A bus company is warning drivers to not call passengers `babe` in a bid to avoid lawsuits from offended women.
英国一家公交公司提醒司机，不要称呼乘客“亲”，以防认为受辱的女性起诉。
Brighton & Hove Buses posted warnings to drivers in its head offices after a complaint from a woman who said she felt insulted by being called `babe` when she boarded a bus.
布赖顿和霍夫公交公司总部近日贴出了这则警告通知。事情的起因是公司接到一名女乘客投诉，称某次上车时，司机称呼她“亲”，她当时感觉受到了侮辱。The company also warned drivers they could face the sack if they call passengers `love` or `darling`.
该公司还警告司机，如果对女乘客使用“亲”这类词汇，司机将面临被炒鱿鱼的风险。

One employee, who did not want to be named, said: `It`s just the height of political correctness. The drivers know how to best speak to customers.