Mr. *Insert First Name Here*

[Vuk]

Am I the only one who gets this? Let's suppose for a moment that my first name is Bob. (which it isn't)
Almost all my friends and coworkers (esp the female ones) always refer to me as Mr. Bob. I have no idea why. When they first meet me they don't, but after getting to know me for a while everyone invariably puts a Mr. before my first name.
Is it because they think I am arrogant? I just cannot figure out why everyone does this, but they always have and it drives me crazy. Even all my girlfriends have done this!
I just started a new job and now all my female coworkers and some of my male coworkers are doing it already!

[Rhyfelwyr]

I think it is a sign that your female coworkers see you as an authority figure, and do it to act submissive and show how attracted they are to you.

[Vuk]

I think it is a sign that your female coworkers see you as an authority figure, and do it to act submissive and show how attracted they are to you.

Very funny. And what about the male coworkers who do it? I guess they just must be all gay, huh?
Seriously though, it really annoys me.

[Fragony]

I never adress my friends with their real names, female friends inevitably get something that sounds more affectionate, I also have nicknames for all my male friends, they are called manos, mia muca, me gushi, endboss or whatever sounds good at the time

Edit, being cruel to your maid with fancy words, it's possible. 99 shades of red I did pretty good https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...ps15774ab9.jpg

[Sp4]

It's because everyone thinks you are arrogant.

You are arrogant Mister Vuk.

[AntiDamascus]

A lot of my bosses refer to me as Mr Lastname or just Lastname. I think it's because I have such a common name and sometimes we have several people with my first name and I am about a decade older than most of my coworkers (I work at a college and am in my early 30s, everyone else is basically early 20s).

No one refers to me as Mr Firstname though.

[rajpoot]

Trying to show respect?
Addressing someone you're not all that familiar with by using just their first name can be viewed as a sign of disrespect. When I briefly worked as a teacher I addressed all my colleagues as sir/ma'am, and they all addressed me as sir irrespective of their age.

Edit:
Though I do remember reading a Nevil Shute novel as a kid where a Brit visiting the USA is requested to stop using mister after the first time he addresses someone. But I'm pretty sure the members from this side of the pond would agree with me.

[Tuuvi]

Trying to show respect?
Addressing someone you're not all that familiar with by using just their first name can be viewed as a sign of disrespect. When I briefly worked as a teacher I addressed all my colleagues as sir/ma'am, and they all addressed me as sir irrespective of their age.

Edit:
Though I do remember reading a Nevil Shute novel as a kid where a Brit visiting the USA is requested to stop using mister after the first time he addresses someone. But I'm pretty sure the members from this side of the pond would agree with me.

Here in the States "Mr." isn't usually used between coworkers, friends, and significant others, and when it is used it's used with the last name and not the first.

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Vuk it sounds to me like "Mr Vuk." has become your nickname, I wouldn't get too upset over it.

[Vuk]

It's because everyone thinks you are arrogant.

You are arrogant Mister Vuk.

See, that is what I was thinking too. I am generally extremely respectful though at work, and I have no idea what I do that would make people think I am arrogant (unless they get to know me on a personal level ). I listen to people, refer to them with a respectful title, accept criticism, ask questions when I don't understand things, etc, etc. I generally do not discuss politics, etc. It is not just at work either though, it is every where, and a lot of the people who call me that have a high opinion of me. Conversely those who dislike me also use the term. It really confuses me, as I have never heard anyone ever refer to anyone else like that.

Here in the States "Mr." isn't usually used between coworkers, friends, and significant others, and when it is used it's used with the last name and not the first.

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Vuk it sounds to me like "Mr Vuk." has become your nickname, I wouldn't get too upset over it.

Why did it become my nickname though? When I meet people who have never heard me referred to as "Mr. Vuk" they start referring to me as that. Why is that? That is what puzzles me. It has to be something in how I am being perceived. If I do not know why people call me that, how do I know if I should be offended by it or not?
I don't know, I guess it is a pretty small thing, but it really annoys me. It was cute when my first girlfriend called me it, but it got annoying fast.

[Monk]

You're a mean one, Mr. Vuk.

You really are a heel. You're as cuddly as a cactus. You're as charming as an eel.

Mr. Vuk.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Maybe you should be nicer. Smile more.

[Fragony]

Can I play?

Mr Vuk you have the charm of a pregnant spider. Mr Vuk, you suck bowlingballs through a straw, that hard. Mr Vuk, if the Mona Lisa saw you she wouldn't be smiling.

[Beskar]

Maybe there is a famous person with your name, like "Mister Bean", so it became your nickname due to the famous example.

[Fragony]

Maybe there is a famous person with your name, like "Mister Bean", so it became your nickname due to the famous example.

Well there was this guy who was so obsessed with Bridged Bardot that he tattoed a B on both of his bums. Confused his wife Who's bob. This of course really happened.

[Vuk]

Maybe there is a famous person with your name, like "Mister Bean", so it became your nickname due to the famous example.

Nah, I have an extremely unusual name taken from the Bible. So unusual that I have yet to meet someone who shares it. lol

[Rhyfelwyr]

Nah, I have an extremely unusual name taken from the Bible. So unusual that I have yet to meet someone who shares it. lol

This would appear to be a pretty obvious explanation for things.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Mordecai

[Montmorency]

It's obviously Togarmah.

This would appear to be a pretty obvious explanation for things.

is this a double-entendre?

[a completely inoffensive name]

It's all about the alliteration.

Mr. Mordecai.

[Rhyfelwyr]

is this a double-entendre?

If it is, it is too subtle for me.

And maybe it's Mr. Melchizedek...

[Vuk]

lol, it is not Mordecai or Melchizedek. Not that weird. lol

[Major Robert Dump]

Ezekial?

Judah?

Mary?

[AntiDamascus]

His first name is actually Vuk, it's all been a subtle ruse

[Beskar]

His first name is actually Vuk, it's all been a subtle ruse

Makes sense, it is to avoid sounding like they are swearing at him.

You know how it is with accents... imagine all the mistakes which could occur.

[Vuk]

Makes sense, it is to avoid sounding like they are swearing at him.

You know how it is with accents... imagine all the mistakes which could occur.

If Vuk sounds like a swear when you say it, then you are not pronouncing it correctly.

[Beskar]

If Vuk sounds like a swear when you say it, then you are not pronouncing it correctly.

Accents, Mister Vook.

Over here, Some regions say Dok for Duck (and similar for something else). So which ever way, you are can be interpreted as saying something unpleasant.

For those not Vuk-savvy.

[rajpoot]