The Anonymous Widower

What Do You Call People You Don’t Know?

They had this discussion on the BBC this morning, after a bus driver called a lady babe in Brighton and she objected.

Generally, I don’t mind, except if they call me Jim.  Jim was my father, as I said before.

You should never assume any nicknames and to me, ones like sir, thanks, mate and luv are generally acceptable. I notice also in London, that a lot of drivers often wave you through after your ticket has been accepted.  Which is acceptable to everybody and especially those who are hard of hearing. The machine also tells you to go with a visible message.

I had to laugh though when Quentin Somerville of the BBC, then said his report was on his Twitter account called MrSommerville.

So not everyone is informal!

February 1, 2012 - Posted by AnonW | News, Transport/Travel | Buses