What does it mean when a male cashier calls a woman "sweetie"?

[foreverthatbytch]

I've gotten called sweetie by two different male cashiers, were they flirting with me? I don't get it. And the cashier today was overly friendly and talkative. I'm so upset that cvs is the only place that has self checkout.

My other question is do I look approachable or like a people petson? 🤔

[pepperhicks]

Not a good idea on his part to make a customer uncomfortable. Back in the day though a waitress or woman bartender might call me "sweetie" if I came in alone. This tended to happen more in the South. I took it as a compliment, like a short way of saying I had good manners.

[kemo56]

Yeah they've gotten where they all pretty much call you sweetie or hun or something it's normally not meant in any way flirting or insulting... Now the words around that and it's something else maybe there's something there...

[OldSchool_Metalhead]

Could be either. I've been called "sweetie" by both men and women, but i think thats just a thing in the south over here.

[StylesbyDR]

They could just be nice, they could be flirting, or they could be gay. I work in a salon with a lot of gay or bisexual males, and they always say sweetie to their female clients. But I could be biased.

[nodnol32]

Nothing. In England you'd probs be called 'love' by the waiter or the cashier.

[Avicenna]

Probably was flirting

[RingOfFire]

Sounds like they are gay to me.

[Iron_Man]

He’s just being friendly

[GreenGold1992]

they could've been friendly or flirty, hard to say

[In_Trance]

nothing at all

[asshole_]

nothing