about the (mostly northern) women who refer to guys as "love" ....?

The rules are ( for us northerners anyway )

A man can call a woman "love".
A woman can call a man "love".
A woman can call another woman "love".
A man can't call another man "love", unless he is batting for the other side ( or wants a kicking )