What male greetings/acknowledgements for young female acquaintances/random persons?

nemtizz · 30 Sep 2006 at 02:15

aix0 said:
Nah mate, it's duck... 100%! In ye ol' ocuk land.

Duckie all the way for me.

Duckie > Duck

converse_uprise · 30 Sep 2006 at 02:22

Always miss for me.

"you alright miss?"

sorted. or love.. if someone has done something kind for me, ie. passed me something, held a door open, etc.

Jonny ///M · 30 Sep 2006 at 02:35

I tend to use chief along....."awrite chief.....check a code for me.....kthxbye" dont think they like it

Treefrog · 30 Sep 2006 at 02:44

"Flower" works well for me, and I've had no complaints yet

2StepSteve · 30 Sep 2006 at 03:35

hehe i think "hi" "hey" "hello" is just fine for a girly friendship to start with.. theres no need to say anything else IMO... anything else and u might run the risk of implying things... best to stick to that until you get to know the girl abit more... then branch off once u get to know them more

Neoni · 30 Sep 2006 at 03:53

i use "Miss" for all girls.

also

"Sweets" "Sweetie"

"Baby"

R@tman · 30 Sep 2006 at 05:29

Gilly said:
Just smile more.

Why would you call someone mam who isn't your mum? :/

Love is fine if you've the right accent. It sounds wrong on any southerner other than a cockerknee wideboy.

Essex bwois would use darlin'.

ive been known to use love but then agian i am from yorkshire

Gilly · 30 Sep 2006 at 05:40

R@tman said:
ive been known to use love but then agian i am from yorkshire

I used it, and I'm from Yorkshire. Hence the southerner point - I thought I'd made that clear.

Von Luck · 30 Sep 2006 at 07:22

Don't use anything, they're all McCheesy. I've not called someone 'Sir' or 'Miss' since leaving school and can't conceive of any circumstance in which I would.

To take your examples:

Passing someone you recognize in the street - "Hi"

When someone holds a door open for you - "Thanks"

Over-chumminess makes my skin crawl.

Oh and outside of TV I've never, in my 34 years of Essex 'bwoi'-ness heard someone refer to a woman as 'darlin', although 'love' is certainly in widespread use amongst the swallow-tattoo-on-back-of-hand massive

Pookie Bear · 30 Sep 2006 at 07:55

I find "hey" to be functional in most circumstances, male or female, and throw in a smile for good measure.

TinkerBell · 30 Sep 2006 at 08:46

Treefrog said:
"Flower" works well for me, and I've had no complaints yet

That is just because your the one saying it

I hate it when guys I dont know much or dont like much call me "Babe" or "Wench" but only had one of my mates call me wench

Saberu · 30 Sep 2006 at 10:32

TinkerBell said:
I hate it when guys I dont know much or dont like much call me "Babe" or "Wench" but only had one of my mates call me wench

LOL I always considered wench was an insulting name, if it isn't i'll call all my female acquaintances wenches

Ah but seriously like most of the posts here I think you don't need to call them a name at all but "hey you" is an option if you reeally have to.

Oh and btw Tinkerbell I stomped you

Saytan · 30 Sep 2006 at 10:32

chicken.

smids · 30 Sep 2006 at 10:36

Saytan said:
chicken.

Don't ever, EVER say that. First, after a vein in my forehead bulges, I go into a rage and want to hurt furry little animals.

I am becoming angry right now at the thought of it and can't adequately articulate my feelings on that particular word!

Oh, as well as my hellooo, I also use 'Heya!' in a higher than normal voice.

penski · 30 Sep 2006 at 10:36

Bitch, whore, meat-puppet...There are many that you can use.

Personally, I use hun, m'dear or babes, depending on the person.

*n

Arcade Fire · 30 Sep 2006 at 10:37

Alright bird?

penski · 30 Sep 2006 at 10:38

I should add that m'dear should ONLY be used in the phrase "Cheers, m'dear!"

*n

ElRazur · 30 Sep 2006 at 10:44

...'ssup girl **tilt your head up a lil bit when you say that and walk like you are a gangsta**

*It might work or the girl might think you are stoooooooopiiiid.

fatiain · 30 Sep 2006 at 10:45

Much to the chagrin of mrs fatiain, everyone with lady-bumps is referred to as darlin'. And much as I try to stop myself saying it, every male is "buddy".

semi-pro waster · 30 Sep 2006 at 10:49

Saberu said:
LOL I always considered wench was an insulting name, if it isn't i'll call all my female acquaintances wenches

Wench is only really acceptable on International Talk Like A Pirate Day(ITLAPD) or occasionally to bar maids but even then only if you know them well and they aren't likely to take offence. Your chances are therefore limited and since ITLAPD has recently passed I'd suggest you don't try calling anyone wench for the next 350 odd days until the next one, let's face it if you aren't sure if it is acceptable then the chances are slim that you will use it in an appropriate social context outside of the aforementioned day.

To greet someone I don't know I'll usually just smile, say hi or hello then introduce myself, oddly enough this simple approach seems to work.