Lovely ! (View Post)

I always associate that with West country beauties, or Tess of the D'Urbervilles. My lovely, my loverr, etc. (View Post)

An older lady at the service station in Nantes called me "cheri" this week, which I rather liked. "Dear" always feels a bit patronising, to both sexes. (View Post)

Indeed. I did a lot of driving this week too, almost from Calais to the Midi. Quite a few road tolls, but motorways and a and b-roads generally in much better condition than here. On the downside, a … (View Post)

I've met a few Australian women calling each other that, but not from any other nationality. A lot of English women call each other guys nowadays. (View Post)