i hate it sometimes when someone calls me ''mate''

not to far back, i was having a conversation with someone, some guy and he kept calling me 'mate' and i finally got exasperated and said don't call me 'mate' i'm not your 'mate'....and after that the conversation ended and i walked off. but i found it so annoying that he kept calling me 'mate'? when i'm not his 'mate'.

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hartfire · 61-69

Yeah, I know what you mean. I feel the same when strangers call me darling, love, dear or dearie.
It's so obviously fake that I can't help wondering whether they're being patronising or deliberately sarcastic. Either way, I think it's just plain rude. However, I give them an equally fake response by remaining polite until the interaction is over. It's usually shop clerks - so fortunately, all I need do is avoid that shop in future.