Manners...............

[ladylottie]

The duck thing is definitely a midlands thing.

I was born in the Midlands and I never heard "duck" used - we said "me luvver" to people (whether male or female). When I moved, I had to stop using it - I kept getting misunderstood.

[Pa Snips]

I used to deal with a delivery driver from Burnley who always greeted me with "Hiya chicken".

Weird, just....weird!

[Sanjo]

My parents had 6 girls. When my mother called one of us to do something she just shouted "Lou". None of us was called Lou or anything like it!

[veggiechicken]

I used to deal with a delivery driver from Burnley who always greeted me with "Hiya chicken".

Weird, just....weird!

Nothing weird about being called chicken. I get it all the time

[Mato]

Isn't curious that he went to you instead of his Dad? I notice young children do not have well manners now-a-days and I think it's a shame.

[mothhawk]

they say it in leicester too...
german? easy? okaaaaayyy.....

We do indeed - duck, duckie, me duck, ducks - then you get over the border up north and it becomes "hen" (think Rab C Nesbitt addressing his better half), and somewhere between the two you get "pet".

[mothhawk]

...for all other events remember your bible study ......... "We are all equal in the eyes of the lord"

So WE are all equal but He is a lord...hmmm.......

and all pigs are equal but some are more equal than others.....

[julesapple]

I used to deal with a delivery driver from Burnley who always greeted me with "Hiya chicken".

Weird, just....weird!

Maybe he fancied you.....

I remember being totally confused the first time I was called hen (by a Glasgow bus driver) I was a wee bit glaikit at the time, ken?

Here, as in Cornwall, you get called Maid or Moi Luvverrr.

Don't know if they do it elsewhere (don't think they do) but in Somerset if they can't shorten your name, they lengthen it with an 'ee' sound; my brother is Keithy, but they can't do that to the (already) shortened version of my name (Julie) so I get called Ju. My cousin was known as Lee Lee by our Nan. If I see him in the street I love shouting 'Coooeeee LeeLee' it embarrasses the heck out of the (6ft square) beggar but to give him his due, he hasn't beaten me up yet, bless him.

The BH's name can't be lengthened so he gets called Gar by my MinL. She is Somerset through and through - she says salid, worshing and vawse (salad, washing, vase) I hate that she calls him Gar because his name, Garrett, is lovely and needs no shortening. It's endemic here, everyone does it.

[chris]

*cough*

[veggiechicken]

*cough*

Very impressed, Sir!

[chris]

You may call me squire.

[veggiechicken]

As long as I don't have to touch me forelock (me what?????) that's OK Squire

[chris]

Good grief trust you!

edit: ahh, just looked it up!!

[veggiechicken]

I nearly said yours Chris but thought you'd ban me, Sir Esquire Sir.

[chris]

Nah, I need some stuff off you first - we can talk about the ban after I've the goods!!

I could do with a haircut all being said.

Anyway - manners - yep, my folks brought me up to say please and thank you (shocking how many people don't - I always say "YOU'RE WELCOME" if someone doesn't thank me - really gets up my wotsit).

Our daughter has naturally picked up saying please and thank you - and it's great when people notice this and comment it - she's not even 3 yet, which is great as the majority of kids her age that we meet don't say either..