re: Does it bother you to be called "bud" or "chief".... when person is being nice?

Not at all. Could be worse

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call a few people bro. (male of course, the females I call them sweet cheeks.)

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Sweetheart
Darlin’
Honey
Babe

And my personal favorite-
Sugar britches


In reality I use some form of the above for almost every lady I speak with when I don’t otherwise address with ma’am. Nothing derogatory about any of it. If someone ask me not to, then I’ll stop, but way too many people get their panties in a bunch about this kind of stuff - like the OP.

I never use Bro, guy, dude, homie, or anything like that for men with whom I converse. The exception being my elders then I use Sir.