No more kisses, I cannot stand it, it has to stop!

Bijou

I object to strangers, children and trades people calling me by my Christian name instead of Mrs...... Nowadays even sites like Amazon say Hello E......
when I was young we never even knew people’s forenames.

I work in health care in a patient facing role and always use Mrs, mr, miss as some patients don’t like us using their first name . However we had to use first names if we have patients with the same surname , although we check the dob .
The problem with Mrs, miss is that some women object to it. We can’t win 🤷‍♀️

Foxygloves

Actually though I do find “Bless” rather patronising especially when it’s when I forget my PIN or can’t get the automatic check out to work.
Or like whenI picked up my last courtesy car - a rather racy white Audi 3 , the “bless” punctured my trendy supergran image.

I really felt annoyed when I saw a different GP and she kept saying "Oh bless" to me.

She misdiagnosed me too.

Well, my DH recently contacted our decorator about a forthcoming overhaul to our house and accidentally put a heart emoji at the end! He hastily re-messaged him to explain it was a case of "fat fingers". Said decorator was highly amused

How did this "Aw, Bless". catch on in this way, I wonder? When someone says it to me, I cringe and walk on, feeling 100 years or more!

In the southern U.S. states, "bless your heart" means "you are a complete idiot, aren't you".

There are videos in translating southern US english

They are pretty funny

Quichette I can remember that phrase being used that way in my childhood in London, given my family background, I wonder whether it originated with Irish immigrants to the US.

On 'Aw, bless'. It dates back to at least the 1990s. I first heard it when I was telling someone something about my mother, probably around 1995, and their response was 'Aw bless' said in that patronising manner. It was the first time I had heard the phrase and it made my hackles rise. My mother was someone with a busy social life, still travelling abroad for holidays and generally on top of life.

I add xxx's with personal texts and social media messages to friends but would never do that with someone I do not know, or in a business capacity.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=w4nRIw_ATJA

That channel is the funniest!

I find the whole bloody country wears its heart on its sleeve these days……can’t watch a tv programme without someone starting to cry or waiting/encouraging someone to cry. I now turn off. All the kisses and ‘bless you’s ’ are part of the same disease.

….oh, and Tenko. ….use Ms.

Yes, you are being unreasonable you miserable old bag!

I use xxx too but only for people I know. Everyone uses first names here, they would think something was wrong if you started using Mr. and Mrs. just not done.

I started to say "aw bless" or "bless you" at the younger generation first so they tend to not to then say it to me.🤣

Would'nt use kisses on anything other than to family.mainly to my DD's and DIL & grandkids.To sons mainly put a smiley.(less soppy)

Bubbles71

Yes, you are being unreasonable you miserable old bag!

... and you are being quite rude.

Bubbles71

Yes, you are being unreasonable you miserable old bag!

Wow, classy huh?

Nannan2

I started to say "aw bless" or "bless you" at the younger generation first so they tend to not to then say it to me.🤣

Good idea!

I spent 4 months in hospital a couple of years ago now - I think I was 'blessed' just about every day, by the nurses.
,,, thought it was because I was elderly, but noticed they were 'blessing' all the patients regardless of age. And the men (mixed bays) were well-blessed, also.

Tenko

Bijou

I object to strangers, children and trades people calling me by my Christian name instead of Mrs...... Nowadays even sites like Amazon say Hello E......
when I was young we never even knew people’s forenames.

I work in health care in a patient facing role and always use Mrs, mr, miss as some patients don’t like us using their first name . However we had to use first names if we have patients with the same surname , although we check the dob .
The problem with Mrs, miss is that some women object to it. We can’t win 🤷‍♀️

When I was a child my mother insisted I called 'pretend' aunties by their surname. So, for example, if your neighbour's name was Mrs Green then she would be called Aunty Green if she was friendly with your mother. I quite liked that.

Gosh if only this was so dreadful. Come on ladies who do not like endearments, lighten up.
Sago - X and Blessed be

Bubbles71

Yes, you are being unreasonable you miserable old bag!

Why has this thread attracted so many nasty comments?
It doesn’t bother me, I am just intrigued.

Strange, isn't it? And surely we are allowed to have a wee moan about the little things which annoy us? I know there are more important things in life, but sometimes it's just those trivial little annoyances which really get under your skin.

At the other end of the overly affectious spectrum is my DB-in-L. He signs off his emails and texts to his DB and myself "Yours sincerely..."

Bubbles71

Yes, you are being unreasonable you miserable old bag!

I think probably Sago because they are miserable old bags and are just waiting to write a miserable comment that shows how they feel about themselves, miserable old bags!!!