A lot of the scammers when they send mail usually start off "Hello Dear" which I personally find quite patronising as they are not dear to me. Pet names are ok when you know someone. JMO
I find it is all how we say the terms rather than what the word is....if you like the person talking to you, normally we aren't offended near as often.
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