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.