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Originally Posted by Squishor
This might be the sort of thing that depends on where you live. I'll bet it's considered more normal in some areas than others. You don't hear a whole lot of it around here.
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I was raised in the South and called "sweetie" and "hon" by lots of folks, from waitresses to older male co-workers. Since I'm used to hearing this, it's easy to discern if they mean it in a friendly way or not.
The few times I've been offended went beyond just the use of "hon" - there were other indications of condescension in the person's language, tone and body language.