We went out for dinner this evening and a couple of minutes after dinner was brought to our table ( i hate the word "served"), the waitress came to us and said "Is everything ok
guys?"
Now, this is a very posh (and blimey expensive) restaurant. One would maybe expect to be addressed to as "You Highness"
.
I immediately thought of this thread and said to myself "I don't really mind..." The lady was very polite, had a smile on her face and looked as if she was genuinely interested if we were happy with the food or if we needed anything else.
Having said that, personally, i would never use the words "guys", "love", "mate", "me duck"
when addressing pax. I use "Sir" or "Madam", "Ladies" or "Gentlemen".
But that's just me.