Please don't call me Dude

[Emergent]

I notice that calling anyone, man or woman, Dude seems to be the new fashion. Some of my younger colleagues will sometimes address me as 'Dude'!

It used to be that only young guys used Dude to address one another, more often in the stoner culture. Now younger women will use it on me, a 50 something matron!

Let me say here, I don't care for it. I am not a dude. You all are welcome to use my name, but please don't call me Dude.

[pixiestudent2]

Chill out dude.

Edit to add, I don't know why I always assumed you were a young man... Lol I'm kinda shocked to hear that you are a lady of 50.

[CrunchRN, ADN, RN]

Had a way younger waitress calling my 55 year old husband and myself "kiddo" Just gag me. I usually don't care, but that was just ridiculous. Some people are so clueless.

[Jules A, MSN]

Had a way younger waitress calling my 55 year old husband and myself "kiddo" Just gag me. I usually don't care, but that was just ridiculous. Some people are so clueless.

Lol we recently had one who looked to be about 20yo at a fairly nice restaurant repeatedly call us "dear" and "honey". I was not impressed.

[KatieMI, BSN, MSN, RN]

Yes, and when you politely suggest "ma'am" and "sir", waiting staff looks at you as if you suddenly grow out wings and second head.

[JBudd, MSN]

I tend to use "hon" without even thinking about it. I've deliberately started using "my friend" instead, or even "brother", trying to break the habit. The last guy I said "sir" to went ballistic, having a PTSD episode and yelling he is NOT an officer and quite calling him that.

Being also over 50, I don't like waitresses calling me "sweetie".

The last person I heard use "dude" was an inebriated and obnoxious discharged male, berating the cab company for not showing up fast enough, while using a voucher.

Aretha, where are you? R-E-S-P-E-C-T!

[Mom2boysRN]

I honestly don't care. :) I currently have a patient that will call me "kiddo". I've also had patient's call me sweetie, hon or honey, and other terms of endearment. It really doesn't matter to me. I don't call patient's anything other than their names or maybe sir or ma'am. Oh I am a middle aged woman for the record.

[musikjunki1]

I have to agree with you here. It especially bothers me when staff refer to patients as "honey", "dear", or "sweetie". To me, it is disrespectful.

[ThatOneDude822]

I'm an 18 year old guy from CA and I agree; I've never liked "dude," "man," "sir," or anything like that.

Whenever I'm addressing someone that I know, I usually just use "hun." "Thanks for gettin' that for me, hun!" "Do you need anything else, hun?" I think I picked it up from a friend who's basically a sister to me.

If I'm talking to someone in a professional setting, I'll just use their name or title.

EDIT: I just realized how odd this sounds, considering my username.... To be fair, it originated from an old google account. It wasn't my first choice and everything I wanted was taken, but this was in the "suggested names" and I was so fed up at that point that I just took it! But I don't want to remember 100 names, so this one follows me everywhere (except my professional email address).

[Nursynursenurse, ADN, RN]

I could careless if someone calls me dude or sweetie but I cant stand when I'm called "mam"! It makes me instantly feel like an old lady.

[OrganizedChaos, LVN]

Hey 'bro...

[sjalv]

I prefer being called dude and buddy instead of sir, I reeeeeeeally cant stand that!

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I'm 20 and call everyone 'sir' and 'ma'am', even people who are relatively close to me in age (in their 20's). It's just how I was raised. If someone asks not to be called that, I will try my best, but it is a [good] habit and it can be hard to break. It just rolls off along with 'yes' or 'no' when answering a question: 'Yes sir' / 'No sir'. I don't even think about the age or seniority of someone when doing so. All I think about is their sex and the appropriate honorific.

[gonzo1, ASN, RN]

You can call me anything but late for dinner