Yes I saw that in some commentary, I cringed at the thought, he must have felt a bit mortified.
It is really non Brit accurate. God I work in a hospital and sometimes laugh to myself when I hear the nurses call the patients in and they often say, come in darling, or sweetie, or lovey. It really is just a British quirk. I know that Welsh people use cariad in the same way. Straight men wouldn't speak like that to each other though, it is women who do or between the sexes. Gay men though, do use terms of endearment quite casually with friends.
Gosh I must get to bed, it is rather late here..
Cheers and thanks for putting up with anonymous whittering.
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Date: 2008-09-09 11:10 pm (UTC)It is really non Brit accurate. God I work in a hospital and sometimes laugh to myself when I hear the nurses call the patients in and they often say, come in darling, or sweetie, or lovey. It really is just a British quirk. I know that Welsh people use cariad in the same way. Straight men wouldn't speak like that to each other though, it is women who do or between the sexes. Gay men though, do use terms of endearment quite casually with friends.
Gosh I must get to bed, it is rather late here..
Cheers and thanks for putting up with anonymous whittering.