Four_beastlings t1_itle1ol wrote
Reply to comment by Gedunk in "All Spaniards, we discovered, knew two English expressions. One was ‘OK, baby,’ the other was a word used by the Barcelona whores in their dealings with English sailors, and I am afraid the compositors would not print it." by SlitchBap
Maybe because it's different enough from Spanish to be memorable? In Spain Spanish you would never call someone "baby" unless you're talking about an actual baby (or a pet). Calling your romantic/sexual partner that has some gross connotations.
stygyan t1_itm9ony wrote
Really? I’ve heard nena and bebé way more than once.
Four_beastlings t1_itmajn0 wrote
Nena for your girlfriend is sort of old fashioned, honestly I've only ever been called that by older relatives and female friends. Bebé for a lover, I've only ever heard it from Latin Americans.
stygyan t1_itmhi9u wrote
Oh well, I live in Madrid but somehow I end up always making out with tourists or migrants lol.
monkeyhind t1_itmqons wrote
What about "Papi?"
Four_beastlings t1_itmrcsh wrote
Papi and Mami are 100% Latin American. It's more normal today because of the high immigration, but anyone would have been grossed out by it 20 years ago (execpt people with a mommy/daddy kink).
radddaway t1_itmt8xl wrote
I’m from Southern Spain and we definitely call people baby a lot. I’m 23 tho so idk if this was a thing that was said before
Four_beastlings t1_itmu1e6 wrote
¿Bebé? La única vez que lo he oído que no fuera a latinos es en el horror ese del bebito fiu fiu. Soy de Asturias y he vivido 11 años en Madrid y 6 en Salamanca...
radddaway t1_ittznam wrote
Yo soy de Murcia y he vivido en Madrid y he escuchado a muchísima gente decirlo, incluyendo a gente de Cataluña, Toledo…
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