She probably doesn't notice - it's like us lot round here where I live calling everyone we meet "mate". Back in Newcastle, nobody would pick it up as strange.
I had to do a month-long course in the North-East of England a few years ago.........everyone kept calling each other "luv".......it drove me nuts!!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by geraniums: “I had to do a month-long course in the North-East of England a few years ago.........everyone kept calling each other "luv".......it drove me nuts!!!!!!!! ”
or "moi luvver" in Bristol... f***ing provincials....