# Don't address me by my first name!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-address-me-by-my-first-name/30460>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 23, 2000, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-address-me-by-my-first-name/30460 "2000-08-23T16:36:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2000, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-address-me-by-my-first-name/30460/61 "2000-09-03T16:40:09Z")

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Why do clerks have to address you as anything? For a simple transaction such as a purchase, they should just say “thank you, have a nice day” or something like that.

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