Carol wrote: <This thread is making me chuckle! When I first went to Newcastle, in the north of England, I couldn't wait for someone - anyone! - to call me 'Pet'.>
In some areas you could be called be called by the not-intended-to-be-derogatory term of "chuck" or "lass", and in Scotland "hen".
I'm sure there are lots more, but these spring immediately to mind. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]