Sir/Madam/Mate/Lovely

[johnlambert]

I've just paid a cheque into my bank and was quite astonished to be called "my lovely" by the girl proccessing said cheque. On my way home I filled up the car at the garage, only to be told when handing over the johnlambert debit card "cheers mate". MATE????? as far as I can remember, we have never been introduced, so how can we be mates? Is it just me? were my colleagues and officers in the Army right when they said that my standards were too high? I remember (not so long ago) that when you bought goods from anywhere, you addressed either as "Sir" or, if you were a lady "madam/miss". When did I become every shop assistant/pub barman,/ petrol attendants /policemans mate?

[johnlambert]

branchinghen you idiot, RTFQ,
people have to earn the right to call me MATE!! (honestly, you remind me of a computer, information needs to be punched into you you muppet).

[ELVIS68]

What`s your problem?,
just because someone calls you mate,they`re not invading your personal space,trying to win you over etc

It`s a friendly polite term, so get off your high horse, you are not a sir and you are not in the army

ps...bit of a temper you got there...another ex-army thing?

[branchinghen]

oh you seem to be a bit cross there buddy/mate/firend.

more like ****!!! what a jerk , hahaha

i bet you got bullied in the army and now bullied on the web.

cyber bullied a beauty you bam!!!