why call everyone "DEAR"

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:hehe:

what’s quite scary is I find myself fluent in pakistani sms-lingo :nahi:

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I haven't heard of any Pakistani doing that, but I did used to call all my students dear, sweetheart, etc. Don't know why I did. It just happened!

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Yep lot of Pakistani do that , even their emails start with Dear Khalid Sheikh etc.

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my oldest SIL calls me Dear all the time....doesnt make a difference to me, but in the beginning I thought it was weird, but you get used to it.

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It's obviously a lot weirder when random people do it, like the Pathan guy who set up my satellite would call me that, or the butcher guy at the halal store or the waiter at this one desi restaurant. I never quite understand why they did it either but when I first heard it too I found it incredibly strange especially since it was all men using the word. But after I'd heard a few pakistanis saying it I figured they just didn't realize it was more a term of endearment then something you add in to be polite.

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i cant stand it and tell em straight away that i aint their dear mear.

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sach dear ?

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HI HW R U

WNA FRNDSHP ME PLZ

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I use the word dear…:emmy:

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because I cannot be bothered to remember names.

other pakistanis i think, use it as slang for friend, such as "dude" and "homie" are.

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Yes, dear. ;)

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I think indians use it more often.. like a lot! Thats actually far more than us pakistanis.. Hena dear ;)

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Thankyou DEARSSSSSSSSS

I said once "I am not your DEAR so don't call me that" "do not DEARRRRRR me"

And this person got quite offended...so I just got used to it now!!! LOL

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How is "dear" offensive?

If you find that offensive, then definitely don't visit England's West Country, where they refer to everyone as their "lover"....:D

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^NO WAY, really?

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Hmmm.. now I have to go to England’s west :khumar:

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Yep!! “hello my lover” is the phrase you’ll hear the most down there…:hehe:

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On the rare occasion, I’ll call people ‘lovely’ but that’s about it. Too much of the niceties gives leeway for a more comfortable talk, I like seeing people uncomfortable :whistling:

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:eek: Now THAT would make me super uncomfortable.

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Is it just hello my lover or "helllloooooooooooo my loverrrr" ?!! ;)