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Coriolus  3 stars
Title: Outpost Ice Mexican
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Registered: 2002-5-17 06:20:48
__Bonk__ posted:

I find some customers who are from India and places like that call everyone, "My friend."





Yes, I like that, some say "my brother" as well.

 

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Modeeb  4 stars
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Registered: 2002-4-19 10:48:36
I can think of a lot more condescending things to call someone than chief.

 

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Taliesihne  4 stars
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tenkly posted:

I LOL'd



You should be there when I've used the 'too many chiefs, not enough indians' saying.

That one doesn't go over well either.

 

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Coriolus  3 stars
Title: Outpost Ice Mexican
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'He who angers you conquers you'

 

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tenkly  4 stars
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Modeeb posted:

I can think of a lot more condescending things to call someone than chief.



We're talking about indirect condescending things. IE Chief, buddy,boss, sport..

Like condescending openers .

 

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Ptilk  4 stars
Title: Creepy old pirate
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Registered: 2002-2-13 14:52:58
I call people chief or captain all the time. Never thought about it being condescending, but don't really care if people get butthurt about it....not like I'm going to stop.
Tych2  4 stars
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Registered: 2005-3-1 06:56:47
Ptilk posted:

I call people chief or captain all the time. Never thought about it being condescending, but don't really care if people get butthurt about it....not like I'm going to stop.

Same. I use both those words a lot depending on the situation and how I say it you can't mistake it's meaning.

 

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Coriolus  3 stars
Title: Outpost Ice Mexican
Posts: 905
Registered: 2002-5-17 06:20:48
Ptilk posted:

I call people chief or captain all the time. Never thought about it being condescending, but don't really care if people get butthurt about it....not like I'm going to stop.



I'd punch you in the throat if you called me that..

 

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Darkblade_The_Great  1 star
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Registered: 2000-8-10 09:20:33
tenkly posted:

It makes me sound like an asshole.



It's probably not you using the word chief that makes you sound that way.

 

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__Bonk__  5 stars
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A lot of people with authority of some kind say to to someone with no authority or power as a dig

People with authority play dominance games all the time. Run into it with store managers all the time. I dont let it bother me though. Who cares what they think. They work at a gas station

 

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