I get a different responses sometimes. In drab, I generally look a lot younger than I am. Sometimes I get sweetie or the other person talks down to me in some way, at work people have told me that I don't look like I sound like on the phone. I have yet to figure out a great response, other than to say, watch it, I'm probably older than you are kid. What people say could be related to who they are, how they feel or how you look. Doesn't matter too much and you can't change them so just take it as a complement. Also, I get treated nicer as a guy when I look messy and don't shave and when I have longish hair...go figure?