More than words
I don’t understand why some people get upset when someone says the word "dear," I think this is an expression of sympathy and friendship, for me it does not mean you're being hypocritical with this simply expression.
What do you think about it?
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More Than Words
I don’t understand why some people get upset when someone says the word "dear." I think this is an expression of sympathy and friendship. For me it does not mean you're being hypocritical with to use this simply simple expression.
What do you think about it?
The translation of "dear" often does not travel well across cultures.
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Mary, your opinion is very respectable. You are right when you say that some stranger is calling you dear, it sounds annoying. I hate false people too.
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I don't like to be called "dear" by strangers, it bothers me.. just like when some guy you don't know call you "honey" or "babe", it freaks me out.
I know for some people is something common to say, just like a kind of "pet word". But I think people should give more importance to the meaning of words. In this case, apart from "Dear" used in the salutation of a letter (Dear Sir...) "Dear" means: "beloved or loved". Someone you don't know (or you barely know) can't love you, ergo, if some stranger is calling you "dear", he/she is being false with you. And if there is something in the world i cannot abide it is false people.
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Australians call others 'dear' when they want to patronize them, for example old people are always being called 'dear'.
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I have no problem with fraternal expressions, the important thing is sincerity
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