I walked into a local bakery today, and the clerk kept referring to me as "hun." It was no surprise, really, she always does that, and so do the other clerks who work there.

Now, it's entirely possible that I could be so utterly charming that each individual clerk is compelled to refer to me so affectionately. But, if that's the case, then I just so happen to be at the bakery at the exact same time as other equally charming people because they get the same greeting.

I wonder if they actually train the employees to call people that, or if the tradition that started with the previous generation of employees (because it's been going on for a long time) just continued.