Brighton Bus Drivers Can't Call Wimin 'Babe'

[Glassman]

Bus drivers in Brighton and Hove have been told not to call passengers "babe" or any such familiar terms.

Is this a wind up?

Brighton and Hove Bus Coach Company said:

Please can drivers be aware that some of our customers may take offence at having terms such as 'love', 'darling' and 'babe' directed towards them.

This can be seen by some as being a sexist comment, as a recent complaint has highlighted.

Source and full article (BBC News).

[CoolHands]

I favour 'doll' myself. Alright chuck?

[slopes]

I can see that though, i bet the average guy gets offended when some hairy arsed bus driver calls him babe

[elster]

Luv is the term used around here.

Although imagine their faces if they visited Barnsley and were repeatedly called cock

[Glassman]

Chesterfield blokes call each other 'duck' or 'love'.

gheyers

[iva cosworth]

Might be because too many Brighton "babes" bat for the wrong team

[cazzer]

Aye, bet the woman that complained had comfortable shoes.

[thinfourth2]

I guess that "Hello you ugly swap donkey" would be less offensive then

[Ray Singh]

Suggest they use the word 'treacle' or 'twinkle' in future....

[iva cosworth]

Ray Singh said:

Suggest they use the word 'treacle' or 'twinkle' in future....

Those 2 should only be used in Laaaaarrrrrndon ,mainly the Eastend bit.

[stereotype end]

[Glassman]

iva cosworth said:

Those 2 should only be used in Laaaaarrrrrndon ,mainly the Eastend bit.

[stereotype end]

Nah. Coming from a Bangladeshi, it would definitely sound offensive

[Happy82]

Is 'poppet' allowed?

[DonkeyApple]

slopes said:

I can see that though, i bet the average guy gets offended when some hairy arsed bus driver calls him babe

In Brighton?

[dmulally]

Meanwhile...bus drivers in the colony face tough times ahead...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-01/bus-company-...

[voyds9]

Will they be also banning bud, pal and mate for the men.

Don't find it sexist but still annoys me.

[Uncle Fester]

How can Brighton bus drivers be expected to address passengers in a gender appropriate way when even the Brighton passengers can’t work out what gender they are.

[Pesty]

For a while living in telford i had to resist picking up calling people 'jockey' fking wierdos'

Now I am back in Yorkshire i can call people love again without being reported to personnel by stuck up bhes from the midlands.

[anonymous-user]

"Alright sugartits?" should be a decent enough replacement.

[Insanity Magnet]

voyds9 said:

Will they be also banning bud, pal and mate for the men.

Don't find it sexist but still annoys me.

Alright 'chap'? Also due removal from the male vocab.

[UnderTheRadar]

Uncle Fester said:

How can Brighton bus drivers be expected to address passengers in a gender appropriate way when even the Brighton passengers can’t work out what gender they are.

I quite like all the terms like chuck, dear, love, etc - it adds a bit of personality to the exchange. As a bloke, the only one I object to is Madam.