Author	Thread: Titles for males
InGodWeTrust63 View Profile History	Titles for males Posted : 24 Sep, 2009 08:48 AM If a female is just a friend or an acquaintance and she refers to you as "dude" do you find that offensive or disrespectful? Post Reply
View Profile History	Titles for males Posted : 24 Sep, 2009 09:11 AM dear new, well for me bein an ole cowboy it would be.. i do understand that some folks use the word just sayin hi though.. you could refer to me as alot of things but dude wouldnt be one of em id want folks to.. hehe... why do ya think they call it a dude ranch? hehe ole cattle Post Reply
TaxMan View Profile History	Titles for males Posted : 24 Sep, 2009 09:55 AM Dudes fine with me. Others: Brah, Bro, Broham, Guy, Hey you, Dave, D, David, Dabuse, and a slew of other ones that she'd REALLY have to know me well to know or even care about. Post Reply
View Profile History	Titles for males Posted : 24 Sep, 2009 06:30 PM um yeah. by and large it's used to convey to whoever you're referring to a tone that you don't take them seriously or a distant/condescending tone. 'hey, man' > 'hey, dude' Post Reply
TaxMan View Profile History	Titles for males Posted : 25 Sep, 2009 09:19 AM Must be a regional thing. Post Reply
Koinonia87 View Profile History	Titles for males Posted : 26 Sep, 2009 06:43 PM It'd depend a little on context (there's better ways of addressing someone in a serious matter), but generally no, it wouldn't. Post Reply
theDave View Profile History	Titles for males Posted : 5 Oct, 2009 11:35 PM Only if you think it's offensive to refer to a chick as "chick." Post Reply