Ok class, if someone at work offers you a piece of the apple pie they brought, what is the best response if you don't want any?
a) *sneer* Oh, I can't stand apple pie, yuck!
b) *smile* No thank you.
The answer is B. A simple no thank you is the courteous way to refuse an offer of food.
I'm hoping that others here can politely offer some etiquette tips to help uplift our fellow nurses and improve our profession. I find that boorish behavior is far too prevalent amongst nurses, and in society as a whole
It's not so awful once you get used to it, but I can't stand it when the 20 y.o's call me 'Baby-girl'. It's just a bit much! That borders on disrespect when there is no friendship or affection between us. Reckon, though, it's better than being called....... other things!
Ok, I call my CAT "baby girl", lol....wouldn't dare call an aquaintance that!
Ok, I call my CAT "baby girl", lol....wouldn't dare call an aquaintance that!
My sister has a precious little cat named BabyGirl !! Also, I'm with No Stars, I've been called much, much worse, so I don't mind a 20-something person calling me "Baby Girl" or "sweetie" (or "ma'am" for that matter).
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I love being called "young lady" or "sweetie" by people who are older than me. I HATE it when younger people do it. Nothing pops my bubble like driving around with the windows down, rocking out to '80s classics, and then going into Rite Aid where a 20-something sweetly calls out, "Is there anything I can help you find, dear?" Sheesh, did I just come in with a big purse overflowing with Kleenex and a walker? Pfffffft.
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One day when I was younger, my grandmother took me out to breakfast and the waitress called her "honey" and she got all mad. She told me she hated when people called her that, and since then I have developed a hatred for it myself. Anyone other than my actual honey or my mom/elders in my family cannot call me honey without causing me some anger. That, or sweetie, or anything similar. I'm not sure if it is because of the experience with my grandmother, or because often I don't like the connotation associated with it. A lot of times it seems to go "Oh, hon, you're doing this wrong" or something, where the term of endearment is trying to counteract the criticism, and it just makes it worse for me haha.
Honey is bee excrement . . . so whenever I call someone "honey" it's because it's politically incorrect to label them a (bad word meaning poop)head.
LOL! I pretty much said the politest form of "you ***** moron" in Southern (As a joke, only. I enjoyed your post!). I am dying laughing now because you caught me. I think I like the way your Texan friend thinks!
I love being called "young lady" or "sweetie" by people who are older than me. I HATE it when younger people do it. Nothing pops my bubble like driving around with the windows down, rocking out to '80s classics, and then going into Rite Aid where a 20-something sweetly calls out, "Is there anything I can help you find, dear?" Sheesh, did I just come in with a big purse overflowing with Kleenex and a walker? Pfffffft.
LOL Viva! Hopefully we'll still be blasting "Sister Christian" (or something similar) even when we DO have our big Kleenex purses and walkers!
For the original post; I would use option B as well.
As for manners. I once had an older gentleman whistle at me like I was a dog to get me to come. I looked at him and said, "I don't see any dogs here; may I ask what you are whistling at?"
His face turned red.
It is not just the younger generation that is lacking in manners.
!! Also, I'm with No Stars, I've been called much, much worse, so I don't mind a 20-something person calling me "Baby Girl" or "sweetie" (or "ma'am" for that matter).
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Ok, I call my CAT "baby girl", lol....wouldn't dare call an aquaintance that!