W2R
Moderator Emeritus
Down here, waitresses also call you "Dawlin'" or "Sweetie", when they aren't calling you "Hon". They call women all of these things too. It's just a custom. It makes me feel welcome and at home in a restaurant. It makes me want to come back, something crucial to convey considering the cutthroat restaurant competition down here.
These friendly waitress greetings are sort of like the local custom of greeting friends with "How's yo mama an dem?" Nobody REALLY wants to know how your mother and family are in any great detail. It is just a friendly custom.
These friendly waitress greetings are sort of like the local custom of greeting friends with "How's yo mama an dem?" Nobody REALLY wants to know how your mother and family are in any great detail. It is just a friendly custom.