Not your boss or your friend, jackass.

I overheard two guys on the street the other day. They walked up to a hot dog vendor and engaged in the following, one-sided conversation.

Guy1: Hey Buddy, you got some dogs for us?
Guy 2: Yo, boss, hook us up?
Vendor: --
Guy2: Yo, captain you gotta give us a good deal.
Guy1: Yeah c’mon, hook us chief.
Vendor:--

Why do we find it necessary to engage people we don’t know in this myriad of titles.
Pal, boss, buddy, friend, chief, captain, dog, mate. The person behind the cart or counter is usually none of these things and addressing them as such only begs for a dismissal of ones character from the time they open their mouth.

But that’s males for you. Always looking to bond with each other or beat the shit out of each other.

And to make this post ever more relevant and current, I just went down to Starbucks for a coffee. The counter cleck looked at me nodded his head and said, "What can I get you boss?"