Don't call me "kiddo"..... My girlfriend is a Northerner too, from t'other side o' t'Pennines, (Wigan), so I am used to blunt and straightforward speaking! Gloops, you can relax mate, it's all over and done with, and everybody is happy. Have a NICE weekend, me old mucker.

Many here on this side of the pond use 'guy' freely to address a person in a familiar way. The history of the word is of interest.
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GUY
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English, French
PRONOUNCED: GIE (English), GEE (French) [key]
Meaning & History
Norman French form of WIDO. The Normans introduced it to ENGLAND, where it was common until the time of Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), a revolutionary who attempted to blow up the British parliament. The name was revived in the 19th CENTURY, due in part to characters in the novels 'Guy Mannering' (1815) by Sir Walter Scott and 'The Heir of Redclyffe' (1854) by C. M. Yonge.

My girlfriend is a Northerner too, from t'other side o' t'Pennines, (Wigan), so I am used to blunt and straightforward speaking! Gloops, you can relax mate, it's all over and done with, and everybody is happy. Have a nice weekend, me old mucker.