local terms of endearment

[Bbbananas]

In my neck of the woods, it's 'duck'. Or 'mate', but mostly duck.
My friends say 'bab' (Solihull) and 'pet' (Amble).

What's yours?

[hau kola]

Its usually love here too although ive started hearing babe quite a lot.

[hau kola]

Oh, and for the guys, its chap.

[smudge]

In Bedfordshire, their term of endearment is 'duck'.

Coming from London & Essex, I can accept love or dear (even tho' I don't look like one) - but not duck or babe.

[smudge]

Hun - gggrrr!

[Bbbananas]

Dear - just makes me feel old.

[smudge]

I agree sallabananas - that's why I said 'even tho' I don't look like one', he, he!

An old dear or love - cringe! ;o}

[Gromit]

Will this do, chuck?

[smudge]

An old 'mate' from Essex always calls me 'chuck' on the phone! We've know each other since 1952, so she's allowed!

[Bbbananas]

I call my daughter 'petal' or 'plops'. I don't think she minds, unless it's in front of her boyfriend...

[andy-hughes]

Here in Stoke, it's 'mate' for the gentlemen and 'duck' for the ladies, almost always prefaced with 'Y'allright ...'

[smudge]

Further on - the first time we came to Bedfordshire (43 years ago today in fact), I was so tempted to reply with a 'quack' to the person who called me duck - I mean....

[jno]

well, I'm worse off sallabananas... I AM an old dear but nobody calls me it. More like 'hey, you'.

[Bbbananas]

I supose it's better that just an "Oi"

[dustinmyeye]

i guess it would depend on who you were addressing, id call girls hen and boys son, but if i were talking to an old lady id call her dear.

then there is the ever popular " wee man " and "big man " which i hate with a passion.

[Bbbananas]

wee man? I'd be worried that I smelt like a nursing home, or reeked of incompetence - sorry, incontinence.

[alexanderd]

In Newcastle its hinny which also happens to be the offspring of a stallion and a female donkey!!!