Re: why call everyone “DEAR”
No, it’s more like “ellow moy luvvverrrrr” 
It really doesn’t bother me…maybe it’s because i’ve been brought up around people from the West Country…
Re: why call everyone "DEAR"
There are similar words I have seen our people use. Words like "jaanu", "babu", "chanda".
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Man, I HAVE to visit the West country… would be fun 
Thats so cheap… If some person other than my family called me jaanu or chanda, I would definitely be like is this person mad or what
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Hahahaha,GOT YOU ! , now go back to the “Manners Thread” and check your entry 
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LOL did you even read the post after that one? Anyway, I know what I wrote in that Manners Thread and I stand by it :D
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sorry jaanu 
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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
I was thinking the same thing and in UK they also say love quite often too like how are you today love.
Such a rude world we live in now where calling someone dear is percevied as offensive/weird tsk tsk tsk.
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Although it’s used often where I live, I’ve never heard a Pakistani use the term “dear” tbh
All the elderly people on the bus call me dear and love…doesn’t bother me 
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My co worker calls me “Honey” all the time being a man it bothers me, but I never said any thing just in case she might shorten it to “Hon” 