Called Wifey By Nurse

[Jennykenny]

Am I being over sensitive at being taken aback at being referred to as 'wifey' by a nurse when at hospital with my husband??

[Brinjal]

Quite rude in my opinion. I don't mind people using my first name but wifey would have irritated me but I really find being addressed as My Dear extremely offensive.

[Sqad]

\\\\Surely it's said in an effort to make that person feel comfortable and for them to appear more friendly?\\\\

"Well, clearly it doesn't"

[emmie]

it wouldn't me, not in hospital, then again some of the consultants are just arrogant p xxx

[2sp_]

Wifie can be a term of endearment within my circle of friends (it's a Scottish thing), but I wouldn't like it if someone outside that small group were to call me wifie, and I'd object even more if that person were acting in a professional role.

I'm not excusing the nurse's behaviour, but maybe she just forgot herself? (I once put kisses on the bottom of an email to my boss...)

[campbellking]

Oh blimey, tend to ask visitors 'are you a relative', then have some idea of what they want to be called, as have, more than once been caught out by assuming a much younger or older person is not the spouse.

[B00]

I just see it as a case of taking offense where none was intended personally.

Considering why you're in hospital in the first place, either for yourself or with a relative etc, you've bigger things to get het up over.

[Svejk]

Hark at sqad. I can just imagine his bedside manner. ;)

[Svejk]

Hark at sqad. I can just imagine his bedside manner. ;)

[Tuvok]

You haven't said in what context it was used.

Was it like "is wifie coming to visit tonight?" "is hubby coming to visit tonight?"

Or "see that wifie sitting there" "see that mannie sitting there"

[Jennykenny]

It was 'Oh you must be Mr Smith, and this is wifey!"

[emmie]

awful... x

[2sp_]

She really should have just said "...and you must be Mrs Smith" or "...and this must be your wife".

[campbellking]

2sp, don't assume, learnt that a long time ago, ask 'are you a relative'. Don't as I have done, say 'you must be mr X's daughter' when person is much, much younger , who then turns out to be Mrs x

[2sp_]

That's a good point, campbellking.

[Mosaic]

Mrs JK, your wife, your partner - all understandable
Wifey - a term used for ho's by Us pimps.

[emmie]

my gran would have thumped the first person who said that to her,

[gness]

MrG was sixteen years older than me..I think.....and his first wife was the same age as him......their children were not a great deal younger than me. Our daughter wasn't much older than the grandchildren of MrG and his first wife.......
He spent a great deal of time in hospital and we visited in various combinations....
The staff didn't have a cat in hell's chance of knowing what to call any of us, especially when his "two wives" turned up together....
But..wifey...would have go short shrift from both of us.....☺

[campbellking]

And then, of course, it gets more interesting when the mistress of the husband who 'the wife' doesn't know anything about turns up, and what should we call her ? (has happened on more than one occasion)

[gness]

Sqad will advise calling her darling.....☺

[237SJ]

Well I think it`s rude. To me, "Wifey" says "the little wife" and I would have said "Who`s wifey - do you mean me?"