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PinkFridge
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 Mon, Feb 06 2012, 5:54 pm
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Strange, but cute. Or creepy, possibly. Is he older?
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Isramom8
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Mon, Feb 06 2012, 5:55 pm
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South Africans say love. As in, a South African OBGYN would call me love.
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merelyme
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Mon, Feb 06 2012, 5:59 pm
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Sounds avuncular, not weird.
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Isramom8
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Mon, Feb 06 2012, 6:04 pm
| merelyme wrote: | | Sounds avuncular, not weird. |
That, and materteral, were my words of the day. 
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merelyme
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Mon, Feb 06 2012, 6:16 pm
| Isramom8 wrote: | | merelyme wrote: | | Sounds avuncular, not weird. |
That, and materteral, were my words of the day. |
Which day? Do share.
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chocolate chips
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Mon, Feb 06 2012, 6:28 pm
Many many people (especially in UK), men and women, call others dear, love, honey, deary, lovely, pretty, princess/prince, pet.
My obgyn in NY called me anything from my name to pet and miss.
I don't think its weird especially if he is used to calling people by this term and if he grew up with it being a used term in his house.
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amother
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Mon, Feb 06 2012, 7:43 pm
| Isramom8 wrote: | | South Africans say love. As in, a South African OBGYN would call me love. |
I am the op, lol, the rabbi who called me my dear is south african
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nyer1
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Mon, Feb 06 2012, 8:01 pm
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that is WAY creepy and inappropriate. my HUSBAND calls me that. how could u think its normal? its soooo not
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PinkFridge
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Mon, Feb 06 2012, 8:23 pm
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Well, I guess the South Africans here can say if that's normal but as they say in the commonwealth, Bob's your uncle. Makes sense now. I think.
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yaelinIN
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Mon, Feb 06 2012, 11:09 pm
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Mine does, and it doesn't bother me at all.
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Isramom8
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Tue, Feb 07 2012, 1:34 am
| merelyme wrote: | | Isramom8 wrote: | | merelyme wrote: | | Sounds avuncular, not weird. |
That, and materteral, were my words of the day. |
Which day? Do share. |
Yesterday! I googled avuncular when I saw it in your post.
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Isramom8
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Tue, Feb 07 2012, 1:35 am
| amother wrote: | | Isramom8 wrote: | | South Africans say love. As in, a South African OBGYN would call me love. |
I am the op, lol, the rabbi who called me my dear is south african |
Your rabbi is being tzanua, then. If he were your doctor he would say love!
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rae gi
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Tue, Feb 07 2012, 10:30 am
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Our Rabbi calls me Mrs.--------------, which is fine by me as I don't think of him as dear. I really think it depends on the person who is using that term. With some people it is sweet to be called dear, but coming from someone u may dislike makes it uncomfortable.
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amother
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Tue, Feb 07 2012, 12:33 pm
| Isramom8 wrote: | | amother wrote: | | Isramom8 wrote: | | South Africans say love. As in, a South African OBGYN would call me love. |
I am the op, lol, the rabbi who called me my dear is south african |
Your rabbi is being tzanua, then. If he were your doctor he would say love! |
I can't imagine a rabbi saying bye love, that's a little too friendly I think
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OOTBubby
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Tue, Feb 07 2012, 1:19 pm
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It is interesting. As part of my business, I deal with many (maybe even most) of the Rabbis in our large OOT community. Almost all call me Mrs. (most are more or less my peers age-wise). One calls me (and presumably all women Rebetzin. There are a couple here and there (mainly older than me) who call me by my first name.
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amother
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Tue, Feb 07 2012, 1:53 pm
I think that it depends on the rabbi and the community/shul they are in. if it is a more relaxed community it would probably be ok, and accepted just as it is accepted to call a younger person darling or love. it depends how old the woman is as well. do you the rabbi would call an older lady or that, or was it because you are young?
either way, I personally find it fine, as I was brought up in England where these kinds of terms of endearment are normal.
but I think that he must also like you
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amother
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Tue, Feb 07 2012, 1:56 pm
| amother wrote: | I think that it depends on the rabbi and the community/shul they are in. if it is a more relaxed community it would probably be ok, and accepted just as it is accepted to call a younger person darling or love. it depends how old the woman is as well. do you the rabbi would call an older lady or that, or was it because you are young?
either way, I personally find it fine, as I was brought up in England where these kinds of terms of endearment are normal.
but I think that he must also like you | , as my dear is quite a loving phrase
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Happy18
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Tue, Feb 07 2012, 8:43 pm
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No, if he did I would find it creepy.
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Isramom8
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Wed, Feb 08 2012, 3:31 pm
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The thing is, the South African women just take it.
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